The Search for a General Theory of Japanese Management - A Research Paper

A Historical Review of Japanese Management Theories: The Search for a General Theory of
Japanese Management

Masaki Hayashi
Department of Commerce, Chuo University, 742-1 Higashi Nakano, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
2002


This paper seeks to review and examine theories of Japanese management and to demonstrate the potential for the development of a general theory of Japanese management, based upon the mediation of historical and theoretical research of existing studies of individual management fields in Japan.