Providing rare insight into the topic of Japanese management, this book looks at how Japanese companies changed after the economic recession of the 1990s and the decade-long restructuring process. With 12 case studies, this book investigates crisis management, strategy development, merger and globalization in a structured and descriptive manner. It aims to support students and decision-makers to learn more about strategic Japanese management and effective decision-making.
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Case Studies in this Book
Case Study 1. Gets You Going: Lipovitan Needs An Energy Booster in the Japanese and Global Market
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Contents:
- Strategy:
- Gets You Going: Lipovitan Needs An Energy Booster in the Japanese and Global Market
- Suntory: Bringing Japanese Whiskey to the World
- Asahi Beverages Facing the Challenges of Globalization
- Mergers:
- Square ENIX
- Merging EMI Music and Universal: Changing the Japanese Music Industry
- Market Entry:
- Daimler Entering New Markets
- Mercari Going Global
- NonProfit Organizations:
- Second Harvest Japan: How an American Founded Japan's First Food Bank
- Dealing with Crisis:
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Entering New Business Fields
- Avex: Number One on the Japanese Music Industry
- Business Development:
- East Japan Railway Company (JR East)
- Old Meets New: DeNA and the New Keiretsu
Readership: This book is intended for students and professionals interested in finding out more about Japanese management.
Dr Parissa Haghirian is Professor of International Management at the Faculty of Liberal Arts at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan. She is further a visiting professor at Groupe HEC in Paris, Helsinki School of Economics, Keio Business School and an adjunct professor at Temple University in Tokyo. Dr Haghirian holds a Master's degree in Japanese Studies (University of Vienna, Austria), a Master's degree and a PhD in International Management (Vienna University of Business, Austria). Since joining Sophia University, Dr Haghirian has researched numerous aspects of Japanese business practices, published several books and many articles on the topic and organized conferences and speeches on Japanese management in Europe and Japan. She is also the editor of Case Studies in Japanese Management (World Scientific Publishing, 2011) and The Routledge Handbook of Japanese Business and Management (Routledge, 2016). Dr Haghirian has taught undergraduate, graduate and MBA level classes on the subject of Japanese business practices and consulted with numerous Western and native Japanese companies in Tokyo.