1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789085603321

Autore

Hata Ikuhiko

Titolo

Hirohito [[electronic resource] ] : the Shōwa Emperor in war and peace / / Ikuhiko Hata ; edited by Marius B. Jansen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Folkestone, Kent, U.K., : Global Oriental, 2007

ISBN

1-282-08916-1

9786612089169

90-04-21337-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 p.)

Collana

Brill eBook titles 2010

Altri autori (Persone)

JansenMarius B

Disciplina

952.033092

Soggetti

Emperors - Japan

Japan History Shōwa period, 1926-1989

Japan Politics and government 1926-1989

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / I. Hata and M. B. Jansen -- 1. Emperor Hirohito And The February 26 Army Uprising / I. Hata and M. B. Jansen -- 2. The Decision To End The War / I. Hata and M. B. Jansen -- 3. Schemes For Survival Of The Imperial Line / I. Hata and M. B. Jansen -- 4. One Thousand Letters That Saved The Emperor / I. Hata and M. B. Jansen -- 5. Emperor Hirohito Is Not To Abdicate / I. Hata and M. B. Jansen -- 6. The Emperor Hirohito In War And Peace – Confrontation With MacArthur / I. Hata and M. B. Jansen -- Index / I. Hata and M. B. Jansen.

Sommario/riassunto

This is a most important new work on Emperor Hirohito by one of Japan’s leading historians, Ikuhiko Hata. Following the untimely death of Marius B. Jansen (Emeritus Professor, University of Princeton) in December 2000, who had been actively collaborating with the author and translator of the original Japanese edition ( Hirohito Tenno itsutsu no ketsudan , first published in 1987 and republished in 1994), it was inevitable that there would be a delay in publication of the English edition, which is finally now available. In his extended Foreword as editor, referring to the nature of Hirohito’s power, Jansen states: ‘We are left with puzzles that will probably never be resolved. Clearly, as Professor Hata and others have shown, the Emperor Hirohito had



immense power, but the condition of retaining it was judicious restraint in exercising it.’ In offering a view on the merits of Hata’s research, Jansen points to the hitherto unknown plots (in parallel but unrelated) by both the Army and Navy to preserve, and if necessary resuscitate, the imperial line in the event the victors decided to depose Hirohito. Jansen also points to the merits of Hata’s particular focus on the contribution Hirohito made to Japan in its post-war relations with the United States. Jansen added substantive notes to help place the author’s material in historical and historiographical perspective. The book, which is not a biography or a general history of the Showa era, focuses on five decisions taken by Emperor Hirohito, which the author considers the key turning points of his reign: these concern the 26 February 1936 insurrection of young army officers, the termination of the Pacific War, the post-war constitution, the issue of abdication and the San Francisco Peace Treaty.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911018921003321

Autore

Fisher Tony (Anthony), <1958->

Titolo

The data asset : govern your data for business success / / Tony Fisher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wiley, 2009

ISBN

1-119-20428-3

1-282-68436-1

9786612684364

0-470-50800-0

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 p.)

Collana

Wiley & SAS business series

Classificazione

85.20

Disciplina

005.74

Soggetti

Database management

Business intelligence

Corporate governance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Data Asset: How Smart Companies Govern Their Data for Business Success; Contents; Fore! word; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I:



Building the Business Case for Data Governance; Chapter 1: Making the Case for Better Data; Chapter 2: Risk Mitigation: How Quality Data Keeps Your Company Out of Trouble; Chapter 3: Controlling Costs with Accurate and Reliable Data; Chapter 4: Optimizing Revenue with Quality Data; Part II: The Data Governance Maturity Model; Chapter 5: Governing Your Data; Chapter 6: Undisciplined Organizations: Disasters Waiting to Happen

Chapter 7: Reactive Organizations: Trying to Get Beyond Crisis ModeChapter 8: Proactive Organizations: Reducing Risk, Avoiding Uncertainty; Chapter 9: Governed Organizations: Trust in Data Pays Multiple Benefits; Part III: Utilizing People and Processes to Achieve a Quality Culture; Chapter 10: The Quality Culture; Chapter 11: People; Chapter 12: Processes; Part IV: Closing the Loop: Selecting the Right Technology for Your Organization; Chapter 13: Undisciplined Organizations: Discovering the Value of Data Quality Tools

Chapter 14: Reactive Organizations: Choose the Technology That Gets the Most from Your ApplicationsChapter 15: Proactive Organizations: Bridging the Chasm and Becoming Proactive; Chapter 16: Governed Organizations: Moving Beyond Data to Business Process Automation; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

An indispensable guide that shows companies how to treat data as a strategic asset  Organizations set their business strategy and direction based on information that is available to executives. The Data Asset provides guidance for not only building the business case for data quality and data governance, but also for developing methodologies and processes that will enable your organization to better treat its data as a strategic asset. Part of Wiley's SAS Business Series, this book looks at Business Case Building; Maturity Model and Organization Capabilities; 7-Step Programmati