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S/B/550. Nemawashi: Is it Still Only for the Japanese?

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1900
DATE:
2010
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19.99 GBP

The paper looks at the Japanese business tradition of Nemawashi, or ‘root trimming' as a way to achieve group consensus. The application of the Nemawashi principle is illustrated using the example of the problems faced by Toyota, touching on the virtues essential for the Japanese culture, and comparing business practices in Japan to those in the USA.

 

KEYWORDS: Nemawashi, business culture, group consensus, vote,

 
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