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Analyses the history of management in Japan in conceptual terms based on the work of Alfred Chandler. The book demonstrates the difference between family-owned firms and professionally managed firms. The author uses this framework to explore the development of managerial capability and the evolution of managerial systems in Japan. The book was first published in Japanese in 1996.

Trade Review
The book is a 'must-read' book for both academics and practitioners who are interested in learning the contexts behind the rise and fall of the family enterprises and the managerial enterprises in Japan. * Asia Pacific Journal of Management *
Rich and detailed examples of the Japanese enterprises as well as the author's unique insights and analyses will surely draw prospective readers' interest. * Asia Pacific Journal of Management *
... very well written and easy to read. * Asia Pacific Journal of Management *

Table of Contents
List of Tables Translator's Note 1: Theoretical Problems Regarding Managerial Enterprises and Family Enterprises 2: The Transition from a Family Enterprise to a Managerial Enterprise 3: Development of Managerial Enterprises in Japan 4: Family Enterprises in Japan Today 5: The Conquest of the Managerial Enterprise Notes Index

A History of Top Management in Japan Managerial Enterprises and Family Enterprises

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      Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
      Published 7/19/2001 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780195131659
      978-0195131659
      ISBN-10 0195131657
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Analyses the history of management in Japan in conceptual terms based on the work of Alfred Chandler. The book demonstrates the difference between family-owned firms and professionally managed firms. The author uses this framework to explore the development of managerial capability and the evolution of managerial systems in Japan. The book was first published in Japanese in 1996.

      Trade Review
      The book is a 'must-read' book for both academics and practitioners who are interested in learning the contexts behind the rise and fall of the family enterprises and the managerial enterprises in Japan. * Asia Pacific Journal of Management *
      Rich and detailed examples of the Japanese enterprises as well as the author's unique insights and analyses will surely draw prospective readers' interest. * Asia Pacific Journal of Management *
      ... very well written and easy to read. * Asia Pacific Journal of Management *

      Table of Contents
      List of Tables Translator's Note 1: Theoretical Problems Regarding Managerial Enterprises and Family Enterprises 2: The Transition from a Family Enterprise to a Managerial Enterprise 3: Development of Managerial Enterprises in Japan 4: Family Enterprises in Japan Today 5: The Conquest of the Managerial Enterprise Notes Index

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