Management education in Japan /

The changing nature of education and training systems in Japanese firms is reviewed with focus on developments of management education in Japanese universities. Based on a contextual model, this book examines whether the MBA education system in the Japanese business schools is useful for human resou...

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Main Author: Kambayashi, Norio
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Morita, Masaya, 1958-, Okabe, Yōko, 1958-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Chandos Publishing, 2008.
Series:Chandos Asian studies series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The changing nature of education and training systems in Japanese firms is reviewed with focus on developments of management education in Japanese universities. Based on a contextual model, this book examines whether the MBA education system in the Japanese business schools is useful for human resource development in Japanese firms and discusses the importance of developments of Japanese-specific methods of management education. New research topics: few studies focussing on Japanese management educationSystematic and critical review of the up-to-date literature on management educationEmpirical evidence: interview data collected both from HR directors/managers and from employees who belongs to an MBA course.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 106 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-100) and index.
ISBN:9781780632490
1780632495
1306380715
9781306380713