Japan's Business Renaissance: How the World's Greatest Economy Revived, Renewed, and Reinvented Itself - Hardcover

Fuller, Mark; Beck, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071455078 ISBN 13: 9780071455077

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2005

Synopsis

By returning to fundamental Japanese philosophies and blending them with modern management approaches, Japanese corporations were able to overcome the challenges of a slow-growth economy, reinvigorate their businesses and in the process spur economic renewal for the country. Through a detailed examination of these methods as well as illustrative examples from companies that include Nippon, Kyocera, Toyota, and Sony, Fuller and Beck provide a roadmap all managers can use to spark growth in their own organisations.

When Japanese businesses failed to focus on the principles and methods that made the country one of the world’s leading industrial nations, the economy ground to a standstill and the country ceased to be a threat to global competitors. In the last three years, Japan’s economy and business leadership rebounded dramatically – a turnaround that business leaders attribute to Bushido, the Samurai philosophy that holds renewal at its core

The book looks at how Japanese business leaders transformed their companies in the face of a no-growth economy, delivering a role model for companies the word over faced with similar challenges

This is the first book to date that looks at how Japanese philosophies are being applied to modern day business strategy, which is currently receiving tremendous exposure in the press

This will be a flagship book for the Monitor Group, a highly prestigious management consultancy with offices in 28 countries

Mark Fuller, the Chairman of the Monitor Group and acclaimed author John Beck deliver lessons drawn from Japanese business leaders on revitalizing growth in a down economy and shows how companies the world over have used methods borne from Japanese philosophy to transform their own organizations

The authors will promote the book through Monitor Group offices around the world, its extensive email list (17,000 names), and will use its contacts to publish articles in key business magazines at the time of publication.

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From the Back Cover

Japan is poised on the brink of a major economic revival.

Are you prepared to meet the challenge?

For centuries, the country of Japan has distinguished itself by constantly reinventing its strategies and goals to meet the demands of an ever-changing world. How do they do it? Believe it or not, Japan's unique ability to embrace new challenges can be traced back to the ancient code of the Samurai--a timeless tradition that balances a warrior's strength with a philosopher's mindset, combining hard-fought wisdom, intense courage, and unlimited flexibility. Corporations can learn a great deal about business renewal from the Japanese. This insightful new book examines the most successful companies in Japan today--and reveals the powerful strategies based on oncient Japanese philosophy that have reinvigorated their businesses time and time again. You'll learn how to:

• Master the samurai secrets of corporate success
• Think like a winner and fight like a warrior
• Break old patterns and engage new game plans
• Build trust, inspire change, and stimulate profits

These are the principles that have propelled Japan toward a global, economic renaissance--key strategies can be applied to every company in any challenged economy.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071455078
• ISBN 13: 9780071455077
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240