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:...
Engineering; Engineers; Education; Universities and colleges; College students; College teachers; Speeches, addresses, etc.; Nihon Gakujutsu Kaigi; Technology; Scientists; Industries; Research; Laboratories; Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers;...
The appendices and exhibits from the report of the engineering education mission to Japan, 1951 July 5 to August 26. It consists of: Appendix A: Institute for Engineering Education; Appendix B: Program of the Mission on Engineering Education;...
Frank Polkinghorn discusses research, manufacturing, merchandising, stability, operation, maintenance, appearance, cost, and performance during his talk on engineering in industry. Page 1 contains an original handwritten notion on the top, right...
Engineers; Engineering; Japan; Executives; Costs, Industrial; Production (Economic theory); Industries; Factories; Machinery; Universities and colleges; College teachers; College students; Economics; Telephone systems; Manufacturing processes;...
Frank Polkinghorn's talk on the need to improve the efficiency of quality of production by Japanese engineers delivered before the annual meeting of the Institute of Electrical Communication Engineers at Tokyo University on 1949 March 7. It...
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-; Inoue, Bunzaemon, 1906-; Letters; Business enterprises; Executives; Historians; Lectures and lecturing; Japan; Banks and banking; Quality circles; Quality control
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that American companies are using historians to record the stories of individual executives. He asks Inoue about his 500 lectures and if they were about the CCS (Civil...
Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Inoue, Bunzaemon, 1906-; Letters; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Industries; Labor productivity; Quality control; Quality circles; Executives; Authorship; Books; Songs; Music; Sumitomo Group
In an English translation of B. Inoue's letter to Mr. Hopper, dated 1981 August 21, Inoue refers to a piece in Peter Drucker's work, "The Practice of Management" that says that productivity greatly increases when workers are given responsibility...
Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Inoue, Bunzaemon, 1906-; Letters; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Management; Ouchi, William G.; Books; Authorship
B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., writes Mr. K. Hopper saying that he eagerly wants to know the contents of Dr. Drucker's letter which reached Hopper recently. Inoue goes on to say that he has learned that William G. Ouchi's book,...
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that he was saddened to learn about Mr. Kato's death. Hopper shares that after an introduction by Dr. Drucker, he learned that Mr. Kato had served an apprenticeship...
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that he is sending a publication. He shares that Mr. Kato paid Inoue a short tribute during an interview. Hopper also talks about his illness in recent months. Mr....
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. saying that Mr. Protzman tells him there may be a CCS (Civil Communications Section) seminar in Japan next year. He adds that Sarasohn tells him that IBM/JAPAN will be...
Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Inoue, Bunzaemon, 1906-; Letters; Hopper, W. J. (William Joseph), 1929-; Production management; Asian Productivity Organization; Nihon Denki Kabushiki Kaisha; Management
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that Hopper had a visit from his brother who is chief spokesman on economic matters for the British government in the European Parliament. Hopper reports that it looks...
Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Inoue, Bunzaemon, 1906-; Letters; Japan times; Newspapers; Authorship; Books; Japan; Health
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that he is convinced that the CCS (Civil Communications Section) seminars were very important and that the oil countries and developing nations could learn a great deal...
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...
Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Inoue, Bunzaemon, 1906-; Letters; Japan; Travel; Sumitomo Group; Lectures and lecturing; Authorship; Management; Sumitomo Denki Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha; Sumitomo Gomu Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha; University of Michigan;...
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that he visited Mr. S. Nagasaki and showed him his album of Japan. Hopper says he has given two lectures on his visit to Japan and that he may be able to publish one...
Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Inoue, Bunzaemon, 1906-; Letters; Meetings; Executives; Lŏkk'i Kŭmsŏng (Firm : Korea); Health; Management; American Society for Quality Control
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that Mr. K. S. Baek, of the Lucky-Goldstar Group in Seoul, Korea, has been interested in Hopper's work and in the history of post-war Japanese management. He reports...
Kenneth Hopper writes Shinichi Saito, president of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that he would like him to have a copy of a letter he sent to Mr. Bunzaemon Inoue. Hopper shares that his personal meeting with Inoue was the most important...
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that Professor Yoshi Tsurumi is editing a book on Dr. Deming that will be published in Japan. He shares that Tsurumi would like Hopper to write the chapter on the...
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., thanking him and the Sumitomo companies for the itinerary he received in Inoue's letter of August 8. Hopper says his book is now in its advanced stage and that his experience...
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., thanking him for his kindness and that of Inoue's colleagues for their offer of assistance to Hopper and his wife. He writes that a copy of his book is enclosed and that he...
