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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tsutsui, William M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial management--Japan.

Industrial management.

Industrial engineering--Japan.

Industrial engineering.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 p.)

Edition:

Core Textbook

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [1998]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 particularly novel or even especially Japanese. Tsutsui traces the roots of these practices to Scientific Management, or Taylorism, an American concept that arrived in Japan at the turn of the century. During subsequent decades, this imported model was embraced--and ultimately transformed--in Japan's industrial workshops. Imitation gave rise to innovation as Japanese managers sought a "revised" Taylorism that combined mechanistic efficiency with respect for the humanity of labor. Tsutsui's groundbreaking study charts Taylorism's Japanese incarnation, from the "efficiency movement" of the 1920's, through Depression-era "rationalization" and wartime mobilization, up to postwar "productivity" drives and quality-control campaigns. Taylorism became more than a management tool; its spread beyond the factory was a potent intellectual template in debates over economic growth, social policy, and political authority in modern Japan. Tsutsui's historical and comparative perspectives reveal the centrality of Japanese Taylorism to ongoing discussions of Japan's government-industry relations and the evolution of Fordist mass production. He compels us to rethink what implications Japanese-style management has for Western industries, as well as the future of Japan itself.

Contents:

Front matter

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-271) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

1-4008-0813-8

9786612753497

1-282-75349-5

1-4008-2266-1

1-4008-1369-7

OCLC:

705527038