Workers, managers, productivity : Kaizen in Developing Countries

Workers, managers, productivity : Kaizen in Developing Countries / Akio Hosono, John Page, Go Shimada, editors.

This open access book provides a glimpse into the Japanese management technique known as "Kaizen," and the ways it has been disseminated around the developing world. The novelty of this book is three-fold: it provides a contextualized view of the mechanisms of initiatives implementing Kaiz...

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Other Authors: Hosono, Akio, Page, John, Shimada, Go
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
Subjects:
Continuous improvement process > Developing countries.
Sustainability.
Labour economics.
Economics.
Business & Economics > Development > Sustainable Development.
Business & Economics > Labor.
Business & Economics > Economics > General.
Continuous improvement process
Developing countries
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Overview
  • 2. Industrial Policy, Firm Capabilities and Kaizen
  • 3. Kaizen towards Learning, Transformation, and High-Quality Growth: Insights from Outstanding Experiences
  • 4. Why is Kaizen Critical for Developing Countries? Kaizen as a Social Innovation in the Era of Global Inequality
  • 5. Kaizen promotion in Ethiopia
  • A role of the government and change of mindset of people
  • 6. Kaizen Dissemination through the Government and Private Sector in Southeast Asia: A Comparative Study of Malaysia, Indonesia, and Myanmar
  • 7. Opportunities for Kaizen in Africa: Developing the Core Employability Skills of African Youth through Kaizen
  • 8. The Role of Kaizen in Participation in the Global Value Chain: The Case of the Mexican Automotive Industry
  • 9. Enhancing Learning through Continuous Improvement: Case Studies of the Toyota Production System in the Automotive Industry in South Africa
  • 10. Does Management Matter? An Assessment of Kaizen in Brazil
  • 11. Kaizen for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Vietnam
  • 12. Management Practices and Performance Improvement in Manufacturing Enterprises: The Case of Kaizen Adoption in Ghana
  • 13. Consequences of Kaizen practices in MSMEs in the Philippines: The case of the Manufacturing Productivity Extension Program (MPEX).

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