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Japanese Women in Leadership

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Editors:
  1. Yoshie Tomozumi Nakamura

    1. The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA

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  2. Mayuko Horimoto

    1. Toyo University, Tokyo, Japan

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  3. Gary N. McLean

    1. Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand

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  • To provide leadership practitioners and researchers with comprehensive information on Japanese women in leadership
  • To inform current and future leadership practitioners and researchers on how research should be more indigenous, particularly in a Japanese context
  • To emphasize the importance of convergence (commonalities) and divergence (differences) in research on and practice in women in leadership in Japan
  • To serve as a guidance text for practitioners and a research text for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral courses on Japanese women in leadership in HRD/HRM, management, leadership, Asia/Japanese studies, women’s studies, and international relations, among others
  • To serve as a basis for the development of a future research agenda for international comparison studies on women in leadership

Part of the book series: Current Perspectives on Asian Women in Leadership (CPAWL)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Opening

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Status of Women Leaders in Japan: Challenges and Opportunities

      • Yoshie Tomozumi Nakamura, Mayuko Horimoto
      Pages 3-23

  3. From Past to Present

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25
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    2. The Role of Women in the Japanese Cultural Context

      • Jane Horan, Mayuko Horimoto
      Pages 27-44

    3. Challenges of Women Leadership from Employment Systems Perspectives

      • Yumiko Yokoyama, Yoshie Tomozumi Nakamura
      Pages 45-58

  4. Leading Change

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59
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    2. Developing Women Leaders in Japan: Government-Led Initiatives

      • AAhad M. Osman-Gani, Yoshie Tomozumi Nakamura, Mayuko Horimoto
      Pages 61-85

    3. Leading Self: Motivation and Leader Identity of Women in Japan

      • Mieko Kobayashi, Yoshie Tomozumi Nakamura
      Pages 87-105

  5. Sector Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107
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    2. Corporate Sector: Women Leaders in Japanese Companies

      • Mieko Kobayashi, Mayuko Horimoto
      Pages 109-123

    3. Corporate Sector: Foreign-Affiliated Companies

      • Fumie Nakao, April Bang
      Pages 125-143

    4. Women Leaders in Small and Medium-Sized Businesses in Japan: Lessons for Leadership Development

      • Eriko Miyake, Atsushi Kato
      Pages 145-164

    5. Patriarchal Leadership and Women’s Exclusion from Democratic Institutions

      • Jackie F. Steele, Eriko Miyake
      Pages 165-192

    6. Women in Leadership in Japan’s Education Sector

      • Mariko Ogawa, Takahiro Tominaga
      Pages 193-212

    7. Agriculture: From Farm Women to Women Farmers

      • Yukiko Otomo, Masae Tsutsumi
      Pages 213-236

    8. Women’s Leadership in the Not-for-Profit Sector and Nongovernmental Organizations

      • Mariko Ogawa
      Pages 237-261

  6. International Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 263-263
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    2. Women’s Social Participation: Japan in an Asian Context

      • Chizuko Nagaoka, Gary N. McLean
      Pages 265-280

    3. Japan in a Non-Asian Context, Focusing on Women in Top Management

      • Kumiko Ito
      Pages 281-302
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About this book

This edited book highlights the unique cultural and socioeconomic elements of Japan and the strong influence of those elements on women leaders in the nation. It shows that gender inequality and under-utilization of female talent are deeply rooted in Japanese society, explaining why Japan lags behind other countries in Asia in this regard. The contributors are expert academicians and practitioners with a clear understanding of Japanese women leaders' aspirations and frustrations. This book has critical implications for the development of women leaders in Japan, providing intriguing insights into developing the potential of highly qualified women leaders in diverse Japanese contexts in which traditional cultural expectations and modernized values coexist. 



Editors and Affiliations

  • The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA

    Yoshie Tomozumi Nakamura

  • Toyo University, Tokyo, Japan

    Mayuko Horimoto

  • Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand

    Gary N. McLean

About the editors

Yoshie Tomozumi Nakamura is Assistant Professor of Human and Organizational Learning, Graduate School of Education and Human Development at George Washington University, USA

Mayuko Horimoto is Associate Professor of Department of Education, Faculty of Letters at Toyo University, Japan. 

Gary N. McLean is Professor on the PhD Program in Organization Development at Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand.

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