An era of economic globalisation and inward investment has seen much
interest in Japanese labour management techniques. The first English
edition of this 1964 classic of Japanese economics corrects the
misunderstandings which often prevail in this debate, by providing the
necessary historical context from the Meiji restoration to the second
world war. Professor Hazama debunks the myth that Japanese-style
management is inherited from her feudal past, showing the impact of
businesses imported from the west after reunification in 1867-68 and how
these were amalgamated with a range of Japanese traditions.