History Of Management Accounting In Japan

This book sheds light on the interpenetration process between practice and theory of "Japanese management accounting" by using historical methods. Japanese management accounting can be characterized by the fact that it not only emphasizes the management of entities, such as JIT, and kaizen activities both in the company but also suppliers.

In the interests of globalization, many companies today are establishing theories and practices for international management accounting. This book discusses the current status of international management accounting in Japan through interviews with three major electronics companies. By tracing the history of the business expansion of the three companies, as well as their transition of strategies and accompanying organizational structure, key features and details of international management accounting are faithfully described. The book is divided into two parts. Part I describes general concepts of international management accounting in global companies, while Part II analyzes the experiences of three leading electronics companies ? Matsushita, Sharp and Sanyo ? in international management accounting. Written in a scholarly yet accessible manner, this book will benefit both academics and industry professionals practising in the field.

As the world's third-ranking economic power, Japan's style of management, such as the lifetime employment system, the seniority system, and an enterprise union, has been well studied. However, little else is known about the Japanese management control systems (MCSs) and management accounting systems, which are significantly different from other economic powers. This book sheds light on Japanese MCSs and the differences with those of the United States, illustrated with examples from Mitsubishi Electric, Kao, and more. This book aids not only researchers in management accounting, but also provides more useful insight for international investors and management accountants that can prove useful in business management.

Much attenton has been given to Japanese business, but this has mainly focused on management practices, production systems and manufacturing, and the business system. Very little has been written about Japanese accounting. In this new work, Kyojiro Someya, a former president of the Japanese Accounting Association and now Director of the Japan Accounting Research Institute, presents an overview of developments under three main headings: Japanese Accounting History, Problems in Financial Accounting Theory, and Cash Flow Accounting.

This book investigates how different types of Japanese management systems are able to motivate stakeholders, including employees, top management, stockholders, customers and transaction partners, to participate actively in the organizational behavior that improves business performance. The various systems motivating stakeholders are examined in five sections: Strategy and Business Restructuring for Enhancing the Business Value; Management Control Systems and Budgeting; Cost Management; Management Accounting for Supply Chain and Shared Services; and Process Management. Sample Chapter(s). Part 1:1: How Japanese Legal and Accounting Rules Can Facilitate Business Group Restructuring (671 KB). Contents: Strategy and Business Restructuring to Enhancing Business Value: How Japanese Legal and Accounting Rules Can Facilitate Business Group Restructuring (Y Monden & Y Monden); Changes in the Concept of Capital and Their Effects on Economic Profit in Japan (S Hiraoka); Management Control Systems and Budgeting: Analysis of the Influence of Performance-Based Systems on Japanese Management Control (E Yokota); Questionnaire Survey on the International Financial Control Affecting the Responsibility Accounting of Overseas Subsidiaries (M Tomo); Cost Management: The Role of OC Hidden CostOCO in Cost Management (S Kon); Target Costing Brings Another Competitive Edge: Creation of Capacity Surplus through Information Capital Readiness by IT (Y Ogushi); Management Accounting for Supply Chain and Shared Services: Allocation of Joint Profit among Supply Chain Companies: Application of Core Theory (M Imabayashi); Characteristics of Japanese Shared Service Centers (T Sonoda); Process Management: Chain Effect among Objectives under Management by Objectives (N Ogura & S Nibuya); The Framework of Business Process Management and Dell Computers (G Lee & N Yamaguchi); and other papers. Readership: University students, researchers, and professionals and practitioners in business and management fields."

Volume two of the Handbooks of Management Accounting Research consists of two groups of chapters. The first draw together research that has focussed on particular management accounting practices. The second set synthesise contributions to the literature that have been focussed within particular organisational contexts. Volume two concludes with a review of research on how management accounting practice and research varies around the world. Special pricing available if purchased as a set with Volume 1. Documents the scholarly management accounting literature Publishing both in print, and online through Science Direct International in scope

The Routledge Companion to Accounting History presents a single-volume synthesis of research in this expanding field, exploring and analysing accounting from ancient civilisations to the modern day. No longer perceived as the narrow study of how a mysterious technique was used in past, the scope of accounting history has widened substantially. This revised and updated volume moves beyond the history of accounting technologies, accounting theories and practices and the accountants who applied them. Expert contributors from around the world explore the interfaces between accounting and the economy, society, culture and the polity. Accounting history is shown to offer important insights into such disparate phenomena as the evolution of capitalism, control of labour, gender and family relationships, racial exploitation, the operation of religious organisations, and the functioning of the state. Illuminating the foundation and development of accounting systems, this updated, classic book opens the field to a new generation of accounting scholars and historians around the world.

The Routledge Handbook of Japanese Business and Management provides a comprehensive overview of management and business processes and practices in Japanese companies. The contributors combine theoretical findings and research results with a practical and contemporary view on how corporations and firms are managed in Japan. The handbook is divided into eight sections covering: historical perspectives on Japanese management; structure and theory of the Japanese firm; the corporate environment in Japan; the Japanese work environment; the Japanese market; manufacturing and logistics; interaction and communication; the future of Japanese management. This book is an essential reference resource for students and scholars working on Japanese companies, the Japanese market-place, Japanese consumers, or management processes in the Japanese firm. The book also provides an interesting and informative read for managers who need to deepen their knowledge on Japanese business processes.