Anatomy of Japanese Business

<p>This volume collects eleven essays written by Japanese experts on various aspects of Japanese business management and is a sequel to the volume <em>Industry and Business in Japan</em>. It examines the mechanisms for Japan’s phenomenal economic growth since the Second World War by analyzing Japanese management, business groups, production systems and business strategy. </p> <p>1. Mechanistic vs Organic Management Systems: A Comparative Study of Adaptive Patterns of American and Japanese Firms 2. The Growth of Firms in Japan: An Empirical Study of Chief Executives 3. Structural Uniformity and Cultural Diversity in Organizations: A Comparative Study of Factories in Britain, Japan and Sweden 4. The Structure of Managerial Control: Who Own and Controls Japanese Business? 5. Interfirm Relations in an Enterprise Group: The Case of Mitsubishi 6. How the Toyota Production System was Created. 7. Quality Control in Japan: The Case of Fuji Xerox 8. Productivity and Quality Control: Case Studies 9. The Grand Strategy of Japanese Business 10. Diversification Strategies and Economic Performance 11. General Comparison of Financial Characteristics Between Merging and Nonmerging Firms in Japan </p>