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1 online resource (280 pages) |
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Routledge Library Editions: Business and Economics in Asia Ser. ; v. 35 |
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Routledge Library Editions: Business and Economics in Asia Ser
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Early years; The setting; School life; Family business; 3 Business experience; Life as an employee; Friend and partner; Deciding on a venture; 4 Originating an industry; Preparation; Initial struggle; Tokyo Olympics; Growth; 'Fame'; 5 Technology-based innovation; Remote alarm system; Accusation of espionage; Internal theft; The alarm system proves itself; 6 Internal and societal adjustments; Managerial expansion; On-site security |
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Abolition of periodic security checksLegal controls; 7 Cultivation of human resources; Stock exchange listing; Employee training; The Human Development Centre; Study scholarships; Chief Executive Officer; 8 Innovative ventures; Knowledge exchange; High technology at home base; Expanding frontier; Fire extinguishing system; Entry control; Nuclear security; Household security; Total building service; 9 Vertical integration; Production consolidation; Corporate nerve centre; SECOM; 10 Internationalization; Foreign expansion; Australia; Saudi Arabia; Taiwan; South Korea |
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The United States of AmericaThailand; 11 Research -- foundation for growth; Research consolidation; Long-range research; 12 Making history; Data base service; VAN service; Computer security; Community-based service; New horizons; Family front; 13 Conclusion; Appendix: A social scientist's summary of entrepreneurship; Notes; Index |
| Summary |
The service sector occupies a dominant position in the Japanese economy, yet few studies have looked at the way the industry developed. This book, first published in 1992, focuses on the growth and development of a major world security and communications corporation, SECOM. The success of the company has been rooted in the management strategies of Makoto Iida, who has shaped the company from a small localized business to an international industry at the forefront of innovation. The book first looks at the background of Makoto Iida, offering an insight into the nature of an entrepreneur and the issues this raises within the context of Japanese management styles. It then follows the company development stage by stage, assessing the importance of individual creativity in adapting and implementing traditional management techniques. It shows how strategies for human resources, service quality, new technology, globalization and corporate restructuring evolve within the context of a growing organization, and includes an analysis of the innovative marketing techniques and product development processes needed to sell security services to one of the world's safest countries |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Entrepreneurship.
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Management.
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Security systems industry -- Management
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Telecommunication equipment industry -- Management
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entrepreneurs.
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management.
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Entrepreneurship
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Management
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Security systems industry -- Management
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Telecommunication equipment industry -- Management
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429787683 |
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0429787685 |
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9780429787676 |
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0429787677 |
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