This book brings together original studies of the development of Japanese and - crucially - non-Japanese management in the automotive industry from around the w

Drawing on five years of research that included field studies of dozens of factories, hundreds of personal interviews, and comprehensive surveys of industrial s

Keizer examines changing employment practices in Japan, focusing on the position of the Japanese firm that is confronted with the need to address the changing e

Analyzing the impact of Japanese-style management techniques such as lean production, teamworking, kaizen (continuous improvement) and business unionism of fact

Why do Japanese women enjoy a high sense of well-being in a context of high inequality? Beyond the Gender Gap in Japan brings together researchers from across t