Resolute Japan: The Leaders Forging a Corporate Resurgence

Resolute Japan: The Leaders Forging a Corporate Resurgence
by: Jusuke JJ Ikegami (Author),Harbir Singh(Author),Michael Useem(Author)&1more
Publisher: Wharton School Press
Publication Date: 2024/9/17
Language: English
Print Length: 176 pages
ISBN-10: 1613631820
ISBN-13: 9781613631829
Book Description
Discover how Japan’s new leadership model has transformed its top companies and created a new paradigm for business successIn Resolute Japan, Waseda University’s Jusuke J. J. Ikegami and the Wharton School’s Harbir Singh and Michael Useem reveal a new leadership model that has led Japan’s corporations to make a stunning comeback. In the process, they share what they have learned from interviews with more than 100 CEOs and top executives of Japan’s largest and most influential companies, including Hitachi, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, NTT, and Panasonic.In this book, you will discover:+ How Japan’s new leadership model has led to superior performance in the stock market and beyond;+ The core principles and practices that characterize Japan’s new leadership model and how they differ from the old models;+ How Japan’s new leadership model enables companies to balance multiple and often conflicting objectives, such as shareholder value and social responsibility, short-term results and long-term growth, and agility and stability;+ How Japan’s new leadership model fosters innovation, resilience, and competitiveness in a rapidly changing global environment;+ Why, even in an environment of macroeconomic stagnation due to economic policies at the national level, individual companies can achieve sustainable development through this new leadership model; and+ How Japan’s new leadership model can inspire and inform business leaders in the West and elsewhere who are facing similar challenges and opportunities.Resolute Japan offers a rare and insightful perspective on the new corporate fabric of Japan, one that is sure to both challenge and enlighten leaders around the world.
About the Author
Discover how Japan’s new leadership model has transformed its top companies and created a new paradigm for business successIn Resolute Japan, Waseda University’s Jusuke J. J. Ikegami and the Wharton School’s Harbir Singh and Michael Useem reveal a new leadership model that has led Japan’s corporations to make a stunning comeback. In the process, they share what they have learned from interviews with more than 100 CEOs and top executives of Japan’s largest and most influential companies, including Hitachi, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, NTT, and Panasonic.In this book, you will discover:+ How Japan’s new leadership model has led to superior performance in the stock market and beyond;+ The core principles and practices that characterize Japan’s new leadership model and how they differ from the old models;+ How Japan’s new leadership model enables companies to balance multiple and often conflicting objectives, such as shareholder value and social responsibility, short-term results and long-term growth, and agility and stability;+ How Japan’s new leadership model fosters innovation, resilience, and competitiveness in a rapidly changing global environment;+ Why, even in an environment of macroeconomic stagnation due to economic policies at the national level, individual companies can achieve sustainable development through this new leadership model; and+ How Japan’s new leadership model can inspire and inform business leaders in the West and elsewhere who are facing similar challenges and opportunities.Resolute Japan offers a rare and insightful perspective on the new corporate fabric of Japan, one that is sure to both challenge and enlighten leaders around the world. Read more