As the global economy has evolved, many companies have expanded their operations overseas in a constant search for potential markets in which to sell their products and services. As these companies seek to establish themselves abroad, it becomes imperative to train and to retain local employees. Despite this pressing need, Japanese companies have been widely criticized for failing to retain the services of experienced local employees. The retail industry, in particular, experiences a high degree of employee mobility and requires instant solutions for adjusting to the fast changing environment in which its firms operate. However, many companies believe in the rationality of their corporate systems without questioning suitability to the local circumstance. This thesis uses an anthropological approach to evaluate the company building process of a leading Japanese fashion enterprise (referred to by the pseudonym "Ichi") in Hong Kong.
In adopting this approach, I seek to explain the formation and expression of Ichi's corporate ideology, and its interpretation by the firm's employees. This analysis focuses on two primary Ichi's managerial control and the way employees attempted to satisfy company expectations in a purely superficial manner. Specifically, I adopt a participant-observation approach over fifteen months to provide a comprehensive illustration of the activity within Ichi's Hong Kong stores.
The first part of this thesis suggests that Ichi uses its corporate ideology, Ichi DNA, to control employees through its corporate system including training, ranking, remuneration, and promotion. Ichi's implementation of its corporate system in Hong Kong seeks to apply its ideology to local employees to promote a "shared" set of values and its own institutional culture, thus unifying important principles across the company. This suggests that industrial familialism, which many scholars have identified as unique to Japanese corporate culture, only superficially illustrates the nature of Japanese companies.
This thesis further demonstrates that during the implementation of Ichi's corporate ideology, store employees individually or collectively distorted reports of their performance to attain personal career goals. This challenges the widespread perception that "harmony" is a genuine characteristic of the Japanese company. By examining the actions of different nationalities, the thesis also shows that Store Managers manage human relations within their stores primarily on the basis of different interpretations of the corporate ideology rather than their ethnic backgrounds. This similarly refutes the presumption that Japanese companies are ethnocentric in nature. Evidence from this study demonstrates that the general assumption of the efficacy of scientific management must be reexamined, as the company's managerial practices and relationships with its employees are more heavily influenced by worker politics than the firm's rational structure.
By exploring the company building process and the effect of dynamic human relations on it, this study seeks to address the gap between corporate ideology and those practices that exemplify it, contrasting starkly with studies that claim that Japanese firms are uniquely culture- or ethnocentric.
Fashion merchandising - China - Hong Kong
Corporations, Japan]]>
author: Yi Zhu
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¡°Emotional, relatable and binge-worthy." ¨CTessa Bailey
¡°I¡¯ll read anything she writes. An absolute star." ¨CEmily Henry
¡°I was hooked on the very first page. Don't miss this one!" ¡ª Carley Fortune
Two writers with a complicated history end up working on the same TV show. Can they write themselves a new ending? A sexy and emotional enemies-to-lovers romance guaranteed to pull on your heartstrings and give you a book hangover from brilliant new voice Yulin Kuang
Helen Zhang hasn¡¯t seen Grant Shepard once in the thirteen years since the tragic accident that bound their lives together forever.
Now a bestselling author, Helen pours everything into her career. She¡¯s even scored a coveted spot in the writers¡¯ room of the TV adaptation of her popular young adult novels, and if she can hide her imposter syndrome and overcome her writer¡¯s block, surely the rest of her life will fall into place too. LA is the fresh start she needs. After all, no one knows her there. Except¡
Grant has done everything in his power to move on from the past, including building a life across the country. And while the panic attacks have never quite gone away, he¡¯s well liked around town as a screenwriter. He knows he shouldn¡¯t have taken the job on Helen¡¯s show, but it will open doors to developing his own projects that he just can¡¯t pass up.
Grant¡¯s exactly as Helen remembers him¡ªcharming, funny, popular, and lovable in ways that she¡¯s never been. And Helen¡¯s exactly as Grant remembers too¡ªbrilliant, beautiful, closed off. But working together is messy, and electrifying, and Helen¡¯s parents, who have never forgiven Grant, have no idea he¡¯s in the picture at all.
When secrets come to light, they must reckon with the fact that theirs was never meant to be any kind of love story. And yet¡ the key to making peace with their past¡ªand themselves¡ªmight just lie in holding on to each other in the present.]]>
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Yeah, plenty of blogs and cookbooks preach about how to eat more kale, why ginger fights inflammation, and how to cook with microgreens and nettles. But they are dull or pretentious as hell¡ªand most people can't afford the hype.
Thug Kitchen lives in the real world. In their first cookbook, they're throwing down more than 100 recipes for their best-loved meals, snacks, and sides for beginning cooks to home chefs. (Roasted Beer and Lime Cauliflower Tacos? Pumpkin Chili? Grilled Peach Salsa? Believe that sh*t.) Plus they're going to arm you with all the info and techniques you need to shop on a budget and go and kick a bunch of ass on your own.
This book is an invitation to everyone who wants to do better to elevate their kitchen game. No more ketchup and pizza counting as vegetables. No more drive-thru lines. No more avoiding the produce corner of the supermarket. Sh*t is about to get real.]]>
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One afternoon, he stays at her Ge Ge¡¯s (Older brother, É£ÑÓ) room to play a game.? Once in a while when he sees her come inside the room to bring a plate of fruits and snacks, he will smiles like an evildoer: ¡°Kid, what are you doing? How can you blush so hard every time you see me.¡±?
¡ª¨C?This novel narrates the story of the young Sang Zhi and Duan Jia Xu. Sang Zhi gets to know Duan Jia Xu, who is seven years older than her, through her Ge Ge (Older brother, É£ÑÓ).
During their several interactions, Sang Zhi starts to develop a crush on Duan Jia Xu. It happens from her young age till she is an adult. After the graduation, Duan Jia Xu goes home and works hard. They have cut down their contact.
Sang Zhi and Duan Jia Xu begin to contact each other again after Sang Zhi attends the university in the city he is in. In their day by day intimate and close interaction, Sang Zhi notices the source of Duan Jia Xu¡¯s burdens. With Sang Zhi¡¯s companion, Duan Jia Xu also starts to let it go, he starts to have new relationship with her.]]>
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Hi everyone and author. I can¡¯t find your book in English. I wanna read it. I¡¯m from Uzbekistan and loved your book after watching the drama hidden love. If you read my letter please write to me [email protected]
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