The Adaptation of Western Management Ideologies: The Revised Capitalism of Keizai Doyukai in Postwar Japan
2005; Wiley; Volume: 14; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1475-6781.2005.00069.x
ISSN1475-6781
Autores Tópico(s)Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism
ResumoInternational Journal of Japanese SociologyVolume 14, Issue 1 p. 70-83 The Adaptation of Western Management Ideologies: The Revised Capitalism of Keizai Doyukai in Postwar Japan Yuzuru Suzuki, Yuzuru Suzuki Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Faculty of Human-Environment Studies, KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, 6-19-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Yuzuru Suzuki, Yuzuru Suzuki Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Faculty of Human-Environment Studies, KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, 6-19-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 30 September 2005 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6781.2005.00069.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Abstract: Keizai Doyukai (The Japan Committee for Economic Development) proposed a unique management ideology known as "revised capitalism" immediately after World War II. Doyukai was a totally new business association established by young managers in 1946, and this was in sharp contrast with Keidanren, which evolved from its prewar predecessor. The concept of revised capitalism consisted in the equilibrium of management, labor, and capital on an equal power basis, and had a solid theoretical foundation. Although it was an important milestone in the history of management ideology, it has been misinterpreted to date. In particular, it is commonly believed that Banjo Otsuka, one of Doyukai's inaugurators, imitated the ideas of Western management thought in Burnham's The Managerial Revolution and Berle and Means's The Modern Corporation and Private Property in formulating revised capitalism. This comparative analysis reveals otherwise. I hold that Otsuka enhanced the role of labor and blended the prewar management thought of Japan with the ideologies of Burnham and of Berle and Means. 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