Routledge Handbook of Japanese Business and Management

The Routledge Handbook of Japanese Business and Management provides a comprehensive overview of management and business processes and practices in Japanese companies. The contributors combine theoretical findings and research results with a practical and contemporary view on how corporations and firms are managed in Japan.

The handbook is dividing into five sections covering:

• Historical Perspectives on Japanese Management

• Strurcture and Theory of the J-Firm

• Corporate Environment in Japan

• The Japanese Workplace

• The Japanese Market

• Manufacturing

• Inside the J-Firm

• Working and Communication Styles

• The J-Firm Going Global

This book is an essential reference resource for students and scholars working on Japanese companies, the Japanese marketplace, Japanese consumers or management processes in the J-Firm. The book also provides an interesting and informative read for managers who need to deepen their knowledge on Japanese business processes.

Parissa Haghirian has studied Japan from an anthropological and business perspective for the last 20 years. She holds a degree (MA) in Japanese Anthropology (University of Vienna, Austria) and a degree (MA, PhD) in International Management (Vienna University of Business and Economics, Austria). Dr. Haghirian worked for 15 years in Japanese organizations and became an associate professor of International Management at Sophia University in 2006. Since then Dr. Haghirian has researched numerous aspects of Japanese business practices, published several books and many articles on the topic and organized conferences and speeches on Japanese management in Europe and Japan. She has taught undergraduate, graduate and MBA level classes on the subject of Japanese business practices consulted with numerous Western and native Japanese companies in Tokyo.