Collective Myopia in Japanese Organizations A Transcultural Approach
Drawing on European philosophies, this book examines collective myopia and its role in global business through various case studies of Japanese organizations, including the Tokyo Electric Power Company.
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NOBUYUKI CHIKUDATE
Collective Myopia in Japanese Organizations
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Collective Myopia in Japanese Organizations A Transcultural Approach for Identifying Corporate Meltdowns
Nobuyuki Chikudate
Palgrave
macmillan
COLLECTIVE MYOPIA IN JAPANESE ORGANIZATIONS Copyright © Nobuyuki Chikudate 2015 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-45084-5 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission. In accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of Nature America, Inc., One New York Plaza, Suite 4500, New York, NY 10004-1562. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world.
ISBN 978-1-349-55643-4 E-PDF ISBN: 978-1-137-45085-2 DOI: 10.1057/9781137450852
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Chikudate, Nobuyuki. Collective myopia in Japanese organizations : a transcultural approach for identifying corporate meltdown / Nobuyuki Chikudate. pages cm Includes bibliographical references. 1. Management—Japan. 2. Organizational behavior— Japan. 3. Corporate culture—Japan. 4. Organizational change— Japan. 5. Organizational sociology—Japan. I. Title. HD70.J3C466 2015 302.3'50952—dc23 2015012945 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
Contents
List of Illustrations
vii
Acknowledgments
ix
List of Frequently Used Abbreviations
xi
Kanji Expressions in the Text List of Frequently Used Japanese Words and Expressions
xiii xv
1
Introduction
2
Definition and Intellectual Roots of Collective Myopia
15
3
Normcracy
33
4
Socio-Cultural and Institutional Influences
51
5
Descriptions of Japanese White-Collar Workplaces
81
6
Revisioning Japanese Management
117
7
Questioning Organizational Change
155
8
How Do We Use Collective Myopia Thinking?
165
9
Toward Transcultural Learning and the Rise of “Empathia”
181
Conclusion
191
10
1
Notes
193
Bibliography
199
Index
213
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List of Illustrations
1.1
Guides for Readers
13
2.1
Intellectual Heritage and Philology—Relative Chronological Order
19
2.2
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