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A new method forA new method for

“Portable Skills” development“Portable Skills” development to meet Japanese new demand.to meet Japanese new demand.

Akira TakenoAkira Takeno Graduate School of Entrepreneur Engineering,

Kochi University of Technology

2002.9.7

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Japanese Business Environment

“Sinking Sun” 2000s

“Japan as No.1

Rising Sun” in 1980s

Rising again ！

？

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Japanese Key Issue

Companies need New Type of Managers.

National Business Model Change is Needed!

How? What? Catch up Model Concept Creation

IMD National Competitiveness No.1 No.30

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New Business Managers Competencies

• Skills– Break through– Create New Business Model Concept

• Values– Like to change– Will to lead people

Values

Skills

Competencies

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New Business Managers Source

Now : Internal Development

Future : Outside Recruiting

Japanese “Same company-blooded Principles” “ Life-time Employment”

is Changing Rapidly.

?

FACT : 1/3 of New Graduates quit in 3 years

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Japanese Corporate Culture

IndividualismCollectivism

Risk Take

Risk Minimize

TOYOTA & Others SONY

( Exception )

MATSUSHITA & Many Others

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Akira TakenoEmployability and Portable Skill

Japan USA

Corporate

Culture

Corporate Culture

Portable Skill

Portable Skill

Portable Skill is limited in Japan.

Internal Education is important than Recruiting

Collectivism

Individualism

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Education to develop Competencies

.

• Key Individual values– For young leader education

• Will to become a business leader

– For technical engineer education• Eager to learn business administration

– For “intreprenurship” education• No fear to take a risk

• Competencies depend on corporate culture+

NeededCompetencies in Japan

Education to develop competencies

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Individual Values of Japanese Middle Managers

Most Important 1 Business Results 2 Meaning of a job 3 Interest for a job

Not Important 1 Welfare 2 Freedom of time 3 Position

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5Business Results

WelfareContribute for society

Peers

Advise from others

Business power

Interest for a job

Position

Self development

Payment

ResponsibilitySpecialty

PromotionFame of a company

Freedom of time

Respect

Degree of freedom

Business infruence

Safety

Meaning of a job

Meet to people

Recognition of a good job

BossWork environment

*Average of selected 116 middle managers in Japan, 1999-2002

Not interested for Promotion.Really???

“Honne”

versus

“Tatemae”

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Skills of Japanese Middle Managers

* (11samples) Not enough* (83 samples)

Low Skill, Wide Spread High Skill, Narrow Spread

Managers Selected for Education

Managers Not Selected for Education

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New Internal Education for Managers

1. Selection is important than Education.

2. Adaptability to Corp. Culture is an Important Portable Skill.

3. Corporate Culture Oriented Competency is the Key for New Manager Development.

Corporate View Point

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Akira TakenoPortable Skills in Japan

1. Most Companies are not motivated to provide employees with Portable Skills.

2. Employees have to get those Portable Skills by themselves.

Employee View Point:

How can that begin to happen in Japan?

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“Spin-off Start-ups”

may be the Key

to break through

in Japan!!!

My Hypothetical ConclusionMy Hypothetical Conclusion

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Spin-off Revolution is Emerging in Japan!!!

This may be the P.F.Drucker’s “The Future which has happened already”

Original Source: “Spin Off Revolution” Noboru Maeda, Toyo Keizai Publishing. 2002

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