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Coal utilization in India and Japan: a narrative‐analysis

Wei Lim, Tai - In: South Asian Journal of Global Business Research 2 (2013) 1, pp. 128-148

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to construct historical perceptions of coal use in India and Japan in different … use of coal energy in India and Japan. It highlights the communities of stakeholders interested in coal energy resource … narratives of its past and recent coal use, the role and function of coal in the overall energy mix of India and Japan are …

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Role of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) in seafood eco‐labelling policy in Japan

Gondor, Darek; Morimoto, Hideka - In: Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal 2 (2011) 2, pp. 214-230

‐labelling in Japan, and the possible roles of two connected non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) – the Marine Stewarship Council … eco‐labels in Japan. …

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Lessons in leadership

In: Management Development Review 10 (1997) 1, pp. 18-19

What does it take to lead a company which is learning to change and changing to learn? Discusses the practices and principles of proven leaders from firms such as PepsiCo, Tata, Toyota and Wal‐Mart.

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Job cutting, Japanese style

In: Management Development Review 10 (1997) 1, pp. 32-34

Spurred by recession, major Japanese corporations have reduced their workforces, introduced merit pay and performance appraisal, abolished promotion on seniority and moved production overseas. These have been unsettling to a culture which prides itself on stability, continuity, group support and...

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Redundant employees who turn up for work every day

In: Management Development Review 10 (1997) 1, pp. 44-45

A company’s “core” workers in Japan can still expect jobs for life, but recession has brought an end to automatic …

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All you need is love

In: Management Development Review 10 (1997) 2, pp. 53-54

“All you need is love” is not only the title of a famous Beatles song but also a guiding principle behind education and training at a multinational retailing chain. This article describes the unusual staff‐development practices employed by Yaohan International Group.

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Toray trains managers to look to the future

In: Management Development Review 10 (1997) 2, pp. 71-72

Companies in declining industries can still be successful, as the experience of Toray of Japan, the world’s largest …

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Japanese trade unions: myth and reality

In: Management Development Review 10 (1997) 5, pp. 162-163

So‐called “enterprise” unions ‐ in which membership is restricted to a company’s employees ‐ predominate in Japan. Some …

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Testing time for trade unionists

In: Management Development Review 10 (1997) 5, pp. 173-175

Investigates why unions have found it so difficult to get a foothold in Japanese‐owned automobile factories in the USA.

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The challenges facing western women who work in Japan

In: Management Development Review 10 (1997) 6, pp. 212-214

female managers working in Japan cope with this environment? A recent study investigated. …

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