Japan Imports American Management Methods through an MBA Programme

Abstract

A description is given of the MBA programme which began in 1988 at the International University of Japan (IUJ) in conjunction with an American business school. A discussion of the traditional Japanese management development methods is given and differences from the Western approach are noted. In the 1980s, the global expansion of Japanese firms and the growing consumer demand for foreign goods and services prompted a review of the various management skills required and the methods of management development. The MBA programme at the IUJ aims to combine the best of both Japanese and Western methods and hopes to promote more effective communication between Japanese companies and their foreign counterparts.

Citation

Kimura, Y. and Yoshimori, M. (1989), "Japan Imports American Management Methods through an MBA Programme", Journal of Management Development, Vol. 8 No. 4, pp. 22-31. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000001353