Years have passed since the Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd. of Japan, world's most successful manufacturer of small electric motors, implemented a new management training program at one of its overseas operations in China. The program had two objectives. First, it was designed for corporations to support its strategy to minimize costs, will reduce Japanese expatriate levels by improving the management skills of local managers in foreign subsidiaries. Second, to overcome the shortage of qualified Japanese managers, the program will continue the aggressive expansion of production, which has become the cornerstone of the corporate strategy. "Hide
by Paul Beamish, Anthony Goerzen Source: Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation 14 pages. Publication Date: October 20, 1998. Prod. # 98M034-PDF-ENG
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