The Sun also Sets

For some years now, the Japanese, and in particular the strength of their economy, has been a threat to the well-being of Europe and the West. It has been particularly galling to see the Japanese being successful in so many fields which hitherto we had seen as our own preserve - none more so than in...

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Published in:Work study 1994-02, Vol.43 (1), p.18-19
Main Author: Robson, Dave
Format: Article
Language:English
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Japan
National cultures
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Summary:For some years now, the Japanese, and in particular the strength of their economy, has been a threat to the well-being of Europe and the West. It has been particularly galling to see the Japanese being successful in so many fields which hitherto we had seen as our own preserve - none more so than in motor vehicles, both cars and motor bikes, but also in electrical and electronic goods. Japanese manufacturing prowess moved from being a joke and being synonymous with "cheap and tacky" to being synonymous with quality in only about 20 years. Management gurus have, as a result, tried to distil "essence of Japan" and bottle it for sale to willing Western businesses which rapidly, but not always, successfully adopted Just-in-Time, quality circles. TQM and a whole raft of methodologies and techniques which were identified as perhaps being the source of Japanese success.
ISSN:0043-8022
1758-7190
DOI:10.1108/EUM0000000003992