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The Art of Japanese Management
HOW IS
THE ART OF JAPANESE MANAGEMENT DIFFERENT FROM AMERICAN METHODS?
It's a matter of the Seven S's.
Western companies have tended to favor these three S's: Strategy, Structure and Systems.
When an American manager wants to make changes, the odds are that he'll reorganize structure, introduce a new strategic direction and impose a new control system.
Our emphasis on the first three S's produces an arid world in which nothing is alive. An organization is often given its life through the soft S's: Staff, Skills, Style and Superordinate Goals.
The tremendous success of many Japanese companies comes through meticulous attention to the soft S's, which act as a lubricant in the organization machine to keep the hard S's from grinding one another away.
HOW CAN COMPANIES HERE USE THE ART OF JAPANESE MANAGEMENT?
Pascale and Athos show you how to use the best of Japanese techniques, add them to your own strengths to benefit by both cultures.
THE ART OF JAPANESE MANAGEMENT DIFFERENT FROM AMERICAN METHODS?
It's a matter of the Seven S's.
Western companies have tended to favor these three S's: Strategy, Structure and Systems.
When an American manager wants to make changes, the odds are that he'll reorganize structure, introduce a new strategic direction and impose a new control system.
Our emphasis on the first three S's produces an arid world in which nothing is alive. An organization is often given its life through the soft S's: Staff, Skills, Style and Superordinate Goals.
The tremendous success of many Japanese companies comes through meticulous attention to the soft S's, which act as a lubricant in the organization machine to keep the hard S's from grinding one another away.
HOW CAN COMPANIES HERE USE THE ART OF JAPANESE MANAGEMENT?
Pascale and Athos show you how to use the best of Japanese techniques, add them to your own strengths to benefit by both cultures.
Hardcover
First published January 1, 1981
About the author
Richard Tanner Pascale
7 books10 followersA leading business consultant worldwide, author and a respected lecturer / professor. In addition to being an Associate Fellow at Oxford University (United Kingdom), he also acted as a consultant to several Fortune 100 companies. Richard Pascale owes his fame to his contribution to the 7S framework when he was working at McKinsey & Company management consultancy.
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August 14, 2011
An excellent strategy book for business success.
March 24, 2024
Extremely outdated, wouldn’t recommend. Statistics are all off. The cover is so icky
April 11, 2025
Enjoyed the seven s's on page 80 and 202.
It is a old book.
It is a old book.
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I wouldn't call this book timeless, but it is surprisingly pertinent given its age.
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