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Series:   Elements in Business Strategy

People Centric Innovation Ecosystem

Japanese Management and Practices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2023

Yingying Zhang-Zhang  and
Takeo Kikkawa
Yingying Zhang-Zhang
Affiliation:
International University of Japan
Takeo Kikkawa
Affiliation:
International University of Japan

Summary

How can knowledge management function well in a highly dynamic VUCA context? This Element focuses on the context of Japanese management and practices to present the concept of people-centric innovation ecosystem. An overview of Japanese management is provided, from publications in English to the insiders' view of Japanese scholars, combining these sources with interviews and dynamic groups with local managers and case studies to illustrate the state and evolution of Japanese management and practices. Highlighting the people-centricity in Japanese management, its networked innovative capability sustains enterprise development in a highly dynamic VUCA context. The interconnectedness and mutual influence of Japanese and Western management have the potential to generate more general management advancements. This Element aims to contribute to the debate on generalization and contextualization, culture and metaculture, and the coexistence of convergence and divergence. Japanese womenomics and its implications for Asian emerging economic powers are also discussed.
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strategic people managementpeople-centricityknowledge workerJapanese managementinnovation ecosystem
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Series: Elements in Business Strategy
Online ISBN: 9781108981200
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Print publication: 06 July 2023

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