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Author Kobayashi, Nobuko

Title Winding Paths to Success Chart a Career in Uncertain Times
Published Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2023

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Description 1 online resource (317 p.)
Contents Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Prologue -- 1 Levity -- Yuki Shingu, CEO of Future Architect, Inc. -- Yuki Shingu Makes a Brilliant Comeback to IT Career After Nursing Care Leave -- Japan-Almost Silent over #MeToo -- Why Having Women at the Top Is Not Enough -- References -- 2 Independence -- Makiko Nakamori, Head of Nakamori CPA Offices, External Board Member to MA Capital Partners, LIFULL, and Itochu Corporation -- Makiko Nakamori Approaches Corporate Governance with Resolve -- Gender Diversity in Japan Inc. Must Blast Past Tokenism
Women Must Learn to Harness the Power of Networking -- References -- 3 Purpose -- Mami Kataoka, Director of the Mori Art Museum -- Mami Kataoka Believes in the Power of Art to Change the World -- Every Day Is International Men's Day in Japan -- Companies Must Face Up to the Downsides of Workplace Diversity -- References -- 4 Altruism -- Ayako Sonoda, CEO of Cre-en Inc. -- Ayako Sonoda Inherits Altruism and Entrepreneurism Passed from Her Mother -- Let's Get Real About Female Equality in Corporate Japan -- Not Feeling Welcome -- Broader Yardstick -- Rolling with the Punches Hurts Japanese Women
Ryoko Nagata, Former Standing Audit and Supervisory Board Member of Japan Tobacco (JT) -- Ryoko Nagata Stays Clear of Cigarettes in a Tobacco Company -- Japan Must Break the Glass Fence Keeping Mothers at Home -- Japanese Companies Must Capitalize on the Gender Gap Disclosure Rule -- References -- 8 Curiosity -- Noriko Osumi, Vice President of Tohoku University -- Noriko Osumi Normalizes Women in Science -- Science Ambassadors as Role Models -- Hurdling Project to Assist Parents -- Japan Needs More STEM Research, Not Tours, to Revive Innovation -- Women Can Help Revive Innovation for Japan Inc
Notes Description based upon print version of record
Bibliography References -- 5 Conviction -- Miyuki Suzuki, Former President of Cisco Asia Pacific, Japan, and Greater China (APJC) -- Miyuki Suzuki Drives Change as Outsider from Within -- Meetings with Women That "Take Too Long" Are a Good Thing -- Kawaii Culture Hurts Japanese Women in Business -- References -- 6 Leadership -- Masami Katakura, Chairwoman and CEO of Ernst & Young (EY) ShinNihon -- Masami Katakura Realizes Her Leadership Potential with Help from a Mentor -- Former Princess Mako's Marriage Holds a Mirror to Japan -- Japan's Language Gender Divide Hurts Women at Work -- References -- 7 Growth
References -- 9 Ambition -- Yumi Narushima, Head of the Extracurricular Education Company of Benesse Corporation -- Yumi Narushima Returns to Benesse After Running a Girls' School -- Japan Must Reform Its Antiquated Marriage Laws -- Japan's Miss Contests Reflect Society's High Demands on Women -- References -- 10 Competence -- Masae Yamanaka, Vice President of Panasonic Connect -- Masae Yamanaka Builds Career in Sales Traversing Four Companies -- Reinventing Corporate Sales at IBM Japan -- A Younger Multinational: Microsoft Japan -- Japanese Company in Global Transformation: LIXIL
Notes Second Japanese Company After Deliberation: Panasonic Connect
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781394158003
1394158009