Journal of Management Development: Volume 8 Issue 4

The Attributes of Japanese CEOs: Can they be Trained?

Norihiko Suzuki

The attributes and qualifications required by a Chief ExecutiveOfficer (CEO) in Japan are described. The “life‐longemployment” practice, whereby promotion occurs only in…

Developing Managers in the Hitachi Institute of Management Development

Toyoshige Tanaka

This article introduces the outlines, objectives and concreteprogrammes of training performed at the Hitachi Institute of ManagementDevelopment, Japan, as an example of in‐house…

Japan Imports American Management Methods through an MBA Programme

Yui Kimura, Masaru Yoshimori

A description is given of the MBA programme which began in 1988 atthe International University of Japan (IUJ) in conjunction with anAmerican business school. A discussion of the…

Problems and Prospects of Management Development of Female Employees in Japan

Kazuhiko Adachi

In spite of the increasing number of female employees in Japan, themanagerial training and opportunities they are offered is limited.Despite the Equal Opportunity Law of 1984 few…

Educating Japanese Leaders for a Global Age: The Role of the International Education Center

Masanobu Ibe, Noriko Sato

The historical background to the establishment of the InternationalEducation Center (IEC) is given and its philosophy and educational goalsare discussed. The main aim of the IEC…

Japanese Managers – Western Workers: Cross‐cultural Training and Development Issues

Larry Crump

Key concepts influencing Japanese business practices are examined.These include amae, hitonami, haji, and ringi. The majorcross‐cultural training and development issues are…