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- 11 May 1992 - 13 May 1992
- Lecture
Japanese Corporate Governance: Source of Efficiency or Restraint of Trade?
By: W. Carl Kester
- April 2009 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Lawson: Becoming the Community Store of 9,000 Japanese Communities
By: Linda A. Hill, Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez, Masako Egawa, Emily Stecker and Mayuka Yamazaki
Hill, Linda A., Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez, Masako Egawa, Emily Stecker, and Mayuka Yamazaki. "Lawson: Becoming the Community Store of 9,000 Japanese Communities." Harvard Business School Case 409-112, April 2009. (Revised March 2013.)
- 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.)
- July 2007 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
Secom: Managing Information Security in a Risky World
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Robert D. Austin, Junko Usuba and Masako Egawa
Examines the type of security that is appropriate for an Internet company to have on its site. Focuses on a 20-person electronic e-commerce company trying to decide what parts of the information security product line they should acquire from the largest security... View Details
Keywords: Information Management; Internet and the Web; Information Technology; Safety; Operations; Information Technology Industry; Service Industry; Japan
McFarlan, F. Warren, Robert D. Austin, Junko Usuba, and Masako Egawa. "Secom: Managing Information Security in a Risky World." Harvard Business School Case 308-015, July 2007. (Revised April 2008.)
- March 2007
- Teaching Note
Kansai Digital Phone: Zutto, Gaining Japanese Loyalty (TN)
By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez
- November 2005
- Teaching Note
Japan: Deficits, Demography and Deflation (TN)
- June 2005
- Supplement
Transformation of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 2005 (C)
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Yukihiko Endo
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Yoshino, Michael Y., and Yukihiko Endo. "Transformation of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 2005 (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 905-414, June 2005.
- March 2005 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Ito-Yokado: The Challenge of Apparel
By: Rajiv Lal and Arar Han
Ito-Yokado, the 16th largest retail conglomerate in the world, has struggled with the declining performance in the apparel division of its superstores for over a decade. Apparel sales are slipping, eating hard-won gains in the retailer's food division. CEO Toshifumi... View Details
Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Transformation; Performance; Problems and Challenges; Sales; Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry; Japan
Lal, Rajiv, and Arar Han. "Ito-Yokado: The Challenge of Apparel." Harvard Business School Case 505-048, March 2005. (Revised May 2005.)
- July 2002 (Revised August 2002)
- Case
Nomura Securities, 2002
By: Tarun Khanna and David Lane
In 2002, Nomura, though long the market leader in Japan, lacked global presence and was beset at home by strengthened local competitors, Wall Street firms that were taking the best deals, outdated systems, controls, and staff skills. Was Nomura still a player to fear?... View Details
Khanna, Tarun, and David Lane. "Nomura Securities, 2002." Harvard Business School Case 703-402, July 2002. (Revised August 2002.)
- August 2001 (Revised March 2003)
- Background Note
Comments on the Second Toyota Paradox: With appendix on modularity for managing complex-systems design
Two groups of people start out with the same task, equipped with the same resources and the same initial conditions. One, however, consistently beats the other. What are the differences between what the two groups are doing, and what can we adopt from the better... View Details
Spear, Steven J. "Comments on the Second Toyota Paradox: With appendix on modularity for managing complex-systems design." Harvard Business School Background Note 602-035, August 2001. (Revised March 2003.)
- 1991
- Book
Japanese Takeovers: The Global Contest for Corporate Control
By: W. C. Kester
Kester, W. C. Japanese Takeovers: The Global Contest for Corporate Control. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1991.
- October 1996
- Teaching Note
International Sourcing at Intercon TN
By: Roy D. Shapiro and Marie-Therese M. Flaherty
Teaching Note for (9-688-055). View Details
- June 1991 (Revised May 1993)
- Case
Kanebo Ltd.
By: Robert H. Hayes
Keywords: Japan
Hayes, Robert H. "Kanebo Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 691-105, June 1991. (Revised May 1993.)
- 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.)
- October 1991 (Revised March 1995)
- Teaching Note
Ito Yokado, Teaching Note
By: Walter J. Salmon
Teaching Note for (9-589-116). View Details
Keywords: Japan
- February 1985 (Revised June 1986)
- Supplement
Computervision-Japan (B)
Outlines the elements of a temporary sales agreement between Tokyo Electron Ltd. and Computervision Japan. View Details
Moriarty, Rowland T., Jr. "Computervision-Japan (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 585-156, February 1985. (Revised June 1986.)
- January 1998 (Revised February 2002)
- Case
Funai Consulting Company, Ltd. (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Tomoya Nakamura
In the summer of 1997, a consultant at Japan's Funai Consulting Co. Ltd., must decide how to respond to a client's proposal to offer "open pricing" (based on willingness to pay) to customers unable to pay the standard price for the client's product. The client, Akita... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Price; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Decisions; Agribusiness; Management Practices and Processes; Business Ventures; Consulting Industry; Japan
Paine, Lynn S., and Tomoya Nakamura. "Funai Consulting Company, Ltd. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-017, January 1998. (Revised February 2002.)
- September 1994 (Revised January 1995)
- Case
Komatsu Ltd. and Project G (C)
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Robert W. Lightfoot
Keywords: Japan
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Robert W. Lightfoot. "Komatsu Ltd. and Project G (C)." Harvard Business School Case 395-003, September 1994. (Revised January 1995.)