The Development of Corporate Governance in Japan and Britain

Publication Date	February 2004
Publisher	Ashgate Publishing
Product Type	Book
Pages	216
ISBN Number	9780754633693
Product Code	ASH00033

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Summary

The topic of 'corporate governance' attracts the interest of commentators, policy makers and academics due to its focus on major differences between national business systems and their performance. Yet many works engage in generalizations, and fail to appreciate the realities and circumstances of its long-term evolution. Comparative study is used in this book to analyse national, legal, cultural and industry-specific contexts and the broad range of key factors contributing to the emergence of business institutions.

Historical insight into the origins of corporate governance systems and the impact of institutional legacy is used to unravel development pathways in Japan and Britain.

The book is the result of genuine international cooperation between established Japanese and British business historians and management academics.

Content

What is corporate governance? the historical implications, Etsuo Abe
The corporate governance of Japanese firms at the early stage of industrialization: Osaka cotton spinning and Nippon life assurance, Matao Miyamoto and Takeshi Abe
Corporate governance, business organization and competitiveness: British business in the inter-war period, Robert Fitzgerald
Corporate governance in the inter-war Zaibatsu, Haruhito Takeda
Corporate governance in British insurance: how the Phoenix lost Norwich Union and lived to regret London Guarantee and Accident, Clive Trebilcock
Japanese corporate governance in the major life assurance companies
an historical perspective, Takau Yoneyama
The main bank system and corporate governance in post-war Japan, Chikage Hidaka and Takeo Kikkawa
Corporate governance, management and British venture capital since 1945, Richard Coopey
Authority and direction in British manufacturing companies, 1945-2000: models, realities and consequences, Nick Tiratsoo
Corporate governance and management structure: the nationalized railway industry in Britain, Terry Gourvish
Recent changes in inter-firm relations in Japan: the six largest corporate complexes, Masahiro Shimotani
Index.