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43 Cards in this Set
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What is the currernt period?
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Heisei
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Political structure of the Tokugawa period?
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Emperor
Shogun Daimyo Samurai |
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Social structure of the Tokugawa period?
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Samurai
Farmer Artisan Merchant |
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Bushido
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The way of the warrior; the unwritten code of moral principles which govern the lives and conduct of the samurai
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Codes of Moral Principles?
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Loyality
Obedience Rightousness Courage Honor Benevolence Properiety Sincerity Self disipline Wisdom |
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What are the 3 basis of the Samurai code?
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Shintoism
Confucianism Zen Buddhism |
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Watsuji
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Precedence of house over individuals
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Nakane
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- social structure is both horizontal (inside/outside)
- personal relationships are hierarchical (inside/outside) |
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Sempai
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Senior
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Koohai
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Juniors
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dooryoo
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colleagues; same rank
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Who wrote concept of Amae?
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Doi
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Definition of Amae?
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to depend and presume upon anothers benevolence; must be mutual; promotes indebtedness
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Bhappo
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Company as family
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Study on U.S & Japanese babies
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Caudill & Schooler; american babies more independent, japanese babies more connected
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Japan Inc? (Iron Triangle)
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an alliance between civil service, government (elected officials) and big business to order society and direct the economy
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Iron Triangle (3)?
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Government (e,lected officials)
Bureacracy (MITI, MOF) Big Business (Keidanren, Keiretsu) |
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MOF?
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Ministry of Finance; controlled regulation with use of money; worked with MITI to shape trade
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MITI
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Ministry of (international) (economy) trade & industry
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Keiretsu?
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industrial grouping; not family owned; formed by formal zaibatsu which was family owned
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administrative guidance
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window guidance; financial; oral and written
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nukanai katana
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undrawn sword; unveiled threat
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amakudari
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descent from heaven; civil servant come to co & sit on board
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Aoki (1994)
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if u leave one company wont get a higher position somewhere else; easier when first starting out
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Internal rank and employment relationship
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-internal rank hieratchy is primary incentive device
-promotion depends on skills, senority, and attitude towards company (aoki) |
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Horizontal
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grouping of different types of companies
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vertical
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supply market; distribution
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production management (haak)
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the management of manufacturing companies; includes: production processes, quality management, logistics, maintenance, industrial engineering, procurement (supply market)
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deming & juran
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seminars on quality; become focus for japan
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7 areas of waste elimination
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over production
motion waiting conveyance processing itself inventory correction |
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J.I.T
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just in time; little inventory as possible
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Kanban
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use card, ball, signal for indictation of need for an item
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Kaizen
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Toyota;
quality assurance, jit, kaban, automation, extensive product montoring, suggestion schemes (idea box) |
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Bottom up decision making
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horozontial and vertical process of employee particiption at all levels of the decison making hierarchy; ideas come from lower level employees
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Ringi-seido
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japanese proposal discussion system
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nemawashi
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behind closed doors, person to person; alternative solutions; resolves differences
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Disadvantages of ringi-seido
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Time consuming, missed opprotunity, difficult to turn back
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advantages of ringi- seido
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sense of community and commitment, organizational learning, participation, problem solving, employee efforts, shared responsibilty, quality management
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what are three kinds of goals in a japanese company?
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ambigous slogans, explicit performance targets, assumed attitudinal goals
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Bottom up decision making
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horozontial and vertical process of employee particiption at all levels of the decison making hierarchy; ideas come from lower level employees
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nemawashi
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behind closed doors, person to person; alternative solutions; resolves differences
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Disadvantages of ringi-seido
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Time consuming, missed opprotunity, difficult to turn back
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advantages of ringi- seido
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sense of community and commitment, organizational learning, participation, problem solving, employee efforts, shared responsibilty, quality management
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