SOURCES OF BUSINESS ETHICS IN MEIJI JAPAN
SOURCES OF BUSINESS ETHICS IN MEIJI JAPAN

Summary/Abstract: When studying the activity of Japanese companies in the Meiji Period (1868-1912) we may notice that these have taken actions that are not exactly within the capitalist ethos of competition and personal profit. As an example, we refer to the networks created by managing directors who served concurrently in different companies, in the same field of activity1. Seen from the point of view of a competitive, market-oriented economy, this is an unbelievable phenomenon. Maybe it is due to the fact that the people preserved its traditional values despite the adoption of such social techniques as the joint stock company system. Our study will analyze the role of traditional business ethics from the Edo period in shaping the modern ethics and vision of Japanese management.

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