Mr. Chihiro Kanagawa

The World Class Management of Chihiro Kanagawa,Chairman of Shin-Etsu Chemical, who achieved record high profits for thirteen consecutive years.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introductory Chapter The Real Face of the World's Best Business Leader at Shin-Etsu Chemical -How Chihiro Kanagawa Became the World's Best Business Leader-

Chapter 1: Business Management for Full-scale Production and Sales -How is it possible to sell so much products even during a serious economic recession?-

Chapter 2: The Market Tells Us Everything -What enables Kanagawa to read market trends and move one step ahead of others-

Chapter 3: Genuine Global Business Management Capability Developed through Experience -How Kanagawa acquired the extraordinary ability to put decisions into action and manage risk-

Chapter 4: Leading by Example with a Warm Heart -Why people follow Kanagawa even when they are scolded-

Chapter 5: Business Operating by a Chosen Few: Creating the World's Best Employment and Profit-generating Company -How business management by a chosen few can create the highest performance in the world-

Chapter 6: Knowing Oneself and Knowing Others -Requirements for top executives in Kanagawa-style business management-

Chapter 7: Following the Right Path of Business Management -How Kanagawa maintains the highest business performance-

Concluding remarks

Material 1: Brief Personal History of Mr.Chihiro Kanagawa
Material 2: Consolidated Financial Results of Shin-Etsu Chemical for FY1990 and Later

References

Author
Akira Kaneko

Economic Reviewer, Finance Reviewer, Management Reviewer: Author: Advisor to Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.: High-level Advisor to Japan Association for CFO
1936: Born
1952: Graduated from Oizumi Junior High School Attached to Tokyo Gakugei University
1955: Graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Oizumi High School
1961: Graduated from the Agricultural Economics Department, Faculty of Agriculture, the University of Tokyo; joined Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.; worked in the Accounting & Finance Department for the following 38 years
1992-1999: Managing Director（in charge of accounting, finance, legal affairs and materials procurement）
1994-1997: Certified Public Accountant Examination（Written and Oral）Committee member
1998-2000: Advisor to the Financial Services Agency（corporate accounting）
2011: Chairman of World and/or Japan “Accounting & Finance” Association

Akira Kaneko’s publications include the following: The M&A That Made the Most Profitable Company in the World; Tips for Making Your Work More Pleasant; Where Are Stock Companies Going?（dialog with Tatsuo Uemura）; Introduction to Accounting; Business Seminar: Introduction to Corporate Accounting and Finance; Advanced Course in Accounting and Finance; Operations for Monthly Accounting（the above seven books all published by Nikkei Publishing Inc.）; Akira Kaneko’s Scolded by Seven Presidents!; Dance Glossary I’ve Been Looking For; Accounting for Business Leaders; Reading Financial Statements in English; Practical Accounting for Managers（the above five books all published by Chukei Publishing Company）; Accounting Course You Should Have Taken Earlier; Companies That Make People Unhappy or Happy（dialog with Masatoshi Ito）; How to Read Balance Sheets; How to Understand Accounting and Finance（the above four books all published by PHP Inc.）; Freedom and Self-discipline; Encyclopedia of Japanese-style Accounting and Finance; Accounting for Competent Presidents; Management and Corporate Accounting for Future Presidents（the above four books all published by Zeimu Keiri Kyokai Co., Ltd.）. This book is the 120th book published by the author.