| Author: | Schmidt, R. |
| Title: | Japanese management, recession style |
| Journal: | Business Horizons
1996 : MAR-APR, VOL. 39:2, p. 70-76 |
| Index terms: | ECONOMICS JAPAN MANAGEMENT |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Japanese businesses are being forced to tighten dramatically, resulting in disgruntled employees but more intense competition than before. japanese business has entered a new management phase. Major corporations are changing their personnel practices by eliminating employee positions. This runs counter to a cultural foundation of Japanese business practices that has emphasized the importance of group harmony, stability, continuity, and consensus decision making. As in a successful Japanese family, the goal has always been harmony within the group. |
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