Sustainable Management of Japanese Entrepreneurs in Pre-War Period from the Perspective of SDGs and ESG

This book features 13 Japanese entrepreneurs who made a significant contribution to the development of society from 1868, when modernization in Japan began, to the 1950s, after World War II. They worked on solving social issues at the time through their businesses and succeeded in creating social value by solving social issues and economic value through the development of their businesses.

The business philosophies they practiced have been passed on to their successors, and the companies they founded are now providing value to consumers around the world. Those 13 entrepreneurs anticipated the integration of solving social issues into corporate management, which modern companies are expected to realize under the umbrella of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by United Nations in 2015. Their trajectories provide a wealth of practical knowledge necessary to survive in a changing society and provide many valuable lessons for modern companies and their managers.

Explores historically successful experiments with sustainability in business practices Provides information on little-known episodes of Japanese economic history for foreign readers Focuses on how economic transformation can lead to sustainable practices

Autorentext

Masaatsu Takehara is a specially-appointed associate professor, Faculty of Sustainability Studies, Hosei University, Japan. He completed his doctoral course at the Graduate School of International Social Sciences, Yokohama National University.

Naoya Hasegawa is a Professor at Faculty of Sustainability Studies, Hosei University, Japan. His research focuses on business and sustainability, entrepreneur history. He obtained Ph-D at the Graduate School of International Social Sciences, Yokohama National University. He serves as Sustainability Senior Advisor at Sapporo Holdings Co., Ltd.

Inhalt
Part I. Management by Philosophy.- 1. Teigo Iba: A Pioneer of Management Aimed at Creating Shared Value.- 2. Masaya Suzuki: Management Through Itoku-shori, Aiming for a Sustainable Society.- Part II. Integration of Economy and Morality.- 3. Ryoichiro Okada: Aiming for Integration of Economy and Morality.- 4. Meizen Kinpara: The Pioneer of Social Business.- 5. William Merrell Vories: Toward a Socio-Economic System for Mutual Support Based on Stewardship.- Part III. Value Creation Through Innovation.- 6. Jokichi Takamine: From Bioscience to the Intellectual Property Business.- 7. Sakichi Toyoda: No Product, No Invention.- 8. Michio Suzuki: Customer-Oriented Business Strategy Utilizing Knowledge.- 9. Shojiro Ishibashi: Pioneer of Automobile Tire Manufacturing in Japan.- Part IV. Management that Enhanced Human Capital.- 10. Magosaburo Ohara: The Pioneer of CSR Who Challenged the Realization of Labor Idealism.- 11. Tsurukichi Hatano: Creating Value Through Effective Human Resource Management.- Part. V Creating Social Solutions.- 12. Kenkichi Kagami: Founder of Insurance Business in Japan.- 13. Tsuneta Yano: Established a Life Insurance Business Through Mutualism.