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Extreme Toyota

Radical Contradictions That Drive Success at the World's Best Manufacturer

by Emi Osono, Norihiko Shimizu and Hirotaka Takeuchi

		Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Pub. Date: 2008 ISBN: 9780470267622 No. pages: 320 Category: Leadership & Management

In this summary you will learn

How Toyota’s leaders use its internal contradictions productively
How they embrace its traditions while constantly adapting
How they demonstrate the value of the company’s people
Why Toyota’s managers advocate thinking locally on a global basis

Why you should read Extreme Toyota

Vast numbers of books discuss Toyota, but this one is far more than just another paean to how well the company uses its production system. Emi Osono, Norihiko Shimizu and Hirotaka Takeuchi, working with translator John Kyle Dorton, focus on several different elements of Toyota’s culture. They explain how the company’s leaders diagnose its internal contradictions and use them as a source of energy and a springboard for creativity. Where most corporate leaders see waste and a sad absence of harmonization, Toyota’s executives forge a fresh road through experimentation and continuous improvement. The book offers new ideas to help you assess your organization’s internal contradictions and turn them to your advantage. Despite being originally written in Japanese, this volume reads well and it features illustrations that actually help you understand the concepts behind the words. getAbstract recommends it to businesspeople who are interested in Toyota, its culture and the culture of their own organizations.

About the Authors

Hirotaka Takeuchi is a graduate of the University of California at Berkley and co-author with Michael Porter of Can Japan Compete? Emi Osono is a graduate of George Washington University. Norihiko Shimizu is a graduate of Stanford. They all teach at the top-rated Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy.

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