The embedded corporation: corporate governance and employment relations in Japan and the United States

Preface to the Paperback Edition ix Preface xiii Chapter 1: Management and the Varieties of Capitalism 1 Chapter 2: Human Resources Departments in Large Japanese Firms: The Way It Was 21 Chapter 3: Inside Japanese Companies Today 41 Chapter 4: The Evolution of Human Resource Management in the United States 78 Chapter 5: Inside U.S. Companies Today 101 Chapter 6: Comparative Survey Data 131 Chapter 7: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead 157 Acknowledgments 175 Notes 179 Index 211