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Title: Inside the Kaisha: Demystifying Japanese Business Behavior by Noboru Yoshimura, Philip Anderson ISBN: 0-87584-415-4 Publisher: Harvard Business School Press Pub. Date: February, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: solid and realistic intro to confusing behaviors
Comment: It is a sad commentary that, now that Japan is no longer viewed as ascendant, critical and better books are coming out than existed (or were known) previously. I think that we did not want to know about the flaws underneath the facades we constructed, though many of us suspected them.
This book takes a good, stark look at the arcana of dealing with Japanese businesses. It is a world where appearences are more important than realities, where superficial politeness hides brutal power relationships, and where the correctness of routine is more important than the reasons - strategic or otherwise - behind them. In practical terms, this reveals that what a lot of us thought about Japan in the 1980s was in fact meaningless ritual and blind procedure (following and copying), couched in nice terms ("tatemae") that so many of us took at face value. The reality underneath, the uglier side of things, is almost invariably truer than the nicer versions. And now that Japan is seen as a beleagered backwater, we have no problem believing the worst.
That makes this book VERY valuable. Unfortunately, it is written like an academic business book, which means its style is rather plain, rather than with the vividness of journalism. But that may be my own bias.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best book available regarding Japanese management
Comment: Read this and come away with a much better understanding of the background and corporate orientation of your Japanese counterparts. Simply outstanding.
Rating: 5
Summary: This is the first and last book you need to read on Japan.
Comment: My 10 years of experience with the Japanese (including 4 different Japanese companies) has provided me with endless cases of dumbfounded bewilderment at Japanese behavior. Upon reading Inside the Kaisha, I found succinct, clear explanations of Japanese thinking and behavior which totally agree with my life experiences. Hats off to the meticulous research and easy-to-read writing style!
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Title: Japanese Etiquette & Ethics in Business by Boye Lafayette De Mente ISBN: 0844285307 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: March, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Business Guide to Japan: Opening Doors, and Closing Deals (Quick-Guides) by Boye Demente, Boye Lafayette De Mente ISBN: 0804816131 Publisher: Charles E Tuttle Co Pub. Date: December, 1989 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Different Games, Different Rules: Why Americans and Japanese Misunderstand Each Other by Haru Yamada, Deborah Tannen ISBN: 0195154851 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: Can Japan Compete? by Michael E. Porter, Hirotaka Takeuchi, Mariko Sakakibara ISBN: 0465059899 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: Doing Business with the New Japan by James Day Hodgson, James Hodgson, Yoshihiro Sano, John L. Graham ISBN: 0847699285 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield (Non NBN) Pub. Date: 15 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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