Manufacturing Ideology : : Scientific Management in Twentieth-Century Japan / / William M. Tsutsui.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
• VerfasserIn: Tsutsui, William M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2001]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Edition: Core Textbook
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (296 p.) :; 2 line illus.

Japanese industry is the envy of the world for its efficient and humane management practices. Yet, as William Tsutsui argues, the origins and implications of "Japanese-style management" are poorly understood. Contrary to widespread belief, Japan's acclaimed strategies are not particul...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• 1. The Introduction of Taylorism and the Efficiency Movement, 1911-1927
• 2. The Rationalization Movement and Scientific Management, 1927-1937
• 3. The Wartime Economy and Scientific Management, 1937-1945
• 4. Management and Ideology, 1945-1960
• 5. The Long Shadow of Taylorism: Labor Relations and "Lean Production," 1945-1973
• 6. Taylorism Transformed? Scientific Management and Quality Control, 1945-1973
• Epilogue: The Taylorite Roots of "Japanese-Style Management"
• Bibliography
• Index