Japan's Winning Margins

Author: John Lorriman, Takashi Kenjo
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ISBN: 0198563744
Publisher: Oxford University Press (15 January, 1994)
Average Customer Rating: 3 out of 5

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Rating: 3 out of 5
Modern management of Japanese education system
Book under review has ten chapters : Introduction; Some highlights and implications of Japanese history; The first winning margin - Education; Recruitment in Japan; The second winning margin - Management; The third winning margin - training; The Japanese emphasis on technicians; Career development in Japan; Are the Japanese innovative?; Lessons for the West. The book under review offers the authors' point of view a balanced and realistic understanding of the key reasons for Japan's success. The book address to : Business people, industrialists, educationalists, training specialists, scientists, general reader interested in Japan and Japanese economic and technological success. Written in an accesible English language, the lessons for the West are spelled out clearly: education, management concerned with developing people's potential, and relevant workplace training are the `secrets' of Japanese success.

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