Confucian ethics and Japanese management practices
Journal of Business Ethics · 1988 · Volume 7 · Issue 8
Abstract
This paper proposes that an important method for understanding the ethics of Japanese management is the systematic study of its Confucian traditions and the writings of Confucius. Inconsistencies and dysfunction in Japanese ethical and managerial behavior can be attributed to contradictions in Confucius' writings and inconsistencies between the Confucian code and modern realities. Attention needs to be directed to modern Confucian philosophy since, historically Confucian thought has been an early warning system for impending change.
Keywords
Economic Growth, Management Practice, Systematic Study, Early Warning, Warning System
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