A highly respected Japanese business executive shares his story of corporate success
In this engaging book, highly respected Japanese business executive Yoshitaka Kitao tells his story of how SBI holdings -- a major Japanese financial services holding company, created just seven short years ago -- has survived and thrived in one of the most competitive industries in the world. Kitao carefully recalls how he combined both managerial and entrepreneurial skill to start the firm as well as steer it through the tumultuous years of the Internet bubble and the major reforms within the Japanese finance industry.
Besides providing readers with the story behind SBI Holdings, Kitao discusses important business issues, including corporate value and organisation; group management; growth strategies; and corporate responsibility. Throughout the book, Kitao shares his vision of a firm that provides corporate value -- that is, a combination of customer value, shareholder value, and human capital value -- in order to create prosperity for individuals and society.
