Corporate Governance in Japan
Explain how country characteristics, law, and
culture shape corporate governance. Select one country which
characteristics you can explain in corporate governance. (History
of Corporate Governance around the World: Family Business Groups
to Professional Managers by editor Morck, Randall K.
corporate governance examples at the book from France, India, USA,
Canada, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden,
UK – you can alternatively also choose an example from any other
country too like FINLAND for example)
/ 5 points
Japan is a country of my interest which had changing corporate governance history in different time-line affected by history, law and culture. Having a collectivist culture Japan was a conservative country which were not interested in any other systems in the outside world. And businessmen of that time were not considered a top class. After the bombardment of Japan by
Americans and opening of market to foreigners there were significant steps on the development of corporate governance.
While the isolationist culture wanted Japanese best students to learn and report back Western economic systems to defeat them back on creating isolationist Japan, the Meiji government implemented best practices of Western systems; first step onto the development of corporate governance. The state-owned enterprises to bring Western industry to Japan and privatization
bringing about family pyramids controlling major corporations.
During 1930s-1945 Japan led by fascist military, implemented Soviet system meaning central planning system for everything. The ownership of major families and corporations still remained however with little dividends.
Japan's losing the WW II and post-war period
corporate governance culture more like American system as it was
initially under Americans. The zaibatsus – dominant families
owning major corporations were forced to sell them public and
anglo-american
culture shape corporate governance. Select one country which
characteristics you can explain in corporate governance. (History
of Corporate Governance around the World: Family Business Groups
to Professional Managers by editor Morck, Randall K.
corporate governance examples at the book from France, India, USA,
Canada, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden,
UK – you can alternatively also choose an example from any other
country too like FINLAND for example)
/ 5 points
Japan is a country of my interest which had changing corporate governance history in different time-line affected by history, law and culture. Having a collectivist culture Japan was a conservative country which were not interested in any other systems in the outside world. And businessmen of that time were not considered a top class. After the bombardment of Japan by
Americans and opening of market to foreigners there were significant steps on the development of corporate governance.
While the isolationist culture wanted Japanese best students to learn and report back Western economic systems to defeat them back on creating isolationist Japan, the Meiji government implemented best practices of Western systems; first step onto the development of corporate governance. The state-owned enterprises to bring Western industry to Japan and privatization
bringing about family pyramids controlling major corporations.
During 1930s-1945 Japan led by fascist military, implemented Soviet system meaning central planning system for everything. The ownership of major families and corporations still remained however with little dividends.
Japan's losing the WW II and post-war period
corporate governance culture more like American system as it was
initially under Americans. The zaibatsus – dominant families
owning major corporations were forced to sell them public and
anglo-american