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Why Japanese minimalism does not apply to Japanese management

Following on from her article on why Germans work less hours than Japanese employees, Professor Ulrike Schaede takes a look in a second article at the need for a German “golden middle path” in Japanese management style. She describes …

Does having more women managers help Japanese companies globalise?

The question of whether having more women managers would help Japanese companies to globalise was raised, but not discussed in depth due to time constraints, at a dinner I attended, hosted by a delegation to the UK from Japan Women’s …

The man who turned around Hitachi part 2 – social innovation and restructuring

The first action Takashi Kawamura undertook on being appointed President of Hitachi in April 2009 was to reform the governance of the company, allowing more independence to the listed companies in the Hitachi group and also the internal companies. Some …