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Sustainable Management of Japanese Entrepreneurs in Pre-War Period from the Perspective of SDGs and ESG

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Authors:
  1. Masaatsu Takehara

    1. Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan

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  2. Naoya Hasegawa

    1. Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan

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  • Explores historically successful experiments with sustainability in business practices
  • Provides information on little-known episodes of Japanese economic history for foreign readers
  • Focuses on how economic transformation can lead to sustainable practices

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Management by Philosophy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Teigo Iba: A Pioneer of Management Aimed at Creating Shared Value

      • Masaatsu Takehara, Naoya Hasegawa
      Pages 3-22

    3. Masaya Suzuki: Management Through “Itoku-shori”, Aiming for a Sustainable Society

      • Masaatsu Takehara, Naoya Hasegawa
      Pages 23-39

  3. Integration of Economy and Morality

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41
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    2. Ryoichiro Okada: Aiming for Integration of Economy and Morality

      • Masaatsu Takehara, Naoya Hasegawa
      Pages 43-58

    3. Meizen Kinpara: The Pioneer of Social Business

      • Masaatsu Takehara, Naoya Hasegawa
      Pages 59-76

    4. William Merrell Vories: Toward a Socio-Economic System for Mutual Support Based on Stewardship

      • Masaatsu Takehara, Naoya Hasegawa
      Pages 77-93

  4. Value Creation Through Innovation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95
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    2. Jokichi Takamine: From Bioscience to the Intellectual Property Business

      • Masaatsu Takehara, Naoya Hasegawa
      Pages 97-110

    3. Sakichi Toyoda: No Product, No Invention

      • Masaatsu Takehara, Naoya Hasegawa
      Pages 111-126

    4. Michio Suzuki: Customer-Oriented Business Strategy Utilizing Knowledge

      • Masaatsu Takehara, Naoya Hasegawa
      Pages 127-143

    5. Shojiro Ishibashi: Pioneer of Automobile Tire Manufacturing in Japan

      • Masaatsu Takehara, Naoya Hasegawa
      Pages 145-161

  5. Management that Enhanced Human Capital

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 163-163
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    2. Magosaburo Ohara: The Pioneer of CSR Who Challenged the Realization of Labor Idealism

      • Masaatsu Takehara, Naoya Hasegawa
      Pages 165-182

    3. Tsurukichi Hatano: Creating Value Through Effective Human Resource Management

      • Masaatsu Takehara, Naoya Hasegawa
      Pages 183-196

  6. Creating Social Solutions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197
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    2. Kenkichi Kagami: Founder of Insurance Business in Japan

      • Masaatsu Takehara, Naoya Hasegawa
      Pages 199-219

    3. Tsuneta Yano: Established a Life Insurance Business Through Mutualism

      • Masaatsu Takehara, Naoya Hasegawa
      Pages 221-239

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 241-249
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About this book

This book features 13 Japanese entrepreneurs who made a significant contribution to the development of society from 1868, when modernization in Japan began, to the 1950s, after World War II. They worked on solving social issues at the time through their businesses and succeeded in creating social value by solving social issues and economic value through the development of their businesses. 

The business philosophies they practiced have been passed on to their successors, and the companies they founded are now providing value to consumers around the world. Those 13 entrepreneurs anticipated the integration of solving social issues into corporate management, which modern companies are expected to realize under the umbrella of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by United Nations in 2015. Their trajectories provide a wealth of practical knowledge necessary to survive in a changing society and provide many valuable lessons for modern companies and their managers.



Reviews

“This volume is an important contribution to the field of corporate social responsibility. It confirms that CSR is not a solely a Western concept, but one which has been embedded in Japanese business culture for over a century. By linking socially-responsible actions to various schools of thought, this book not only provides an historical basis for Japanese CSR, but also points the way to re-discovering these principles in a modern world.” (Dr. Lori Forman, Professor and Development Advisor, and former Visiting Professor at Keio University)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan

    Masaatsu Takehara, Naoya Hasegawa

About the authors

Masaatsu Takehara is a specially-appointed associate professor, Faculty of Sustainability Studies, Hosei University, Japan. He completed his doctoral course at the Graduate School of International Social Sciences, Yokohama National University.


Naoya Hasegawa is a Professor at Faculty of Sustainability Studies, Hosei University, Japan. His research focuses on business and sustainability, entrepreneur history. He obtained Ph-D at the Graduate School of International Social Sciences, Yokohama National University. He serves as Sustainability Senior Advisor at Sapporo Holdings Co., Ltd.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sustainable Management of Japanese Entrepreneurs in Pre-War Period from the Perspective of SDGs and ESG

  • Authors: Masaatsu Takehara, Naoya Hasegawa

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6507-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-6506-9Published: 30 December 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-6509-0Published: 31 December 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-6507-6Published: 29 December 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXV, 249

  • Number of Illustrations: 184 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Business Strategy/Leadership, Sustainability Management, Economic History

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