German Business Management: A Japanese Perspective on Regional Development Factors

by Toshio Yamazaki

Overview

How are German capitalism and German business management to be understood from the perspective of Japan?

Both Germany and Japan as defeated nations in World War II received significant American leadership and support after the war. Both countries developed their enterprises, industries, and economy by deploying and adapting technology and management methods from the United States while establishing systems of industrial concentration in their own ways. By these means, both nations became major trading countries. However, current economic and business conditions differ greatly between Germany and Japan.

In trade, American influence on Japanese business is still strong. Japan could not and cannot establish a complementary relationship with American industrial sectors and their products in the American market. In addition, a common market structure like the E.U. does not exist in Asia. In contrast to Japan, Germany developed independently from the American influence and became part of a well-integrated regional economy. What were the driving forces that created those differences?

That question is approached from a Japanese point of view in this book, based on the assumption that the origins of distinct characteristics of German business management after World War II were developed in the 1950s and ’60s. The book analyzes the transformation of business management in Germany and explains the characteristics and structures of German management.

The author describes how the development of German companies determined the current German condition— “the Europeanization of Germany”—while the world faced the globalization process. Demonstrating the basic foundation of European integration by analyzing market factors in Europe as well as the internal structural transformation of management in Germany, this book is a valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate students, educators, and researchers in the fields of business management, business history, and economic history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9784431546634
Publisher:	Springer Japan
Publication date:	06/19/2015
Edition description:	2013
Pages:	247
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Toshio Yamazaki is Professor of Business Administration at the Ritsumeikan University, where he has taught since 2001. He previously served as Associate Professor at Ritsumeikan University and Kochi University. He received his BA and MA in Commerce at Doshisha University, and Ph.D in Business Administration at Ritsumeikan University. His research specialties include business policy and business management in Germany after World War II.

Table of Contents

Introduction： Research Issues and the Framework of Analysis I：  The Statement of the ProblemsII： Research ItemsIII：Literature Review and ProblemsIV：The Framework of Analysis

Chap 1： The American World Strategy and the Development of the Productivity Movement I ： The Marshall Plan as the American World StrategyII： The Role of Germany in the Capitalistic System Led by the United States ――A Comparison with Japan in Asia――III： The Development of the Productivity Movement under the American Leadership 　

Chap 2： The Transformations of Relationships between the Nation, Economy, and Enterprise I ：  Japanese Characteristics of Relationships between the Nation, Economy, and Enterprise after World War IIII ： The New Economic Order in Germany after World War IIIII： Characteristics of Industrial Policy and Anti-monopoly Policy in GermanyIV： The Strategy Mapping of Germany in European Integration    

Chap 3： The Development of the Codetermination System I ：  Japanese Characteristics of Industrial Relations after World War IIII ：  American Attempts to Transform Industrial Relations in Germany and Its LimitationsIII ： New Framework for Industrial Relations in Germany after World War II IV ： Corporate Governance Based on the Codetermination SystemV ： The Significance of the Codetermination System       

Chap 4： New System of the Industrial Concentration I：    Japanese Characteristics of the Industrial System Based on the Industry-Bank Relationship and Large Corporate GroupsII ： The New Development of the Industrial System Based on the Industry-Bank Relationship in GermanyIII ：The New Development of Large Corporate Groups in GermanyIV ：Cooperation Mechanisms of German Capitalism Based on New System of the Industrial Concentration

Chap 5： The Deployment of American Management EducationI：   Japanese Characteristics in the Deployment of American Management Education II： The Deployment of American Management Education in Germany

Chap 6： The Deployment of American-Style Management and Mass Production Systems: Human Relations, IE, and the Ford System―― I：   Japanese Characteristics in the Deployment of the American Management System andProduction SystemII：  The Deployment of Human Relations in GermanyIII： The Deployment of Industrial Engineering in GermanyIV： The Deployment of the Ford System and German Manufacturing’s Adaptation to the European Market

Chap 7：The Deployment of the American Way to Adjust to the Mass Market    ――Marketing, Public Relations, and Operations Research――I：    Japanese Characteristics in the Deployment of the American Way to Adjust to the Mass Market II ： The Deployment of Marketing Methods in Germany    III ：The Deployment of Public Relations in GermanyIV ：The Deployment of Operations Research in Germany

Chap 8：The Deployment of the Divisional OrganizationI：    Japanese Characteristics in the Deployment of the Divisional OrganizationII ： The Transformation of Business Strategy in Germany ――The Development of Diversification――III： The Deployment of Divisional Organization in Major German IndustriesIV ：The Roles of American Enterprises and Consulting Firms in the Deployment of the Divisional OrganizationV ：Characteristics of the German Divisional Organization

Chap 9： Characteristics and Significance of German Style Business ManagementI ：The Overview of “Total System of Business Management” after World War IIII：“Re-framing” in the Americanization of Germany’s Business Management and German Style Business Management   Conclusion： The Development of German Enterprise and the Path to European Integration――German Business Management：Distinctiveness in the European Market and German Regional Developmental Factors――