The Eight Core Values of the Japanese Businessman: Toward an Understanding of Japanese Management.

Sai, Yasutaka.

ISBN 10: 156024870X / ISBN 13: 9781560248705

Published by International Business Press / Haworth Press, New York, 1995

About this Item

Hardback small octavo, no jacket, very good condition, grey & white boards, black title front cover, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear & marks, cover design differs from stock photo. 177 pp. Published to assist in understanding the thoughts and behaviour of Japanese businessmen. Yasutaka Sai and a team of researchers in the Japan Management Association, undertook a special research project in 1989, and the summary report in Japanese later became the basis of this book. The eight main values commonly shared by Japanese in the business world are: group orientation, diligence, aesthetics and perfectionism, curiosity and emphasis on innovation, respect for form, a competitive mind and outlook on reward, the importance of silence, and perceptions of time.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Eight Core Values of the Japanese Businessman: Toward an Understanding of Japanese Management.
• Publisher: International Business Press / Haworth Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 156024870X
• ISBN 13: 9781560248705
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Seller catalogs:
  • BUSINESS & COMMERCE

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Synopsis

The values and behaviors of the Japanese businessman--and of the Japanese in general--are quite diverse and keep changing, making it difficult for anyone (including the Japanese themselves) to truly understand why they act the way they do. The Eight Core Values of the Japanese Businessman saves readers time and effort when pursuing business opportunities in Japan because it identifies the core values of the Japanese businessman, ranging from the obvious and public, “Diligence,” to the more private, “Silence as Eloquence” and “Perception of Time.” After identifying these eight core values, Yasutaka Sai explores the history and modern interpretation of each. Based on over 300 Japanese language sources--otherwise unavailable to those who do not read Japanese--The Eight Core Values of the Japanese Businessman reveals the diversity and dynamism of Japanese values and behaviors. This information empowers businesspeople and international business educators to develop solid business relationships with the Japanese. With many years of experience, the author focuses on specific values that are most common among Japanese in the business world. These are not exclusive, but the most prevalent or widely shared values that Western businesspeople are likely to encounter:

• Japanese diligence, work ethic, and “Gambarism” or persistence
  
• group orientation: sense of belonging and participation, spirit of harmony, interpersonal relations
  
• aesthetics and perfectionism
  
• curiosity and emphasis on innovation
  
• respect for form and “Hana Yori Dango” or practicality
  
• a mind for competition and outlook on rewards
  
• the value of silence as eloquence
  
• perception of time

As there is no single uniformly accepted source for the values of today's Japanese citizen or business person, Sai's exploration opens a vital window into understanding many Japanese values and behaviors. The Eight Core Values of the Japanese Businessman is vital reading for those with international business concerns--business and management educators, businesspeople interested in how Japanese managers manage and employees work, and practicing managers interested in cross-cultural management issues. It allows readers to develop good relationships with the Japanese based on a realistic understanding of how they think and act, both individually and as members of business organizations.

About the Author

Yasutaka Sai