{"product_id":"extreme-toyota-radical-contradictions-that-drive-success-at-the-worlds-best-manufacturer-hardcover","title":"Extreme Toyota: Radical Contradictions That Drive Success at the World's Best Manufacturer - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmi Osono\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNorihiko Shimizu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHirotaka Takeuchi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExtreme Toyota\u003c\/i\u003e offers the first real, comprehensive inside look at what makes one of the world's best companies run. With unprecedented access to the inner working of Toyota, the authors spent six years researching the company, interviewing hundreds of executives and employees, and discovering the company's secret of success. What they uncovered will surprise you and change the way you think about business. Simultaneously rigidly traditional and seriously innovative, it is precisely those internal contradictions that make the company so successful and admired.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy almost any measure, Toyota is a model of extreme performance among the world's best manufacturers. The company is hugely profitable, known for strong engineering, durability, and reliability, and is on track to replace GM as the world's largest automaker. What explains this phenomenal success?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on six years of research and unprecedented access to Toyota facilities, documents, and activities--as well as hundreds of interviews with employees and leaders of the company--Extreme Toyota explains what makes Toyota great and what you and your business can learn from its success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThough Toyota is well known for its innovative production process--the Toyota Production System (TPS)--there is much more to its success than just its nimble, cost-effective production practices. The authors of Extreme Toyota explain that the secret to Toyota's success lies in a series of striking paradoxes or contradictions that are actively encouraged by Toyota's management. For example: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eToyota cultivates frugality and thriftiness AND spends big to develop people and projects\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is hierarchical and bureaucraticAND encourages dissent\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt aims for stability AND fosters a mindset of paranoia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt moves forward slowly and gradually AND makes big leaps\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is operationally efficient AND filled with redundancy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis creative clash of innovative production practices and traditional corporate culture not only works, it works extraordinarily well. Toyota manages to turn these seeming contradictions into unlimited growth and success. While most companies seek to stamp out internal contradictions and paradoxes, Toyota actively encourages them, resulting in continuous innovation and constant renewal. If you want to grow your own culture of contradiction and success, take a look inside the world's best manufacturer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is the definitive book on the secret to Toyota's phenomenal success, with important lessons for all leaders.\" --\u003ci\u003eNoel Tichy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy almost any measure, Toyota is a model of extreme performance among the world's best manufacturers. The company is hugely profitable, known for strong engineering, durability, and reliability, and is on track to replace GM as the world's largest automaker. What explains this phenomenal success? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on six years of research and unprecedented access to Toyota facilities, documents, and activities--as well as hundreds of interviews with employees and leaders of the company--\u003ci\u003eExtreme Toyota\u003c\/i\u003e explains what makes Toyota great and what you and your business can learn from its success. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough Toyota is well known for its innovative production process--the Toyota Production System (TPS)--there is much more to its success than just its nimble, cost-effective production practices. The authors of \u003ci\u003eExtreme Toyota\u003c\/i\u003e explain that the secret to Toyota's success lies in a series of striking paradoxes or contradictions that are actively encouraged by Toyota's management. For example: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eToyota cultivates frugality and thriftiness AND spends big to develop people and projects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIt is hierarchical and bureaucratic AND encourages dissent\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIt aims for stability AND fosters a mindset of paranoia\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIt moves forward slowly and gradually AND makes big leaps\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIt is operationally efficient AND filled with redundancy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis creative clash of innovative production practices and traditional corporate culture not only works, it works extraordinarily well. Toyota manages to turn these seeming contradictions into unlimited growth and success. While most companies seek to stamp out internal contradictions and paradoxes, Toyota actively encourages them, resulting in continuous innovation and constant renewal. If you want to grow your own culture of contradiction and success, take a look inside the world's best manufacturer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHIROTAKA TAKEUCHI, EMI OSONO, \u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eNORIHIKO SHIMIZU\u003c\/b\u003e are business school graduates from the University of California, Berkeley, The George Washington University, and Stanford University, respectively. They are professors at one of Japan's top business schools, Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy (www.ics.hit-u.ac.jp). Takeuchi works closely with Professor Michael E. Porter of Harvard University, with whom he coauthored \u003ci\u003eCan Japan Compete?\u003c\/i\u003e (2000). All three authors are also frequent speakers at conferences and seminars around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51993184862509,"sku":"9780470267622","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Ny92a1c2L3NQRkNUN1BoWkpZWlpRQT09.webp?v=1776336623","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/extreme-toyota-radical-contradictions-that-drive-success-at-the-worlds-best-manufacturer-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}