Publications & Video
The Japan Times books and the 3-hour video can
be ordered from TMT. On the two 2004 books, Japan
True or False - People Problems, Costs, Restructuring
(soft-cover, 620p, key points in Japanese, at the special discounted price of 5,000 Yen/ US$50); and Know
Your Own Bone (written 1992 and time-capsuled 12 years,
soft-cover, 556p, key points in Japanese, 5,000 Yen, US$50); group discounts are available as detailed below.
Click below for Table of Contents and details of book.
Japan True or
False is for corporate performance and growth, and targeted
at leaders in companies, unions, the government, universities
etc.
Japan True or
False（「日本のウソかホントか」）は、企業の業績向上のための本であり、企業、労働組合、政府機関、大学のリーダーたちをターゲットとしている。
Know Your
Own Bone is for individual enjoyment, effectiveness
and results, and targeted at staff, sales people, students,
families etc.
Know
Your Own Bone（「自分をさがす旅」）は、個人が楽しみながら有効に活用してよい結果を生み出すための本であり、会社のスタッフ、セールス、学生、家族を対象としている。
Labor Pains
and the Gaijin Boss (Japan Times, 1984)
Taking Charge
in Japan (Japan Times, 1990)
Striking Gold
in Japan (Free to clients/非売品)
Sixteen Steps
to Corporate Leadership and Excellence
(Free to clients/非売品)
Why U.S. Style Downsizing/Outplacement
Is the Wrong Strategy in Japan (Free to clients/非売品)
Strategic Tools
for Managing Japanese Personnel - Local Practices, Policies
and the Law (Video)
About Thomas Nevins
Thomas J. Nevins earned a B.S. at the School of
Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University. Fluent in Japanese, he began
his career in Japan in 1972 as a researcher with Cornell and the Japan Institute
of Labor (the research organ of the Ministry of Labor). Before establishing Technics
in Management Transfer Inc. (TMT) in 1978, he worked as a contract consultant in a
number of Japanese labor unions and companies.
Mr. Nevins was elected a member of the Board of
Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ), and is a member
of the Japanese, German, French, British, Swiss, Belgian/Luxemburg and Italian Chambers. Before coming to Japan,
Nevins worked as a "White House Intern" in Asian Affairs at the
Department of State, and did an internship at the Bureau of International Labor
Affairs of the U.S. Department of Labor.
Nevins writes frequently on personnel management
in Japan by contributing to books, magazines, and newspapers in Japan and abroad.
He has written articles for and has been featured in most major Japanese magazines
and newspapers.
Outside Japan, he has been interviewed and quoted
in such publications as The New York Times, The
Observer, Institutional Investor, Business Week,
The Wall Street Journal, The International
Herald Tribune, Fortune, and been featured on Japanese and
American television.
His published books include "Passport to Japan -
Businessman' Guide" (BII, 1978), "The Complete Handbook of
U.S. Personnel and Labor Relations for Japanese Corporations" (JETRO, 1980 - now
out of print), "Labor Pains and the Gaijin Boss" (Japan Times, 1984), and
"Taking Charge in Japan" (Japan Times, 1990). There is a seminar video, "Strategic Tools
for Managing Japanese Personnel - Local Practices, Policies, and the Law" (1987).
More recent books are "Japan True or False - People Problems, Costs, Restructuring" (2004), and "Know Your Own Bone" (2004 - not Japan focused but partially translated into Japanese). Books and video are available at Order Books/本の注文.
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