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Collins, Kevin – 1983
Many attempts have been made to explain how modern Japan has, with speed and minimal stress, become competitive with Western nations in terms of military strength and industrial productivity. One factor commonly mentioned is the "groupishness," the collective orientation,that is basic to Japanese society. Some research has suggested that…
Descriptors: Community Role, Educational Environment, Family Life, Foreign Countries
Naito, Eisuke – 2001
This paper discusses knowledge management (KM) in relation to a shared cataloging system in Japanese university libraries. The first section describes the Japanese scene related to knowledge management and the working environment, including the SECI (Socialization, Externalization, Combination, Internalization) model, the context of knowledge, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)