{"product_id":"the-art-of-japanese-management","title":"The Art Of Japanese Management","description":"Description for THE ART OF JAPANESE MANAGEMENT:  APPLICATIONS FOR AMERICAN EXECUTIVES by Richard Tanner Pascale and Anthony G Athos: \u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nHOW IS\r\n\r\nTHE ART OF JAPANESE MANAGEMENT DIFFERENT FROM AMERICAN METHODS?\r\n\r\nIt's a matter of the Seven S's.\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nWestern companies have tended to favor these three S's: Strategy, Structure and Systems.\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nWhen an American manager wants to make changes, the odds are that he'll reorganize structure, introduce a new strategic direction and impose a new control system.\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nOur emphasis on the first three S's produces an arid world in which nothing is alive. An organization is often given its life through the soft S's: Staff, Skills, Style and Superordinate Goals.\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nThe tremendous success of many Japanese companies comes through meticulous attention to the soft S's, which act as a lubricant in the organization machine to keep the hard S's from grinding one another away.\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nHOW CAN COMPANIES HERE USE THE ART OF JAPANESE MANAGEMENT?\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nPascale and Athos show you how to use the best of Japanese techniques, add them to your own strengths to benefit by both cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connies Bookshelf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42954956472536,"sku":"0671225391","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/9099\/4904\/products\/TheArtOfJapaneseManagement.jpg?v=1655000869","url":"https:\/\/conniesbookshelf.com\/products\/the-art-of-japanese-management","provider":"Connies Bookshelf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}