Slawomir Banaszak, “Japanese and Polish Managers: Economy, Management and Education” – eBook

This publication is devoted to management in modern economies and the place and role of managers in contemporary societies. The contributors show the complex problems of managing organizations from the perspective of two countries: Japan and Poland. The comparison brings fascinating conclusions about the essence of management and economic, social and cultural capitals present in these seemingly distant two worlds. However, a more detailed analysis also shows similarities in the functioning of managers, modern leadership, the social role of a manager, and the capitalist economy and post-capitalist society of Japan and Poland. The editors of this book have been cooperating for several years; they are trying to combine economic and sociological perspectives in research on contemporary capitalist economies and modern post-capitalist societies.Read more