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What is the currernt period?
Heisei
Political structure of the Tokugawa period?
Emperor
Shogun
Daimyo
Samurai
Social structure of the Tokugawa period?
Samurai
Farmer
Artisan
Merchant
Bushido
The way of the warrior; the unwritten code of moral principles which govern the lives and conduct of the samurai
Codes of Moral Principles?
Loyality
Obedience
Rightousness
Courage
Honor
Benevolence
Properiety
Sincerity
Self disipline
Wisdom
What are the 3 basis of the Samurai code?
Shintoism
Confucianism
Zen Buddhism
Watsuji
Precedence of house over individuals
Nakane
- social structure is both horizontal (inside/outside)
- personal relationships are hierarchical (inside/outside)
Sempai
Senior
Koohai
Juniors
dooryoo
colleagues; same rank
Who wrote concept of Amae?
Doi
Definition of Amae?
to depend and presume upon anothers benevolence; must be mutual; promotes indebtedness
Bhappo
Company as family
Study on U.S & Japanese babies
Caudill & Schooler; american babies more independent, japanese babies more connected
Japan Inc? (Iron Triangle)
an alliance between civil service, government (elected officials) and big business to order society and direct the economy
Iron Triangle (3)?
Government (e,lected officials)
Bureacracy (MITI, MOF)
Big Business (Keidanren, Keiretsu)
MOF?
Ministry of Finance; controlled regulation with use of money; worked with MITI to shape trade
MITI
Ministry of (international) (economy) trade & industry
Keiretsu?
industrial grouping; not family owned; formed by formal zaibatsu which was family owned
administrative guidance
window guidance; financial; oral and written
nukanai katana
undrawn sword; unveiled threat
amakudari
descent from heaven; civil servant come to co & sit on board
Aoki (1994)
if u leave one company wont get a higher position somewhere else; easier when first starting out
Internal rank and employment relationship
-internal rank hieratchy is primary incentive device

-promotion depends on skills, senority, and attitude towards company (aoki)
Horizontal
grouping of different types of companies
vertical
supply market; distribution
production management (haak)
the management of manufacturing companies; includes: production processes, quality management, logistics, maintenance, industrial engineering, procurement (supply market)
deming & juran
seminars on quality; become focus for japan
7 areas of waste elimination
over production
motion
waiting
conveyance
processing itself
inventory
correction
J.I.T
just in time; little inventory as possible
Kanban
use card, ball, signal for indictation of need for an item
Kaizen
Toyota;
quality assurance, jit, kaban, automation, extensive product montoring, suggestion schemes (idea box)
Bottom up decision making
horozontial and vertical process of employee particiption at all levels of the decison making hierarchy; ideas come from lower level employees
Ringi-seido
japanese proposal discussion system
nemawashi
behind closed doors, person to person; alternative solutions; resolves differences
Disadvantages of ringi-seido
Time consuming, missed opprotunity, difficult to turn back
advantages of ringi- seido
sense of community and commitment, organizational learning, participation, problem solving, employee efforts, shared responsibilty, quality management
what are three kinds of goals in a japanese company?
ambigous slogans, explicit performance targets, assumed attitudinal goals
Bottom up decision making
horozontial and vertical process of employee particiption at all levels of the decison making hierarchy; ideas come from lower level employees
nemawashi
behind closed doors, person to person; alternative solutions; resolves differences
Disadvantages of ringi-seido
Time consuming, missed opprotunity, difficult to turn back
advantages of ringi- seido
sense of community and commitment, organizational learning, participation, problem solving, employee efforts, shared responsibilty, quality management