TY - JOUR AB - Proposes that features unique to Japanese industrial management practice such as excessive emphasis on training, a mainly intuitive, pragmatic approach to problems of productivity and quality (as against exclusive dependence on scientific methods), the ethos of hard work, the quest for continuous performance improvement, and stress on self‐reliance in technology derive from the component of Japanese culture known as Zen Buddhism. Zen has always been associated with practical, economic pursuits; examination of its philosophy and techniques gives insight into the values underlying modern management in Japan. VL - 7 IS - 3 SN - 0268-3946 DO - 10.1108/EUM0000000001736 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000001736 AU - Saha Arunoday PY - 1992 Y1 - 1992/01/01 TI - ZEN AND INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT IN JAPAN T2 - Journal of Managerial Psychology PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 3 EP - 9 Y2 - 2024/03/28 ER -