Japanese-style management: lessons for the American medical group administrator

The Japanese have been very successful in developing and implementing a management style that has made Japan one of the most productive and affluent societies in the world today. It is a style of management based on a long-term investment in people and characterized by management techniques that emphasize simplicity, flexibility, and human values in the corporation. These techniques, when adapted to American medical group practices, can provide valuable lessons in management for the American medical group administrator.