Summary
Rothfeder examines Honda’s management practices through interviews with executives, engineers and frontline staff. The account links the company’s methods to founder Soichiro Honda and follows their use as the business grew abroad. It studies experimentation, local control and the transfer of a working culture across different national operations.
Why read it Our view
Study the choice between central control and local authority when a company grows across markets. Honda’s operating history offers a case for examining how experimentation and shared knowledge can work together. Use it to question how your company learns from its staff and improves products.
Written about
- Soichiro HondaFounder and company-history subjectRothfeder connects Honda’s management culture to Soichiro Honda and follows its use across the company’s international operations.Source