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Title: American Samurai by William Lareau ISBN: 0-446-39360-6 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.99

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Average Customer Rating: 4 (4 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Still relevant!
Comment: Although the economic situation has changed since this book was written (Americans no longer tremble before the Japanese juggernaut), the advice in this book is certainly still relevant.

Humorous and to-the-point, the author points out the follies still rampant in traditional American management style - the caste system of hourly and salaried workers, the unwillingness to engage the workforce, the traditional appraisal system, "Management By Objective", and the failure to view the business as a web of interconnected micro-processes. His argument is based on the philosophy of Dr. Deming and other leading quality practitioners.

True - American business has changed somewhat, but we're not as good as we think we are. This book can still open some eyes, and deserves to be read.

Rating: 5
Summary: Maybe Unraveler would like to Think Again?
Comment: Since his review was written in July 2001, maybe it's easy to criticize, but why not? American business has been shown to be fat, overweight and in very serious trouble. Maybe had more businesses taken Doctor Lareua's advice, we wouldn't have had the Enron, Worldcom, Tyco type debacles and shareholders would still be interested in investing in Corporate America. You may not like the messanger of American Samurai, but ignore its message to your own peril!

Rating: 1
Summary: Amusing Sensationalist Nonsense
Comment: Sure, it is easy to criticize it now. So why not? The thesis of this book is on page 2: "American business is fat, overweight, slow, and failing fast." Besides such amusing propositions, the author gives lots of tables and figures, most of them absolutely meaningless because they do not belong to any specific context. The Japanese are beating us everywhere, claims the author, and it is only getting worse. This book was written during the recession of the early 1990s. It exists somewhere between total boredom and farce.