From the outset, reform of regional health agencies in France, has been torn between two conflicting approaches: traditional state planning and the more recent New Public Management. In fact, the “Hôpital Patients Santé Territoires” (Hospital Patients Health Territories) bill juxtaposes...

Beyond enthusiasm towards Japanese management practices, can we consider that it exists something we can call "Asian management"? Or shall we consider that we face a constellation of diverse management practices? In any case, the central question is "can we learn "? This paper develops the...