Japanese Management Education and Training: A Critical Review

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Warner, Malcolm

Affiliations: University of Cambridge, Department of Engineering, Judge Institute of Management Studies, Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1RX, UK

Abstract: This paper attempts to describe management education and training in Japan, both inside and outside the enterprise. It particularly emphasises the latter as it is usually relatively neglected in the literature. It looks at undergraduate and postgraduate courses, selected business schools and post-experience training programmes. It concludes that convergence with Western-style management education and training is unlikely in the near future, at least.

Keywords: Convergence, Business schools, Enterprise management, Graduate MBA programmes, Japan, Japanese management, Management education, Management, Training, Vocational Training

DOI: 10.3233/HSM-1991-10203

Journal: Human Systems Management, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 87-97, 1991