Diaries; Autobiography; Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers; Japan; Sarasohn, Homer, 1916-2001; Industrial management; Denki Tsūshin Kenkyūjo (Japan); Telecommunication; Communication; Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931; Management;...
The diary and memoirs of Frank Polkinghorn's two years in Japan as director of the Research and Development Division of the Civil Communications Section (CCS) of the Supreme Command of Allied Powers (SCAP). It consists of: the Preface; Chapter 1:...
The materials from a 1980 September 18 letter from Mr. B. Inoue with information regarding Sumitomo Electric Industries (SEI) and the Deming prize. Inoue discusses SEI and its utilization of quality control and the role of foremen to the...
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that people in the United States are looking at Hopper's old articles again and finding renewed interest in them. He believes that Inoue's writing is important because...
Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Inoue, Bunzaemon, 1906-; Letters; Authorship; Associations, institutions, etc.; Japan; Health; Deming, W. Edwards (William Edwards), 1900-1993; Management; Quality control; Nakane, Chie, 1926-; Juran, J. M. (Joseph M.),...
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that he is sending a few more questions for his article. Hopper asks Inoue to comment on questions regarding the CCS (Civil Communications Section) and leadership. ...
Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Management; World War II; Japan; Industrial management; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Deming, W. Edwards (William Edwards), 1900-1993; Juran, J. M. (Joseph M.), 1904-2008; Sarasohn, Homer, 1916-2001;...
Kenneth Hopper's article from the September 1985 issue of Quality Progress discussing Japan's new industrial management based on Japanese traditions and American ideals from practicing American industrial managers.
Inoue, Bunzaemon, 1906-; Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Letters; Authorship; Leadership; Communication; Management; Business enterprises; Lectures and lecturing; Tanizaki, Jun'ichirō, 1886-1965; Teams in the workplace
B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., writes Mr. K. Hopper saying that he has learned that Hopper has read the CCS (Civil Communications Section) manual. He reports that he received a "revision" of Mr. Protzman's work on leadership,...
Inoue, Bunzaemon, 1906-; Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Letters; Quality control; Executives; Business enterprises; Lectures and lecturing; Sarasohn, Homer, 1916-2001; Deming, W. Edwards (William Edwards), 1900-1993; Juran, J. M. (Joseph M.), 1904-2008;...
The information accompanying Mr. Inoue's letter of 1980 November 7. Written in third person, Inoue addresses questions from Kenneth Hopper. He explains that during the CCS (Civil Communications Section) seminars, SCAP gave strict orders asking...
Inoue, Bunzaemon, 1906-; Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Letters; Sumitomo Denki Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha; Management; Factories; World War II; Production (Economic theory); Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers; Time study; Motion study; Line and staff...
B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., writes Mr. K. Hopper, saying that most of the SEI (Sumitomo Electric Industries) factories were destroyed by bombs during World War II and discusses why he believes the Japanese lost the war with the...
Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Inoue, Bunzaemon, 1906-; Letters; Japan; Factories; Interpersonal relations; Management; Industries; Authorship; Books; University of Michigan; Executives; Kondō, Y. (Yoshio), 1924-; Supervisors, Industrial; Sumitomo Denki...
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that Mr. S. Nagasaki has been very kind in translating two of Inoue's articles for him and sharing in discussion. He requests that Inoue write about his experience...
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying he is both grateful and overwhelmed at the amount of work Inoue and Mr. Takezawa have put into their answer. He shares that Professor Tsurumi regards such letters and...
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. Yoshihiro Shinki, thanking him for his dedication to getting him and Mrs. Hopper to see many of the important sites in Japan and answering questions. The letter contains Hopper's signature.
Inoue, Bunzaemon, 1906-; Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Letters; Interpersonal relations; Factories; Supervisors, Industrial; AT & T; Management; Lectures and lecturing; Quality circles; Quality control
B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., writes Mr. K. Hopper saying that he is replying to Hopper's letter of June 11th. He responds to one of Hopper's questions by saying that Japanese human relations have not changed substantially since...
Letters; Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Factories; Management; Supervisors; Health; Technology; Books; Japan - History - Allied occupation, 1945-1952; Manufacturing industries; Brooms and brushes; Factory management
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. Protzman thanking him for talking with him at length. Hopper states that he is enclosing two pieces that will give Protzman some detail about Hopper. He informs Protzman that the Innovation piece was written when things...
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that he hopes that when Hopper is in Japan, he can discuss how the information he is collecting can be taught to others. Hopper shares that he spent time working with...
Kenneth Hopper provides the background and context of his correspondence with distinguished Japanese industrialist, Bunzaemon Inoue. He writes that Inoue sent him about 60 letters answering questions on the improvements he saw or personally...
Speeches, addresses, etc.; Laboratories; Telecommunication; Leadership; Engineers; Scientists; Teams in the workplace; Morale; Bell Telephone Company; Denki Tsūshin Kenkyūjo (Japan)
Frank Polkinghorn encourages leadership during his remarks at the opening of the Electrical Communications Laboratory.
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. H. Nashiwa, of Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., thanking him for his letter. Hopper says he visited factories, head offices, associations, a management training center, a research department, and a government department...
Letters; Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Management; Western Electric Company; Furukawa Denki Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha; Sumitomo Denki Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha; Executives; Speeches, addresses, etc.; Business enterprises; Quality control; Nihon Denki...
Charles writes Ken saying that he has been going over his so-called notes so that he may give Ken an idea of how industry conditions were in 1956 Japan. Charles shares that he gave talks on general industry observations he observed at that time,...
Letters; Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Kobayashi, Kōji, 1907-; Factories; Japan; Nihon Denki Kabushiki Kaisha; Lectures and lecturing; Western Electric Company
A letter written to Ken by an unnamed correspondent. The unnamed correspondent says that he tried to recall if K. Kobayashi attended the first Tokyo session, but says that his memory is not that accurate. The unnamed correspondent shares that...
