Author: Tamae K. Prindle
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315288958
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
The term "business novel" is a translation of the Japanese word kezai shosetsu, which may be translated literally as * 'economy novel.'' Critic Makoto Sataka first used the word "business" in place of "economy" in his monograph How to Read Business Novels (1980).l Business novels are "popular novels" (taishu bungaku) widely read by Japanese businessmen, their wives, students, and other professionals.. Business novels were recognized as a * 'field'' or a literary sub-genre in the late 1950s. It was Saburo Shiroyama's Export (Yushutsu) (1957), if not his Kinjo the Corporate Bouncer (Sokaiya Kinjo) (1959), which marshalled their enormous popularity. The seven short works in this collection represent prototypes of the business novel. Their distinctive features are that business activities motivate plot developments, although psycho-socio-cultural elements are tightly interwoven.
Made in Japan and Other Japanese Business Novels
Author: Tamae K. Prindle
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315288958
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
The term "business novel" is a translation of the Japanese word kezai shosetsu, which may be translated literally as * 'economy novel.'' Critic Makoto Sataka first used the word "business" in place of "economy" in his monograph How to Read Business Novels (1980).l Business novels are "popular novels" (taishu bungaku) widely read by Japanese businessmen, their wives, students, and other professionals.. Business novels were recognized as a * 'field'' or a literary sub-genre in the late 1950s. It was Saburo Shiroyama's Export (Yushutsu) (1957), if not his Kinjo the Corporate Bouncer (Sokaiya Kinjo) (1959), which marshalled their enormous popularity. The seven short works in this collection represent prototypes of the business novel. Their distinctive features are that business activities motivate plot developments, although psycho-socio-cultural elements are tightly interwoven.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315288958
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
The term "business novel" is a translation of the Japanese word kezai shosetsu, which may be translated literally as * 'economy novel.'' Critic Makoto Sataka first used the word "business" in place of "economy" in his monograph How to Read Business Novels (1980).l Business novels are "popular novels" (taishu bungaku) widely read by Japanese businessmen, their wives, students, and other professionals.. Business novels were recognized as a * 'field'' or a literary sub-genre in the late 1950s. It was Saburo Shiroyama's Export (Yushutsu) (1957), if not his Kinjo the Corporate Bouncer (Sokaiya Kinjo) (1959), which marshalled their enormous popularity. The seven short works in this collection represent prototypes of the business novel. Their distinctive features are that business activities motivate plot developments, although psycho-socio-cultural elements are tightly interwoven.
Made in Japan
Author: Akio Morita
Publisher: Signet Book
ISBN:
Category : Businessmen
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Sony is one of the most powerful and respected multinational corporations in the world, and Akio Morita is its outspoken chairman. From his global perspective, Morita provides an informative and highly entertaining look at how Japanese business really works.
Publisher: Signet Book
ISBN:
Category : Businessmen
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Sony is one of the most powerful and respected multinational corporations in the world, and Akio Morita is its outspoken chairman. From his global perspective, Morita provides an informative and highly entertaining look at how Japanese business really works.
The Dark Side of Japanese Business: Three Industry Novels
Author: Ikko Shimizu
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315286114
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
"(The novels) depict Japanese business as nasty and businessmen as villains. As the books sell in large numbers in Japan this is presumably how ordinary Japanese view the driving force of the world's second biggest economy". -- The Economist
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315286114
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
"(The novels) depict Japanese business as nasty and businessmen as villains. As the books sell in large numbers in Japan this is presumably how ordinary Japanese view the driving force of the world's second biggest economy". -- The Economist
Japanese Business Culture and Practices
Author: Isao Takei
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 153204819X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Japanese Business Culture and Practices presents detailed insights and descriptions on the proper ways to conduct business with contemporary Japanese. It focuses on the traditional and nontraditional business-related practices, including the internal mechanisms of promotion and decision-making in Japanese corporations. From advice on how to avoid cultural misunderstandings and how to develop trust with Japanese colleagues, readers will gain insights on how to communicate, negotiate, entertain, and socialize with Japanese as well as the minutiae of correct behavior. Using linguistic examples to facilitate how Japanese themselves view their work environment, authors Isao Takei and Jon P. Alston describe the social etiquette and protocols Japanese expect all foreigners to adopt in order to successfully conduct business. With a glossary of terms and practical real-life experiences, this is an essential guide for anyone who wants to forge deeper business relationships with Japanese.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 153204819X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Japanese Business Culture and Practices presents detailed insights and descriptions on the proper ways to conduct business with contemporary Japanese. It focuses on the traditional and nontraditional business-related practices, including the internal mechanisms of promotion and decision-making in Japanese corporations. From advice on how to avoid cultural misunderstandings and how to develop trust with Japanese colleagues, readers will gain insights on how to communicate, negotiate, entertain, and socialize with Japanese as well as the minutiae of correct behavior. Using linguistic examples to facilitate how Japanese themselves view their work environment, authors Isao Takei and Jon P. Alston describe the social etiquette and protocols Japanese expect all foreigners to adopt in order to successfully conduct business. With a glossary of terms and practical real-life experiences, this is an essential guide for anyone who wants to forge deeper business relationships with Japanese.
The Other Japan
Author: Joe Moore
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
ISBN: 9781563248689
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
The analyses and literary portraits in this text elucidate the existing realities of Japan's postwar history. They address, in chronological fashion, major social, environmental, and feminist issues and conflicts that have attended to Japan's postwar economic miracle.
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
ISBN: 9781563248689
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
The analyses and literary portraits in this text elucidate the existing realities of Japan's postwar history. They address, in chronological fashion, major social, environmental, and feminist issues and conflicts that have attended to Japan's postwar economic miracle.
Shoshaman
Author: Shinya Arai
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520071414
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Shoshaman takes us inside Japan's integrated trading companies to explore the daily lives of the shoshamen, the high-powered pro-fessionals who make them work.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520071414
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Shoshaman takes us inside Japan's integrated trading companies to explore the daily lives of the shoshamen, the high-powered pro-fessionals who make them work.
Japan's New Imperialism
Author: Rob Steven
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
ISBN: 9780873327565
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The Origins of the High Yen Crisis -- 2 The High Yen Crisis -- 3 Global Strategy to 1980: Focus on Asia -- 4 Current Global Strategy: Advanced Countries -- 5 Investment in Singapore and South Korea -- 6 Investment in Thailand and Malaysia -- 7 Investment in Indonesia and the Philippines -- Conclusion: Trade and Japan's New Imperialism -- Appendix: Comparison of Foreign Investment Incentives -- References -- Index
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
ISBN: 9780873327565
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The Origins of the High Yen Crisis -- 2 The High Yen Crisis -- 3 Global Strategy to 1980: Focus on Asia -- 4 Current Global Strategy: Advanced Countries -- 5 Investment in Singapore and South Korea -- 6 Investment in Thailand and Malaysia -- 7 Investment in Indonesia and the Philippines -- Conclusion: Trade and Japan's New Imperialism -- Appendix: Comparison of Foreign Investment Incentives -- References -- Index
Japan as -anything But- Number One
Author: Jon Woronoff
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
ISBN: 9780873328722
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Is Japan No. 1? Well, maybe it is if you are taken in by the tatemae, i.e. the official version or how its admirers like to picture it. But it does not look so great once you perceive the honne, i.e. the realities of life in Japan. Is Japan No. 1? Well, maybe it is if you take what is best in Japan and contrast it to what is less good in foreign countries. But it does not compare so well if you mix the good with the bad in both places.
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
ISBN: 9780873328722
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Is Japan No. 1? Well, maybe it is if you are taken in by the tatemae, i.e. the official version or how its admirers like to picture it. But it does not look so great once you perceive the honne, i.e. the realities of life in Japan. Is Japan No. 1? Well, maybe it is if you take what is best in Japan and contrast it to what is less good in foreign countries. But it does not compare so well if you mix the good with the bad in both places.
The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature
Author: J. Thomas Rimer
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231530277
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 896
Book Description
Featuring choice selections from the core anthologies The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature: From Restoration to Occupation, 1868–1945, and The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature: From 1945 to the Present, this collection offers a concise yet remarkably rich introduction to the fiction, poetry, drama, and essays of Japan's modern encounter with the West. Spanning a period of exceptional invention and transition, this volume is not only a critical companion to courses on Japanese literary and intellectual development but also an essential reference for scholarship on Japanese history, culture, and interactions with the East and West. The first half covers the three major styles of literary expression that informed Japanese writing and performance in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: classical Japanese fiction and drama, Chinese poetry, and Western literary representation and cultural critique. Their juxtaposition brilliantly captures the social, intellectual, and political challenges shaping Japan during this period, particularly the rise of nationalism, the complex interaction between traditional and modern forces, and the encroachment of Western ideas and writing. The second half conveys the changes that have transformed Japan since the end of the Pacific War, such as the heady transition from poverty to prosperity, the friction between conflicting ideologies and political beliefs, and the growing influence of popular culture on the country's artistic and intellectual traditions. Featuring sensitive translations of works by Nagai Kafu, Natsume Soseki, Oe Kenzaburo, Kawabata Yasunari, Mishima Yukio, and many others, this anthology relates an essential portrait of Japan's dynamic modernization.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231530277
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 896
Book Description
Featuring choice selections from the core anthologies The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature: From Restoration to Occupation, 1868–1945, and The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature: From 1945 to the Present, this collection offers a concise yet remarkably rich introduction to the fiction, poetry, drama, and essays of Japan's modern encounter with the West. Spanning a period of exceptional invention and transition, this volume is not only a critical companion to courses on Japanese literary and intellectual development but also an essential reference for scholarship on Japanese history, culture, and interactions with the East and West. The first half covers the three major styles of literary expression that informed Japanese writing and performance in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: classical Japanese fiction and drama, Chinese poetry, and Western literary representation and cultural critique. Their juxtaposition brilliantly captures the social, intellectual, and political challenges shaping Japan during this period, particularly the rise of nationalism, the complex interaction between traditional and modern forces, and the encroachment of Western ideas and writing. The second half conveys the changes that have transformed Japan since the end of the Pacific War, such as the heady transition from poverty to prosperity, the friction between conflicting ideologies and political beliefs, and the growing influence of popular culture on the country's artistic and intellectual traditions. Featuring sensitive translations of works by Nagai Kafu, Natsume Soseki, Oe Kenzaburo, Kawabata Yasunari, Mishima Yukio, and many others, this anthology relates an essential portrait of Japan's dynamic modernization.
Creating Realities
Author: Erhan Simsek
Publisher: transcript Verlag
ISBN: 3839447992
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Business is woven into the very fabric of American life, yet rarely surfaces in the nation's literary history. Even in novels about business, it proves an elusive motif that fails to mirror actual business organizations. This book argues that literary representations of business remain ineffable because business serves potential aesthetic functions, subtly yet meaningfully impacting readers. Exploring the complex representation of business in realist, naturalist and modernist works, Erhan Simsek reveals these functions by analyzing how the motif intertwines with social developments, literary movements and author biographies. He thus illuminates the motif itself while highlighting the utility of a focus on the changing functions of literature.
Publisher: transcript Verlag
ISBN: 3839447992
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Business is woven into the very fabric of American life, yet rarely surfaces in the nation's literary history. Even in novels about business, it proves an elusive motif that fails to mirror actual business organizations. This book argues that literary representations of business remain ineffable because business serves potential aesthetic functions, subtly yet meaningfully impacting readers. Exploring the complex representation of business in realist, naturalist and modernist works, Erhan Simsek reveals these functions by analyzing how the motif intertwines with social developments, literary movements and author biographies. He thus illuminates the motif itself while highlighting the utility of a focus on the changing functions of literature.