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Japanese Etiquette and Ethics in Business » (6th ed)

Book cover image of Japanese Etiquette and Ethics in Business by Boye Lafayette De Mente

Authors: Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN-13: 9780844285306, ISBN-10: 0844285307
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: January 1994
Edition: 6th ed

Author Biography: Boye Lafayette De Mente

A former cryptographer for the U.S. Navy, Boyé Lafayette De Mente has written prolifically on Asian languages and culture.

Book Synopsis

The 7th edition of the first book ever on the mentality and behavior of Japanese businessmen (first published in 1959), their morals, values, goals and strategies. "The mother of all business books on Japan, and still valid!"

	Preface: The Japanese Way Versus Ethics
1	The Cultural Collision	1
2	Tate Shakai: Living and Working in a Vertical Society	20
3	Wa: Peace and Harmony in an Up-Down World	33
4	Kaisha: The Japanese Company	53
5	Manejimento: Aspects of Japanese Company Management	65
6	Nippongo: The Magnificent Barrier	89
7	Yamato Damashii: The Spirit of Japan	102
8	Matome: Summing Up	116
9	The Japanese Way Versus the Western Way: Doing Business on a Permanently Tilted Playing Field	130
	Appendix: Shitsuke, Seiri, Seiton, Seiketsu, Seisou: Japan's Five Commandments for Success	148
	Glossary of Useful Terms	152