Ebook: Manufacturing ideology : scientific management in twentieth-century Japan
Author: Tsutsui William M.
- Tags: Industrial engineering -- Japan, Industrial management -- Japan, Industrial engineering, Industrial management, Japan
- Year: 1998
- Publisher: Princeton University Press
- City: Japan., Princeton, N.J.
- Language: English
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Japanese industry is the envy of the world for its efficient and humane management practices. Yet, as William Tsutsui argues, the origins and implications of ""Japanese-style management"" are poorly understood. Contrary to widespread belief, Japan's acclaimed strategies are not particularly novel or even especially Japanese. Tsutsui traces the roots of these practices to Scientific Management, or Taylorism, an Read more...