The Entrepreneur Who Built Modern Japan

Author : Masakazu Shimada
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9784916055798
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Entrepreneur who Built Modern Japan written by Masakazu Shimada and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-27 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this penetrating biography of Shibusawa Eiichi (1840-1931), one of Japan's foremost entrepreneurs, Shimada Masakazu traces Shibusawa's youth, when he witnessed the decay of Japan's feudal society and experienced the benefits of modernization at first hand in Europe; his service in the Ministry of Finance of the new Meiji government in its early years; and his venture into business and involvement in literally hundreds of companies as he set about building the roots of modern corporate Japan. Shimada also looks closely at Shibusawa's social activities and his insistence that economics and morals are inseparable. In troubled times like the present, when the limits of capitalism are being seen around the world, Shibusawa's vision is as relevant as ever"--Back cover.

Author : 昌和·島田
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9784916055910
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Entrepreneur who Built Modern Japan written by 昌和·島田 and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this penetrating biography of Shibusawa Eiichi (1840-1931), one of Japan's foremost entrepreneurs, Shimada Masakazu traces Shibusawa's youth, when he witnessed the decay of Japan's feudal society and experienced the benefits of modernization at first hand in Europe; his service in the Ministry of Finance of the new Meiji government in its early years; and his venture into business and involvement in literally hundreds of companies as he set about building the roots of modern corporate Japan. Shimada also looks closely at Shibusawa's social activities and his insistence that economics and morals are inseparable. In troubled times like the present, when the limits of capitalism are being seen around the world, Shibusawa's vision is as relevant as ever"--

Author : Johannes Hirschmeier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Origins of Entrepreneurship in Meiji Japan written by Johannes Hirschmeier and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Akira Sueno
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462918042
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Entrepreneur and Gentleman written by Akira Sueno and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-03 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inner workings of a Japanese company are revealed for the first time in Entrepreneur and Gentlemen, a best seller in the original Japanese version. Akira Sueno, the founder and president of Showa Boeki (one of Japan's leading packaging enterprises), typifies the Japanese entrepreneur in his unique system of management. Yet he also has the distinction of being a pioneer in the international trade arena. This broad range of experience has given him an exceptionally clear perspective on the Japanese management system and how it works, as well as an exceptionally detailed view of the behind-the-scenes realities of company life. Because Showa Boeki's history almost exactly parallels the economic growth of Japan—from the postwar chaos to the international activity of today—the story of its development makes for fascinating reading. Entrepreneur and Gentleman not only reveals to Westerners the Japanese company experience, but also offers the West an opportunity to look at itself through Japanese eyes.

Author : Konosuke Matsushita
Publisher : PHP研究所
ISBN 13 : 4569800963
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Way of Life and Thinking written by Konosuke Matsushita and published by PHP研究所. This book was released on 2011-11-27 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “In my current position as president of Matsushita Electric (now Panasonic), I am occasionally asked how I got to where I am today and what my secret is for running a successful business. But I don’t think there is a secret I have reached this place by just moving forward, one day at a time. Thus, when I am asked to talk about my approach to business or my personal life philosophy, I know of no way to respond but to talk naturally about one day at a time.,” Konosuke Matsushita told to the question of why he succeeded.? In this book, not only midlife memoir of his work up to the age of about 40, but his way of thinking about life and business are autobiographically told. The Japanese industrialist who founded Panasonic, one of the largest consumer electronics company, is always ranked top in Japan as a respected manager, shows us how he started up and expanded the company worldwide. All the articles will be hints for better management, and his views will be guidelines to lead a full life. Part 1 1. Boyhood 2. The Electric Light Company 3. My Own Business Part 2 4. The Ohiraki-cho Works 5. A New Factory 6. The Great Kanto Earthquake 7. Friends and Supporters Part 3 8. Expanding the Business 9. Year of Crisis 10. Growth During Recession 11. Business and Human Resources 12. Radio and Battery Production 13. The Mission of Enterprise 14. Birth of a New Spirit Timeline *PHP Institute, Inc. has a large collection of books, audios, videos, and other material on Konosuke Matsushita, the founder of Panasonic and PHP. 【PHP研究所】

Author : Shibusawa Masahide
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781898823810
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Private Diplomacy of Shibusawa Eiichi written by Shibusawa Masahide and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book offers an account of the life of Shibusawa Eiichi, who may be considered the first 'internationalist' in modern Japan, written by his great grandson Masahide and published in 1970 under the title, Taiheiyo ni kakeru hashi (Building Bridges Over the Pacific). Japan had a tortuous relationship with internationalism between 1840, when Shibusawa was born, and 1931, the year the nation invaded Manchuria and when he passed away. The key to understanding Shibusawa's thoughts against the background of this history, the author shows, lies in the concept of 'people's diplomacy,' namely an approach to international relations through non-governmental connections. Such connections entail more transnational than international relations. In that sense, Shibusawa was more a transnationalist than an internationalist thinker. Internationalism presupposes the prior existence of sovereign states among which they cooperate to establish a peaceful order. The best examples are the League of Nations and the United Nations. Transnationalism, in contrast, goes beyond the framework of sovereign nations and promotes connections among individuals and non-governmental organizations. It could be called "globalism" in the sense that transnationalism aims at building bridges across the globe apart from independent nation-states. In that sense Shibusawa was a pioneering globalist. It was only in the 1990s that expressions like globalism and globalization came to be widely used. This was more than sixty years after Shibusawa Eiichi's death, which suggests how pioneering his thoughts were." [Akira Iriye]

Author : Masaatsu Takehara
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811565074
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Management of Japanese Entrepreneurs in Pre-War Period from the Perspective of SDGs and ESG written by Masaatsu Takehara and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book features 13 Japanese entrepreneurs who made a significant contribution to the development of society from 1868, when modernization in Japan began, to the 1950s, after World War II. They worked on solving social issues at the time through their businesses and succeeded in creating social value by solving social issues and economic value through the development of their businesses. The business philosophies they practiced have been passed on to their successors, and the companies they founded are now providing value to consumers around the world. Those 13 entrepreneurs anticipated the integration of solving social issues into corporate management, which modern companies are expected to realize under the umbrella of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by United Nations in 2015. Their trajectories provide a wealth of practical knowledge necessary to survive in a changing society and provide many valuable lessons for modern companies and their managers.

Author : Takeo Kikkawa
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811994544
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Innovative Entrepreneurs in Japan written by Takeo Kikkawa and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-03-18 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first Open Access book introducing more than 20 of Japan’s leading innovative entrepreneurs from the 17th century to the present. The author outlines the innovative business models created by entrepreneurs including SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son, Fast Retailing (Uniqlo)’s Yanai Tadashi, Honda’s Soichiro Honda, Sony’s Akio Morita, Panasonic’s Konosuke Matsushita, and Toyota’s Kiichiro Toyoda, as well as their predecessors including Takatoshi Mitsui of Mitsui Zaibatsu, Shibusawa Eiichi of Daiichi Bank. While introducing the innovators, the author also raises three broader questions: 1. Why did Japan industrialize earlier than any other country outside Europe and the United States? 2. Why was Japan able to realize unsurpassed economic growth between the 1910s and the 1980s? 3. Why has Japan’s economy stagnated for more than 30 years since the 1990s? Drawing upon analytical concepts including Schumpeter’s breakthrough innovation, Kirzner’s incremental innovation, and Christensen’s disruptive innovation, the author contends that Japan’s successes were based on unique and systematic breakthrough innovation and an accumulation of incremental innovation, while it later fell victim to a combination of breakthrough innovation from advanced countries and disruptive innovation by developing nations.

Author : Kuniko Miyanaga
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781412836395
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Creative Edge written by Kuniko Miyanaga and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreign interpretations of Japan hinge, in large measure, on the notion of a simple homogeneous culture in which individuality is subsumed in collective enterprise. Such interpretations posit a society organized with incredible efficiency for economic superperformance, a society to be, at once, feared and emulated. In this volume, Kumiko Miyanaga argues that the simplistic view of monolithic collectivity is misleading, and that Japan is undergoing a period of social transformation in which traditional attitudes toward collectivism and individualism are shifting in favor of the latter. Miyanaga finds that individualism is flourishing most significantly in the area of entrepreneurship, thus invigorating an already vital Japan. The author begins with a carefully nuanced analysis of the traditional and contemporary relationship between individual and collective attitudes. Historically, individualism has been a quiet, peripheral subculture, a refuge for society's dropouts, expressing itself chiefly in religion and art, and influencing little in the way of social change. With the acceleration of economic and technological growth since the 1960s, some individualists on the periphery of the Japanese economy have gained a position strong enough to enable them to interact with the mainstream without losing their independence. In such areas as the fashion industry, in high technology, and in venture-capital firms, individualists who would never "make it" with Hitachi or Toyota suddenly find themselves with very lucrative economic opportunities. Miyanaga contends that there is now a mutual influence between the peripheral and mainstream sectors. As enterprises on the outskirts of the economy grow larger and more successful, they feel the pull of the old ideology, and, conversely, mainstream organizations have discovered that they need the "creative edge" that comes from the periphery. Just as the small Japanese entrepreneur dreams, at least occasionally, of being a Toyota, large corporations have come to realize the importance of individualism. This book offers an original and distinctive contribution to a very important debate over the future of the Japanese economy. It is a work of great fascination for social scientists, economists, and those seeking a social perspective on Japanese culture.

Author : Casey Wahl
Publisher : クロスメディア・パブリッシング
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Quiet Comeback written by Casey Wahl and published by クロスメディア・パブリッシング. This book was released on 2015-10-09 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Quiet Comeback features in-depth interviews with the visionary founders behind 20 of Japan's most successful startups. This diverse cast of entrepreneurs is challenging the status quo of corporate Japan, setting the stage for the resurgence of the country's once great tech industry. These wide-ranging stories from the font lines of Tokyo's venture scene offer an inside view of how successful startups are built within Japan's unique culture and business environment. Peppered with practical tips and market insights, the conversations offer a broad snapshot of the Tokyo tech world. In their own words, founders share the struggles and strategies that went into their companies. How do you find funding —or investment targets— in Tokyo? How do Japanese tech founders differ from their Silicon Valley counterparts? What does it take to build a service that can thrive in both the Japanese and global marketplace? Where is the Japanese internet lagging behind or leaping ahead of the rest of the world? For those interested in creating a startup connected to Japan, or anyone curious about the multi-layered questions of Japanese business psychology, this book is the closest you can come to sitting in the same room with the brightest minds in the Tokyo tech scene today. 【Contents】 Introduction A word from the mayor 1. Kiyo Kobayashi, Nobot and Chanoma 2. Shinji Kimura, AdLantis / Angel Investor, Gunosy 3. Swimmy Minami, BizReach 4. Mari Murata, Founder and CEO, iemo 5. Yusuke Mitsumoto, Founder and CEO, Bracket 6. Yo Shibata, Founder, Spotlight 7. Matt Romaine & Robert Laing, Gengo 8. Taro Fukuyama, AnyPerk 9. Takahito Iguchi, Tonchidot, Telepathy and DokiDoki 10. Takehiro Kakiyama, MONOCO 11. Miku Hirano, Founder, Naked Technology and Cinnamon 12. Yuya Kuratomi,Founder and CEO, PandaGraphics 13. Yosuke Akiyoshi, Lancers 14. Toshiyuki Yamamoto, Chatwork 15. Shokei Suda, Buyma 16. Hikari Sakai, Interest Marketing 17. Shinichiro Kawabata, Interspace 18. Yukiko Muto, ProTrade 19. Kaoru Hayashi & Joi Ito, Digital Garage Acknowledgements