TOKYO, July 9, 2009 — After its economic crisis in the 1990s, Japanese management implemented many changes to get the country back on track. “J-Management” (published by iUniverse) by Parissa Haghirian offers a look at how these cultural, social, demographic, structural, and economic changes are guiding Japanese management in the 21st century.
From the early years after World War II to the management practices that eventually led to Japan’s recession to the many facets of Japanese life that changed during and after the crisis, “J-Management” is an insightful read for anyone interested in international business practices. As one of just a few books written on the subject, it provides valuable information about every way in which Japan and Japanese management changed in response to an economic meltdown and what other countries can learn from their experience.
Written by students at the Sophia University in Tokyo and edited by Haghirian, “J-Management” benefits from many different points of view. The main portion of the book gets into specific management disciplines, including human resources, production management, distribution, marketing, and entrepreneurship. Also included is a discussion of the role of women and a multicultural workforce in the Japanese workplace. The book concludes with a glossary of all Japanese terms used in the book and short biographies of all the authors.
About the Author
Dr. Parissa Haghirian is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Liberal Arts at Sophia University in Tokyo. She also serves as a visiting professor at Groupe HEC in Paris, Helsinki School of Economics, Keio Business School, and an adjunct professor at Temple University in Tokyo. Haghirian obtained her Master’s degree in Japanese Studies from Vienna University (1998) and was awarded a Master’s degree (2000) and Ph.D. in International Management (2003) by Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration. Parissa’s research and consulting interests include Japanese management, market entries of Western firms into the Japanese market, and Japanese consumer behavior. For more information, please visit http://www.parissahaghirian.com
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