Nihon Essayist Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (1973) award
Kinichiro Toba
とば きんいちろう
Toba Kinichiro
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1924-04-03 （Tokyo City (now Tokyo)）
- Died
- 2022-03-17 age 97
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- economic historian, business historian, university professor, university president
- Active Years
- 1950-1999
- Affiliations
- Waseda University, Niigata University of Management (President), Northwestern University (Visiting), University of Malaya (Visiting), Harvard University (Resident/Visitor)
- Memberships
- Japan Business History Association (involved in founding)
- Influenced By
- Alfred D. Chandler Jr., Business history scholarship at Harvard University
- Influenced
- Subsequent Japanese business historians, Researchers in the Japan Business History Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | School of Commerce | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
School of Commerce
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Japan Essayist Club Prize | The Two-Faced Japanese | — | Japan Essayist Club | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | 叙勲 |
Japan Essayist Club Prize
1973
Work:
The Two-Faced Japanese
Organization:
Japan Essayist Club
Result:
受賞
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
2001
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
叙勲
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Modern Economic History: Formation and Development of Industrial Capital in America
1958 economic historyA historical study analyzing the formation and development of industrial capital in the United States.
formation of industrial capitalU.S. economic historybusiness development
The Two-Faced Japanese: In Southeast Asia
1973 non-fiction / essayAn essay discussing the image of Japanese people in Southeast Asia and the relations between Japan and neighboring countries.
Southeast AsiaJapanese identityinternational relations
Historical Study of Corporate Development: Entrepreneurial Activities and Management in America
1970 business historyA historical examination of entrepreneurial activities and management practices in the United States.
entrepreneurial activitymanagementU.S. corporate history
Bibliography
- Modern Economic History: Formation and Development of Industrial Capital in America
- Sears, Roebuck: Innovator in Retailing
- Historical Study of Corporate Development: Entrepreneurial Activities and Management in America
- Woolworth: Variety Store
- Hilton Hotels: Innovators in the Service Industry
- A&P Supermarket: The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
- The Two-Faced Japanese: In Southeast Asia
- The Decline of the University: For the Creation of a New University Ideal
- Retail Innovation in America: History and Ideals of Consumer Orientation
- Knowledge of Big Stores
- Another Korea
- Secrets of the Strength of Traditional Firms
- Stories of the World's Rich: The Faces and Lives of 15 Super-Rich People
- Developing Countries and the Japanese
- Why International Friction Occurs
- Retail Innovation in Japan: A Century of Retailing and Entrepreneurial Activity
- Korea from Now On: President Chun Doo-hwan and the Advanced Fatherland Policy
- How Korea and North Korea Will Change in 10 Years: What Japan Should Do
- The Economy Is Made by Itself: Biography of Tadashi Aoi
- Study of Entrepreneurs and Managers in Japan: Centering on 176 Samples from 'My Resume'
- 36 Men Who Built Great Fortunes
- Lifelong Active: Economist Kamekichi Takahashi
Translations by Author
- Japanese Capitalism and Nationalism: Business Elites' Management Ideals (B.K. Marshall)
- A History of American Business (Herman E. Krooss & Charles Gilbert)
- Diversification Strategy and Economic Performance (R.P. Rumelt)
- The Visible Hand (Alfred D. Chandler Jr., co-translator)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- empirical, source-based expositioncomparative-historical methodsclear and accessible prose
- Recurring Motifs
- role of entrepreneursretail innovation and developmentJapan-Southeast Asia relations
Legacy
A scholar who contributed to the dissemination and institutional development of business history research in Japan. He brought insights from Harvard, influenced analysis of entrepreneurs in economic development, and served as an educator and university administrator.
Academic Societies
- Japan Business History Association
Archives
- Waseda University Library / Institute of Industrial and Business Management (related holdings)
Trivia
- Childhood friend in elementary and middle school: Shoichiro Toyoda.
- Stayed at Harvard University for about two years from 1958 and was exposed to business history scholarship.
- Retired from Waseda University in 1994 and served as president of Niigata University of Management until 1999.