Japanese Management System - Theory Z and Beyond

The East is known to provide the world with various enlightening philosophies, most of which guide us today. These philosophies are not limited to enlightening personal lives only. Instead, their scope is broad, and they even dominate the business practices. In this course, we will take a deep look at Theory Z of business and corporate management, proposed by Dr. William Ouchi. As someone hailing from a background in business management, Dr. Ouchi proposed his Theory Z to ensure better integration between American (Western) and Japanese businesses.

This course will teach you about the essential corporate and business management practices proposed by Theory Z. Moreover, it also explains other critical business management theories, such as Theory X and Theory Y, along with their organizational applications. The course also explains corporate identity, organizational hierarchies and structures of Japanese organizations. All of this is covered under four topics, each followed by a series of questions that will help students revisit the concepts learned.

Developing a course on this subject will help business management students and corporate professionals diversify their horizons about business practices. Furthermore, it will give them first-hand experience of business practices in Japan and can be helpful if they want to work in a Japanese environment or help their firms merge with a Japanese organization. Altogether, this course’s certification will be a beneficial addition to their academic and vocational achievements.