Historical Dictionary of Japanese Business (Historical Dictionaries Of Professions And Industries)

Historical Dictionary of Japanese Business (Historical Dictionaries Of Professions And Industries)

Book Detail 

Hardcover: 448 pages

Publisher: Scarecrow Press (January 29, 2007)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0810854694

ISBN-13: 978-0810854697

File Size : 1.40 Mb | File Format : PDF

Book Description

Japanese industrial standards have long been the benchmark for quality products within Asia, indeed, within the world. Major Japanese industries like Toyota, Sony, and Honda, to name but a few, are household names that have contributed to this small island nation's status as the world's second largest economy. Japanese business practices and theories have permeated the mindset of its surrounding nations, and the country's long-term investment in the ever-growing Chinese market has further secured its status as an economic powerhouse.

The Historical Dictionary of Japanese Business is an examination of the origins and characteristics of Japan's business culture. This handy reference book includes most of the important words or company names that foreign business people visiting Japan might encounter and provides an overview of Japanese corporate culture both from an historical standpoint and with reference to its most distinctive features as they affect organization and management. This is accomplished through its historical chronology detailing significant events of the past as well as recent developments within the Japanese economy and business world in general, various appendixes offering lists of business expressions that are in daily use along with a selection of the most commonly used business proverbs, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on Japanese companies, their founders and managers, the ever-present bureaucratic bodies, and progress in the major industries.

Review

In this first volume of a new series, the chair of the Japan Society of Scotland has compiled a volume that provides insights into what has made Japan an economic giant. Picken, who has been an instructor and administrator at universities in Japan, presents a chronology tracing the evolution of the Japanese success story, an overview of Japanese culture and the relationship of Confucian values to its modern business culture, a dictionary of cross- referenced terms from abacus to Zeniya Gohei (a merchant of the Edo period), and an extensive bibliography. Especially relevant to those conducting business in Japan are the glossaries of proverbial, traditional, and modern Japanese expressions used in business contexts today. (Reference and Research Book News, May 2007 )

Essential. (CHOICE, Vol. 45, No. 1, September 2007 )

this reference work...is well worth a place on the shelves of any large reference collection and should certainly be bought for a business reference collection. It is easy to refer to and the entries are succinct and accurate, thus encouraging the reader to research further. (Reference Reviews )

This book is an indispensable handy reference resource for researching the history and culture of Japanese business. (American Reference Books Annual, March 2008 )

To understand Japanese business, one must grasp the historical and cultural background and one must understand how the Japanese describe themselves and their way of doing business. This book sets out to provide both. To date there has been nothing of equal depth and scholarship in English, and the author—a longtime resident in Japan and researcher of Japanese affairs—is very qualified to produce it. (Gregory Clark, Vice-President, Akita International University )

About the Author

Stuart D.B. Picken taught at the International Christian University in Tokyo, served as director of the Centre for Japanese Studies at the University of Stirling, and then concluded his career as Graduate School Dean at the Nagoya University of Commerce and Business Administration. He is currently Chair of the Japan Society of Scotland. He is a recipient of the Order of the Sacred Treasure by the Japanese government for pioneering research on Japan and for services to Japan-Scotland and Japan-U.K. relations for over three decades.

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