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- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Japanese Connection
It all started with a Japanese language class. Steven Williams (MBA ’84) was a senior marketing director at San Francisco’s Genentech when he took Saturday classes at Soko Gakuen Japanese language school... View Details
- fall 1984
- Article
Japanese Quality Management
By: David A. Garvin
Garvin, David A. "Japanese Quality Management." Columbia Journal of World Business (fall 1984).
- Research Summary
Self-Regulation by Japanese Trade Associations
Ulrike Schaede has recently finished a book manuscript on Japanese trade associations. As a results of recent deregulation and the recession of the 1990s, Japanese industries are assuming increasingly important regulatory functions. They do this through autonomous... View Details
- January 2008 (Revised May 2014)
- Case
Kazuo Inamori, a Japanese Entrepreneur
By: Anthony J. Mayo, Masako Egawa and Mayuka Yamazaki
The case provides insight into a business leader whose cognizance of contextual forces (social, economic, and political) allowed him to drive significant change in an industry and Japanese society in the second half of the twentieth century. View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business History; Leading Change; Management Style; Personal Development and Career; Telecommunications Industry; Japan
Mayo, Anthony J., Masako Egawa, and Mayuka Yamazaki. "Kazuo Inamori, a Japanese Entrepreneur." Harvard Business School Case 408-039, January 2008. (Revised May 2014.)
- May 1991 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
The Japanese Facsimile Industry in 1990
Japanese firms dominate the facsimile machine industry, accounting for more than 90% of worldwide sales. This case explores the reasons for this dominance. View Details
Keywords: Globalized Markets and Industries; Industry Structures; Business and Government Relations; Competition; Telecommunications Industry; Japan
Enright, Michael J. "The Japanese Facsimile Industry in 1990." Harvard Business School Case 391-209, May 1991. (Revised April 2008.)
- 1991
- Chapter
Japanese Foreign Direct Investment
By: K. A. Froot
- August 1996 (Revised January 1998)
- Teaching Note
Japanese Capitalism TN
- October 1988 (Revised January 1989)
- Case
Japanese Financial Liberalization
Rukstad, Michael G. "Japanese Financial Liberalization." Harvard Business School Case 389-035, October 1988. (Revised January 1989.)
- June 2005
- Background Note
Overview of the Japanese Apparel Market
By: Rajiv Lal and Arar Han
Provides an overview of the Japanese apparel market, which was a 13.1 trillion yen industry in 2003, reflecting 5.5% year-over-year shrinkage since 1997, when retailers logged 17.5 trillion yen in sales. Compared to their global counterparts, Japanese apparel shoppers... View Details
Keywords: Trends; Financial Crisis; Trade; Emerging Markets; Sales; Luxury; Competition; Segmentation; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Fashion Industry; Asia; China; Japan; Korean Peninsula
Lal, Rajiv, and Arar Han. "Overview of the Japanese Apparel Market." Harvard Business School Background Note 505-068, June 2005.
- January 1985
- Background Note
Winter Age of the Japanese Steel Industry
By: Kim B. Clark
Describes the situation facing the Japanese steel industry in 1984. Two strategies for coping with the world steel situation are presented: diversification and globalization. The actions of Nippon Steel and Nippon Kokan are used to illustrate these strategies. View Details
- April 2011
- Article
The Origins of Japanese Technological Modernization
By: Tom Nicholas
Explanations of Japanese technological modernization from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century have increasingly focused on domestic capabilities as opposed to the traditional emphasis on knowledge transfers from the West. Yet, the literature is mostly... View Details
Keywords: Knowledge Sharing; Body of Literature; Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Patents; Measurement and Metrics; Expansion; Growth and Development Strategy; Economic Growth; Developing Countries and Economies; Information Technology; Technology Industry; Japan; Germany; Great Britain; United States
Nicholas, Tom. "The Origins of Japanese Technological Modernization." Explorations in Economic History 48, no. 2 (April 2011): 272–291.
- 26 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises
displaced, and millions left without electricity and water. Railways and roads were destroyed, and 383,000 buildings damaged—including a nuclear power plant that suffered a meltdown of three reactors, prompting widespread evacuations. Read the article in View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Awards
O'Melveny & Myers Centennial Grant
By: W. Carl Kester
Winner of the 1987 O'Melveny & Myers Centennial Grant for his book, Japanese Takeovers: The Global Contest for Corporate Control (Harvard Business School Press, 1991). View Details
- March 2014
- Teaching Plan
Kazuo Inamori, A Japanese Entrepreneur
By: Anthony Mayo
Mayo, Anthony. "Kazuo Inamori, A Japanese Entrepreneur." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 414-073, March 2014.
- 02 Aug 2017
- News
How to improve Japanese corporate governance: shame (and glory)
- 09 Nov 2017
- News
How to Make Money on Japanese Stocks
- January 2017
- Background Note
Elements of Japanese Corporate Governance
By: Lena Goldberg and Joseph Badaracco
Goldberg, Lena, and Joseph Badaracco. "Elements of Japanese Corporate Governance." Harvard Business School Background Note 317-093, January 2017.
- March 1981 (Revised April 1983)
- Background Note
Reflections on Japanese Factory Management
By: Robert H. Hayes
Hayes, Robert H. "Reflections on Japanese Factory Management." Harvard Business School Background Note 681-084, March 1981. (Revised April 1983.)