Index
Aberration management, as maturity hallmark
Acceptance, as maturity hallmark
Accountability, labor unions and
Accountants
in crisis management
Donna Karan line and
in uncovering corruption
Accounting
Advertising
for Donna Karan line
in perfume business
persuasion and
Agendas, for Japanese board meetings
Agents, for Anne Klein II line
Agricultural division, at Taki Gakuen
Akafoudadou
Akai, Mr., on Tomio Taki and YPO
Allied bombing raids, on World War II Japan
Aman
Ambition
American economic meltdown. See also United States
American fashion industry, Tomio Taki and
American Management Association
American Psychologist, The
Amit, Meir
Anger management, in hiring executives
Anne Klein Collection
Donna Karan line and
Anne Klein Company, The
in creating/selling Donna Karan line
Donna Karan and
establishing as major brand
expanding
sale from Takihyo Company Ltd. to Takihyo Inc.
sale to Kaspar company
search for new manager for
streamlining operations of
Tomio Taki’s joint venture with
See also Klein, Anne
Anne Klein label, maintaining
Anne Klein II
creation of
Donna Karan line and
marketing of
Anne Klein II line, success of
Apprenticeship, of Tomio Taki
Army, elimination of Japanese
Arnell, Peter
in creating Donna Karan line
Art
Adam Taki and
economics and
Art dealers
Art gallery, for Adam Taki art
Articles of organization, for RH Gallery
Asahi newspaper
Assembly line, invention of
Asset base, in valuing a company
Assumptions, creativity and challenging
Atom bomb, Japan and
Attitude, persuasion and
Audience, persuasion and
Autocratic approach, as leadership style
Automobile industry/trade
American
labor unions and
in postwar Japan
Awareness, in creativity process
Babbitry
Background, in creativity process
Bali Bras
Banking, in postwar Japan
Banking transactions, taxation of
Banks
during American economic downturn
for Anne Klein bridge line
in initial public offerings
Japanese currency and
in preventing losses
Basketball, Tomio Taki and
Bear Stearns
Beef market
Bernanke, Ben, weak economic response of
Bespoke fashion
Best & Co.
Better lines
BFS Psychological Associates
Blass, Bill, Tomio Taki’s meeting with
Blending, of talents in executives
Blocks, to creativity
Board of directors, American vs. Japanese
Bobbie Brooks
success in Japan
Takihyo partnership with
Bonded fabrics
Bonds
Boutiques
Brain, anatomy of
Brainstorming
Brand image
for Donna Karan line
in perfume business
Branding
by Anne Klein
of Anne Klein Company
of art business
of Donna Karan fragrance line
of Donna Karan lines
Brands, profit-building value of
Breadwinners
Bretton Woods Accord
Briarcliff raincoats
Bridge lines
by Anne Klein Company
Donna Karan line as
See also Anne Klein II
Broaching to
Brown and Berge (B&B) clothing line
Budget lines
Buildings
Takihyo and Takenaka construction of
Takihyo investments in
Bulk grocery stores
Business
Adam Taki and
in Far East
from ground up
Japanese stereotypes in
kickbacks in Far East
ownership of Japanese
in postwar Japan
Tomio Taki as apprentice manager of
tradition in Japanese
women as business heads in
Business curriculum, at Taki Gakuen
Business growth, tax rates vs.
Business mentality, in foreign countries
Businesspersons, Tomio Taki and
Business practices, in Hong Kong
Buybacks
Buyers, strong relationships with
BVD brand
Cabinet, Japanese
Cambridge
as Anne Klein II manufacturer
Capital
for Anne Klein bridge line
in creating Donna Karan line
in postwar Japan
Capital investment, Japanese leadership aspirations with
Capitalism
in a kibbutz
Capitalization
of art business
for Donna Karan lines
Carelessness, optimism and
Carpeting
in high-rise buildings
1970s sales downturn in
tatami mats vs.
Carpeting business, for Takihyo
Cashmere, for bridge lines
Cash reserves, for Anne Klein Company
Celebrities, fashion designers as
Chain stores
department stores vs.
in Japan
moderate and budget lines in
in perfume business
problems with
Challenges
creativity and
during the 1970s
of partnering with existing business
Change
fear of
management and instituting
Changeover lines
Checks and balances, in Japanese government vs. US government
Cheerfulness, optimism and
Cheng, Christopher
Chicken business, veterinarians in
Chief designer
celebrity status of
of Donna Karan lines
hiring for Anne Klein Company
value of
Chief executive officer (CEO)
hiring by
Children, optimism of
China
kickbacks and
US opening trade with
Chinese character system, Japanese language and
Chow, Shorty
Chu-Bu Distribution Center
uses for
Churchill, Winston
Clearance sales, seasonal
Clearing leftover inventory, preventing losses via
Cleveland, Ohio
Closing unprofitable divisions, preventing losses via
Collective approach, in Japanese corporate culture. See also Kibbutz system
College-prep curriculum, at Taki Gakuen
Colleges, Taki Gakuen and
Colonial imperialism, Japan and
Color, as fashion design element
Color coordination
of Anne Klein II line
in clothing line design
Comfort, emotional value of
Commitment, creativity and
Communication
in Anne Klein Company operations
for instituting change
lateral
Communitarian environment, in Japanese corporate culture. See also Kibbutz system
Companies
Adam Taki and
American vs. Japanese work attitudes and
calculating buyout price for
forming new
importance in Japan
in Japanese business
loyalty toward employees
Company allegiance
American labor unions as undermining
toward employees
Company vision, importance of
Compensation
American labor unions and
for marquee-name designers
Competence, of executives
Competition
benefits of
between Anne Klein Company and Donna Karan New York
persuasion and
in postwar Japan
Compliance, persuasion and
Confidence
as maturity hallmark
in preventing losses
Conglomerate families, in Japanese business
Conscientiousness, benefits of
Consciousness, in creativity process
Consolidation
of Anne Klein Company operations
as good business practice
Consortium meetings
Consumer culture, decline in Japanese
Consumer demand
for American women’s fashions
1970s slump in Japanese
Consumer price index (CPI)
Consumers
chain store vs. department store
as creativity challenge
decline in Japanese
distribution chain and
DKNY line and
of Donna Karan lines
emotional value and
four elements of fashion design and
at Jusco stores
Taki Gakuen and
Takihyo Company and
weak economic response of
Consumption, Japanese
Contact breaking
Control
of Anne Klein II line
of RH Gallery
Convenience, emotional value of
Copied goods, by postwar Japan
Corporate culture, Japanese vs. American
Corporate image, for Donna Karan line
Corporate structure
information in
Tomio Taki in
Corporations, Taki Gakuen and
Corruption, at Swire and Maclaine
Cost of living, in a kibbutz
Costs
of labor unions
1970s sales downturn and
in perfume business
Counterarguments, persuasion and
Couture
Craven, Leonard
Creative people, managing
Creativity
component stages of
emotional value and
of fashion designers
putting a price on
Credit default swaps
Credit line, offered by Takihyo. See also Lines of credit
Crisis management
Critical judgment, creativity vs.
Critical situations
Criticism, in ringi (ringisho) system
Cultural bias
Cultural identity, maintaining
Culture
American vs. Japanese
hiring local managers and
humility and honor in
impact on industry
Japanese inability to learn foreign
of a kibbutz
vs. finding the right people
Curating, in art business
Curiosity
Currency, Japanese
Customers
for diffusion lines
for high-end brands
for moderate and budget lines
Takihyo Company and
Cynics, optimists vs.
Daiei chain stores
Dartmouth College
Death, dealing with. See also “Leave taking”
Debates, persuasion and
Debt, spiraling government
Debt servicing, by Sprint
Decision making
as maturity hallmark
persuasion and
Dedication, creativity and
Defense, in basketball
Defense market, postwar Japan and
DeLillo, Don
Dell’Olio, Louis
Demand
for diffusion lines
for Donna Karan lines
manufacturing to
Democratic approach, as leadership style
Democratic process, persuasion and
Demographics
in clothing sales
for Donna Karan line
Japanese
Taki Gakuen and
in World War II Japan
Department stores
chain stores vs.
in Japan
problems with
seasonal marketing of clothing lines through
Design, as fashion design element. See also Elegant design; Fashion design; Furniture design; Interior design; Timeless design
Designer-brand sportswear
Designer labels, for bridge lines
Developers, Taki Gakuen and
Die Hard with a Vengeance
Diet legislature
Diffusion lines
creating for Anne Klein Company
Donna Karan line as
Diligence, as learned by Tomio Taki
Directions, for employees
Distribution centers/hubs
consumers and
locating
1970s sales downturn and
Distribution channel management
Distributors, for Anne Klein II line
DKNY line. See also Donna Karan entries
Dollar, value of
Dollar stores
Domestic consumption, in postwar Japan
Donna Karan Company, The
Donna Karan International IPO and
growth of
stages of development of
See also Karan, Donna
Donna Karan International
failure of
initial public offering of
Donna Karan name, sale and ownership of
Donna Karan New York Collection
debut and success of
Donna Karan International IPO and
See also DKNY line
Downside risk
Dunne, Lydia
in Swire and Maclaine corruption
Earnings, in valuing a company
Economic downturn
in 1970s Japanese clothing business
in post-1970s Japan
See also Economic meltdown
Economic incentives, in 1960s and 1970s Japan
Economic meltdown, American
Economic recovery, in postwar Japan
Economics, current Japanese
Education
of Adam Taki
Japanese business and
in postwar Japan
in prewar Japan
Taki Gakuen and
Efficiency, improving
Efficient market theory
Egalitarianism, phony
Ego
of managers
of marquee-name designers
model employees and
Elderly, growth in numbers of Japanese
Elderly managers, in YPO
Elegant design, Anne Klein and
Emotion
business maturity and
in hiring
Emotional maturity
Emotional value
chain store vs. department store
of fashion design
of high-end brands
in perfume business
Emperor
Employees
American vs. Japanese
business maturity and
categories of
company loyalty toward
in crisis management
duty toward employers
finding right
handling fearfulness among
instituting change and
labor unions and
letting go of unnecessary
managing exceptional
in ringi (ringisho) system
Employee shortages, in Japan
Employee turnover, at RH Gallery
Employers, duty toward employees
Endurance, business maturity and
Energy crisis of 1979
English language
Tomio Taki learning
Enthusiasm, for instituting change
Entrepreneurs
in Japanese business
labor unions vs.
in postwar Japan
Equity
in art business
in Donna Karan Company
in partnerships
in Takihyo–Anne Klein joint venture
Estée Lauder, in perfume business
Ethnologists, on making the right decisions about people
Europe
business mentality in
geographic size of Japan vs. that of
Evidence shippers
Exceptional performers, managing
Executive branch, Japanese
Executives
business maturity of
creativity among
criteria for hiring
for Donna Karan lines
in Japanese business
psychology of
See also Chief executive officer (CEO); Management; Managers
Exhibitions, of Adam Taki art
Exit strategies
importance of
Expansion, by Takihyo Company
Experience, in creativity process
Exporting
in Japan’s future
by postwar Japan
Fabric(s)
for Anne Klein II line
for bridge lines
as fashion design element
Fact finding, importance of
Faculty, Taki Gakuen and
Failure
creativity and
of Donna Karan International
of Japanese businesses
labor unions and
optimism despite
of small businesses
Failure handling, in hiring executives
Family
company as
employees as
in Japanese business
Far East
business mentality in
doing business in
Farmers, chicken business and
Fashion brands, profit-building value of
Fashion design
in Anne Klein Company operations
Donna Karan experience in
emotional value and
four elements of
in Japan
1970s sales downturn and
seasonality of
See also Women’s fashion
Fashion designer, Anne Klein as
Fashion hierarchy
Fatigue, business maturity and
Fearfulness, of employees
Federalist Papers
Federal Reserve
inflation and
weak economic response of
Feedback
from board meetings
from consortium meetings
Feinberg, Mortimer R.
on asking simple questions
on business maturity
on change
on creativity
on crisis management
on emotional maturity
on establishing oneself
on executive drive
first meeting with Tomio Taki
on getting others to see things your way
on the intelligence of optimism
on intuition and placement
on lawyers
on leadership styles
on “leave taking,”
on making the right decisions about people
on managing creative people
on responsibility and culture
on YPO
Female form, designing for
Finance(s)
Adam Taki and
Financial planning
in Anne Klein Company operations
Financial relations, Japan and
Financing, in Anne Klein joint venture
Firing
Japanese tradition against
of Michael Lichtenstein
of problem employees
See also Closing unprofitable divisions
Fit, as fashion design element
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
Flooring, Japanese
Floor layout, emotional value and
Ford, Henry, creativity of
Fore, Gracie
Foreign exposure, Japanese business and
Foreign investment, Japan and
Foreign real estate, Japanese business and
Foreign support, for Japanese business
Fragrance lines, from Donna Karan
Frame of reference, creativity and
France, business mentality in
Free rein, giving to creative people
Friedman, Milton
Frustration management, in hiring executives
Furniture, flooring and
Furniture design, for high-rise buildings
Futagi chain stores
Future
executive ability to foresee
for Japan
Gabrielle Studio. See also Donna Karan name
Gain, after eliminating the middleman
Gallery, for Adam Taki art
Gamagori, Japan, Taki family in
General Mills
Ghostwriters, this book and
Goal-oriented approach
Goals
of Anne Klein
instituting change and
Gold exchange standard
Golf, in hiring executives
Government
Japanese
Japanese currency and
in postwar Japan
weak economic response of American
Graham, Benjamin
Great Depression
Great Society programs
Greed
Green space, in Nagoya, Japan
Grief, death of a loved one and
Growth
of Anne Klein Company
of Donna Karan Company
of Japan
Guesswork
Guiding principles, as maturity hallmark
Halston, Roy, Tomio Taki’s meeting with
Haneda Air Force Base
Hang-tags, on American women’s fashions
Hanko stamps
Harvard Business School, Tomio Taki and
Harvard University
Haute couture
Healing, after personal loss
Health care bill
Health care system, Japanese
Health insurance plans, Japanese
Heaving to
Heidenberg, Rebecca, Adam Taki and
Hickok, Ray, formation of YPO and
Hierarchic work environment, in Japan
High-definition television
High-end brands
customers for
difficulties in selling
diffusion lines vs.
Donna Karan line and
High fashion
High-profile designers, hiring for Anne Klein Company
High-rise buildings
new construction methods for
possible sale of
Takihyo and Takenaka construction of
See also Marunouchi Building
Hiring
in art business
of Donna Karan staff
of executives
intuition and
of Michael Lichtenstein
Histadrut
Hitotsubashi University
Homesly, Dan
Honesty, persuasion and
Hong Kong
Adam Taki in
business practices in
Honolulu Country Club
Honor, in Japanese corporate culture
Hostility, to creativity
Hotei-ya chain stores
House models, clothes for
Housing market, collapse of American. See also Real estate entries
Human nature
Humility, in Japanese corporate culture
Humor, as maturity hallmark
Hunches, in making the right decisions about people
Ichimura, Kyochi
formation of YPO and
Idol, John
Illumination, in creativity process
Image making, in creating Donna Karan line
Immediate compliance, persuasion and
Immigration, to Japan
Imperialism, Japan and
Imports, Japanese
Impressing an audience, persuasion and
Incubation, in creativity process
Individual differences, among World War II Japanese
Individuality
emotional value of
persuasion and
Industrialization
1970s sales downturn and
by postwar Japan
Taki Gakuen and
Industry, in United States
Inefficiencies, in Anne Klein Company operations
Inflation, in American future
Information
in corporate structure
in making the right decisions about people
Ingenuity, in creating Donna Karan line
Inheritance taxes, in Japan
Initial public offering (IPO)
advantages of
of Donna Karan International
mechanics of
Inner voices, in hiring
Instinct, in making the right decisions about people
Institutionalization, American labor unions and
Integration
of Anne Klein Company operations
as good business practice
Intellectual property, Japanese leadership aspirations with
Intelligence
business maturity and
persuasion and
Intelligent Investor, The (Zweig, ed.)
Interconnectivity, of corporate structure
Interestingness
Interior design, for high-rise buildings
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
International markets, Japan and
International relations, Japan and
Internment camps, in World War II Japan
Interview, by Adam Taki
Intuition, in dealing with employees
Inventory
1970s sales downturn and
See also Clearing leftover inventory
Investors
in Donna Karan International
in partnerships
Isaacs, Van
Isetan department store
Israel
business mentality in
Issey Miyaki
Italy, business mentality in
Ito, Chubei
Ito, Mr.
Itochu conglomerate, Tomio Taki as apprentice manager at
Itoh, Misao
Japan
Adam Taki in
American culture vs. that of
American occupation of
American work attitudes vs. those in
board meetings in
business in other countries vs. that in
chain stores in
creative retailing in
cultural identity of
department stores in
employee–company relations in
employee–management relations in
future for
geographic size of
government of
highway system of
impact of Takihyo in
importance of companies in
inheritance taxes in
lawyers in
leadership style in
macro perspective on
mom-and-pop stores in
during the 1960s
during the 1970s
during 1970s economic downturn
office systems in
Okinawa and
politics in
post-1980s economic downturn in
postwar economy of
postwar growth of
postwar period in
postwar transformation of
postwar women’s apparel business in
real estate bubble in
Richard Nixon’s impact on
specialty stores in
Taki Gakuen and
Tomio Taki in
Tomio Taki’s early career in
US labor unions vs. those of
US oil embargo and
war in culture of
women as business heads in
World War II and
World War II surrender of
Japanese Business Federation (Nippon Keizaidantairengoukai)
Japanese constitution
Japanese consulate
Jetro USA
Johnson, Lyndon B.
Joint ventures
challenges confronting
Tomio Taki and American fashion
Tomio Taki with Anne Klein
Jones Apparel New York
Judgment, in hiring
Junk bonds
Jusco chain stores
as creativity challenge
K2 clothing line
kanji
Karan, Donna
in creating her own clothing line
after Donna Karan International sale
as executive
as household name
management experience of
promotion to Anne Klein chief designer
success of
See also Donna Karan entries
Kaspar company
Keio University
Tomio Taki at
Kelly Arden brand
Kibbutz system
functioning of
Kickbacks
Anne Klein II victimized by
in Hong Kong business
Kimonos
lessening postwar sales of
Takihyo abandoning manufacture of
Kinyo brand
Klein, Anne
death of
replacing
Tomio Taki’s meetings with
See also Anne Klein entries
Knock-off goods, by postwar Japan
Kodaira, Susumu
Koor Industries
Korean War
Japan and
Japanese auto industry and
Kurogane company
Labor unions
benefits and detrimental economic effects of
controlling positions among
Japanese vs. American
negative effects of American
Langstaff, Ken
Language, Tomio Taki and. See also English language
Lateral communication
Law, Japanese
Lawsuits
Lawyers
Donna Karan line and
as necessary evil
Leadership role, in Takihyo–Anne Klein joint venture
Leadership style, in hiring executives
Learning
from basketball
from ground up
See also Education
“Leave taking,”
Lenders, for Anne Klein bridge line. See also Banks
Letter of credit, for Anne Klein II line
Leveraged buyouts, of Anne Klein Company
Levine, Arthur
Lewis, Sinclair
Liberal arts, at Taki Gakuen
Licensing, in perfume business
Lichtenstein, Michael
Lifetime employment
Lighting
emotional value and
for offices
Lines of credit, preventing losses via. See also Credit line
Linoleum, tatami mats vs.
Litigation, in Donna Karan International sale. See also Lawyers
Local management, of Japanese-acquired foreign businesses
Location
chain store vs. department store
for distribution centers
Losing, in basketball
Losses
strategies to combat
of Takihyo Company
Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey (LVMH), in Donna Karan International sale
Low-end brands
Loyalty, of Japanese companies toward employees
Luck, creativity and
MacArthur, Douglas
Macroeconomics, of labor unions
Macroeconomic stress, effects of
Macy’s, Tomio Taki at
Management
of Anne Klein Company
of creative people
crisis
of distribution channels
Donna Karan in
instituting change and
of Japanese-acquired foreign businesses
in Japanese companies
need for experience in
problem employees and
of prosperous companies
Tomio Taki as apprentice in
Tomio Taki’s first decade in
Management style, in hiring executives
Manager: Tomio Taki, the Man who Launched Donna Karan (Itoh)
Managers
asking simple questions and
business maturity of
in creativity process
for Donna Karan line
ego of
in Japan
leadership style among
making the right decisions about people by
in partnerships
problem employees and
pushing of subordinates by
in ringi (ringisho) system
in YPO
Manchuria
Manipulation, persuasion and
Mannequins, emotional value of
Manpower costs, in a kibbutz
Manufacturing
of Anne Klein II line
of bridge lines
costliness of Japanese
elimination of middleman via
for Donna Karan lines
1970s sales downturn and
in postwar Japan
present American
in prewar Japan
problems with stopping
Market, for kimonos
Marketing
of Anne Klein II line
in art business
of bridge lines
chain store vs. department store
of Donna Karan line
1970s sales downturn and
seasonal
See also Merchandising
Marketing flexibility, Japan and
Marquee-name designers
emotional value of
low-end clothing designs by
Marunouchi Building
possible sale of
See also High-rise buildings
Mass production, invention of
Mastery, by executives
Material(s)
as fashion design element
Material value, emotional value vs.
Maturity
emotional
McGill University
Media attention, during Takihyo economic downturn
Medical industry
Meiji Revolution
Mental rigidity
Merchandising
in Anne Klein Company operations
chain store vs. department store
downsizing Japanese
emotional value and
See also Marketing; Retailing; Sales; Wholesaling
Mergers
YPO and WPO
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
Merrill Lynch
Middle class, clothing for
Middleman, elimination of
Miller, Herman
Milton, John
Minimum wage, American
Ministers, Japanese
Ministry of Trade and Industry (MITI, Tsusho-snagyo-sho)
establishment of
during the 1970s
Mintzberg, Harry
Miscommunication, with Japanese-acquired foreign businesses
Mix-and-match philosophy, in clothing design
Mizrahi, Isaac
Mobilia
Model employees
Moderate lines
Modernization, of Japanese politics
Modular office space, in high-rise buildings
Mom-and-pop stores, in Japan
Morale, at Anne Klein Company
Mori, Frank
as Anne Klein Company executive
in creating Donna Karan line
Morris, Robert Lee
Mortgages
Mossad
Mourning, death of a loved one and
Multicultural business societies
Multilingual business societies
Nagoya, Japan
impact of Takihyo in
1970s sales downturn and
prewar and postwar suburban changes in
prewar history of businesses in
Taki family in
Takihyo and Takenaka construction in
Takihyo investments in
Name brands, emotional value and
Name ownership, at RH Gallery. See also Donna Karan name
Natural resources, Japanese business and
Neckties, emotional value of
Negative reactions, persuasion and
Negative thinking, optimism vs.
Negotiation(s)
with Anne Klein Company
persuasion and
Neuroticism, optimism and
New York City
Adam Taki in
Donna Karan line in
Japanese purchases of real estate in
selling raincoats in
Tomio Taki in
Tomio Taki’s move to
New York University (NYU), Adam Taki at
Nishikawa-ya chain stores
Nixon, Richard M., impact on Japanese economy
Nixon shocks
Norman Rockwell Museum
Northern Manchurian Railroad
“Not-my-job” syndrome
Obama administration, weak economic response of
Oddballs, creativity among
Offices, declining tatami mat use in Japanese
Office space
distribution centers and
downsizing Japanese
in high-rise buildings
systems for allocating
Takihyo investments in
Office systems, licensing from United States to Japan
Oil crisis of 1970s
effects of
general economic downturn during
Japanese auto industry and
Oil embargo of 1970s
as cause of 1970s economic downturn
Oil Shock of 1973
Okada, Mr.
Okadaiya chain stores
Okinawa
producing raincoats in
return to Japan of
Takihyo Company venture in
Oliver, Bob
as manager
as Tomio Taki’s negotiator
Online competition, with retail stores
On-site storage, productivity and
OPEC
as cause of 1970s economic downturn
Openness, as maturity hallmark
Operating agreement, between Tomio Taki and Donna Karan
Operating losses, of Takihyo Company
Opinion making, persuasion and
Oppenheim, Gunther
departure from Anne Klein Company
in finding Anne Klein Company chief designer
Opponents, in basketball
Opportunity, taking advantage of
Opposition, persuasion and
Optimism
in basketball
in business
for instituting change
intelligence of
in preventing losses
in World War II Japan
Outside money, from initial public offerings
Outsourcing
Packaging, as creativity challenge
Packers, labor union and work rules for
Panic, avoiding
Paradise Lost (Milton)
Partnerships
challenges confronting
between investors and managers
risk in
with Tomio Taki
between Tomio Taki and Donna Karan
Pashmina wool, for bridge lines
Pasteur, Louis
Patience
in creating Donna Karan line
in creativity process
as learned by Tomio Taki
Pay, at RH Gallery
Pay scales, postwar Japanese
People
finding right
in Japanese business
making the right decisions about
managing creative
See also Employees; Executives; Managers; Staff; Workers
Perception, in creativity
Perceptual blocks, to creativity
Performance
American labor unions as undermining
in hiring executives
Perfume bottles
Perfume business
Personal enthusiasm, for instituting change
Persuasion, psychology of
Pessimists, optimists vs.
Petrol product prices, 1970s sales downturn and
Phantom shares
Philanthropy, of Taki family
Phony egalitarianism
Photography, Adam Taki and
Pickers, labor union and work rules for
Placement. See also Hiring
Politics
effects on Japanese economy
1970s sales downturn and
in prewar Japan
Population, aging of
Population decline, of Japan
Potential growth value, in valuing a company
Predatory lending
Preemptive action, in preventing losses
Preparation, in creativity process
Presentation, importance of
Pressuring
in business situations
during Takihyo economic downturn
Price-to-earnings ratio, of Anne Klein Company
Pricing, of bridge-line clothing
Prime Minister (PM), Japanese
Principles
of basketball
as maturity hallmark
Private clientele, for high-end garments
Problem employees
Problems, maturity and
Problem solving
creativity and
Japanese board meetings vs.
Product image, for Donna Karan line
Production, problems with stopping
Production staff, for Donna Karan line
Productivity, on-site storage and
Profitability
American vs. Japanese work attitudes and
in seasonal clothing sales
Profit-building value
of fashion brand
in making the right decisions about people
Profit margins
for Anne Klein Company
with bridge lines
chain store vs. department store
after eliminating the middleman
emotional value and
maintaining
in 1970s Japanese clothing business
in perfume business
in raincoat manufacture
in textile business
See also Closing unprofitable divisions
Profit potential, in Anne Klein joint venture
Property ownership
Prosperity
Psychology
of basketball
of creativity
death of a loved one and
of emotional maturity
of executives
in hiring executives
leadership style and
in making the right decisions about people
of optimism
of persuasion
among World War II Japanese
Psychology of Optimism paradigm
Publicity, for Donna Karan line
Public relations, 1970s sales downturn and
Quality control, for Anne Klein II line
Questioning
creativity and
Quota allowance, for Anne Klein II line
Quotas
Quota system, American
Raincoats, Takihyo’s manufacturing of
Rationing
Real estate
collapse of American market in
growth in Nagoya
Takihyo investments in
Real estate bubble, in Japan
Real estate taxes
Reason, in hiring
Rebates, in Hong Kong business
Rebo Group
Refinancing
Refrigerator business
Reputation
creativity and
persuasion and
Research, importance of
Resilience, as maturity hallmark
Respectfulness, as maturity hallmark
Responsibility
in American vs. Japanese culture
of companies toward employees
in Japanese corporate culture
labor unions and
as maturity hallmark
Restrictions, in initial public offerings
Retailing, 1970s sales downturn and. See also Merchandising
Retail stores, online competition with
Retirement savings system, Japanese
Revenue increases, as Takihyo
RH Gallery
Ricoh Company
Right questions, creativity and
ringi (ringisho) system
Risk
after eliminating the middleman
extra inventory and
of line of credit
in management vs. creativity situations
in partnerships
Rochester, New York
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Rubinstein, Chip
in finding Anne Klein Company chief designer
as manager
Runway models, clothes for
Ruzo, Steve
Ryukyu Islands
Safety considerations, in high-rise building
Sales
of high-end brands
seasonal
at Takihyo
See also Merchandising; Selling
Salespersons, persuasion and
Salzman, Murray
Samsung
Seasons, for clothing sales
Seat-of-the-pants decision making
Secondary diffusion lines, from Donna Karan
Second World War. See World War II
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Seibu Railroad Company
Seiyu chain stores
Selective job structuring, for instituting change
Selective perception
Self-acceptance, as maturity hallmark
Self-critical approach, in Japanese corporate culture
Self-reliance, as learned by Tomio Taki
Seligman, Martin
Selling, persuasion and. See also Sales
Semicustom garments
Sense of humor, as maturity hallmark
Separation of powers, in Japanese government vs. US government
Service, Japanese leadership aspirations in
Shareholders
in Donna Karan International
Shippers, labor union and work rules for
Ships, in storms
Shiro chain stores
Shopping experience, emotional value of
Simple questions, asking
Sincerity, persuasion and
Sloper pattern-making technique
Small-animal veterinarians, in Taki Gakuen faculty
Small cars, Japanese auto industry and
Smith, Alexander
Socialism
Social Security system
Society, Japanese
SoHo shopping area
Sophistication, persuasion and
South Korea
Adam Taki in
business mentality in
postwar Japan and
Tomio Taki in
Specialty stores, in Japan
Speculation
Spiegel, Roger
Sportswear
Sprint
Stacy Ames brand
licensed to Takihyo
profit-building value of
success in Japan
Staff, hiring
Standing army, elimination of Japanese
Static electricity, avoiding in carpeting
Steelcase company
Stern, Dina
Stern, Larry
Stilwell, Joseph
Stock, Japanese leadership aspirations with
Storms, ships in
Strikes
Strong principles, as maturity hallmark
Style, in hiring executives
Subconscious, in making the right decisions about people
Subversive employee behaviors
Suggestions, in ringi (ringisho) system
Support, leadership style and
Swire and Maclaine corporation (Swire Group)
Takenaka Construction Company, Takihyo office building moved by
Taketomi, Mr.
Takeuchi, Hiro
Taki, Adam
career of
this book and
Taki, Katsuo
Taki, Nobushiro
accomplishments of
Taki, Shigeo
in YPO
Taki, Yasuo
Taki, Yoko
suicide of
Taki family, accomplishments of
Taki Foods
Taki Gakuen
establishment and purpose of
success of
Tomio Taki at
World War II and
Takihyo Company Ltd.
Anne Klein bridge line and
board meetings at
in carpeting business
creating a raincoat line for
distribution channel management by
executive board
expansion beyond the clothing business
high-rise building construction by
joint venture with Anne Klein
during the late 1960s
during the 1970s
partnership with Bobbie Brooks
postwar growth of
Taki Gakuen faculty and
Tomio Taki becomes head of
Tomio Taki’s Americanization of
Tomio Taki’s early career at
Tomio Taki’s executive drive and
Tomio Taki’s first decade at
wartime reorganization of
YPO and
Takihyo Inc.
in creating Donna Karan line
departure from Donna Karan New York
sale of Anne Klein Company by
Talent
in hiring executives
value of
Tatami mats, Takihyo and
Taxation
stifling nature of Japanese
in United States
Tax auditing, in Japan
Tax avoidance, in Japan
Tax efficiency, RH Gallery and
Tax rates, business growth vs.
Tax revenues, decline in Japanese
Teachers, at Taki Gakuen. See also Education
Tenacity, business maturity and
Terman, Louis
Textile business
in Japan
1970s sales downturn and
Tomio Taki’s management of
Thinking, in creativity
“Think over” period, persuasion and
Three-dimensional images, emotional value of
Throw rugs, Takihyo and
Timeless design, Anne Klein and
Timetables, persuasion and
To, Doris
Tokai Bank, The, Ltd.
line of credit for Takihyo from
Tokyo, Japan, consortium meetings in
Tokyo Style company
Tokyo YPO conference
Tong, Benson
Tong Textiles
Tourism, to Japan
Toyota Motor Corporation
American labor unions and
American local managers at
Trade, Japanese leadership aspirations in
Trade agreements, Japanese–foreign
Trade protectionism, American
Tradition
against firing employees
in Japanese business
Taki Gakuen and
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security of 1972
Truman, Harry
Trust
in hiring executives
UCLA basketball team
Ultra-portable office system
Unconscious mind, in creativity process
Unemployment, American
Unified company vision, importance of
Union leaders, in United States
Union members, in United States
Unions. See Labor unions
United States
abrogation of gold exchange standard by
Anne Klein II line and
board meetings in
breadwinners in
business mentality in
cultural differences from Japan
distribution centers in
economic decline of
employee–company relations in
executive judgments in
fashion companies in
first bridge line in
forecasting economic future of
geographic size of Japan vs. that of
industry in
Japanese auto industry and
Japanese culture vs. that of
Japanese economy vs. that of
Japanese government vs. that of
Japanese labor unions vs. those of
Japanese purchases of real estate in
Japanese work attitudes vs. those in
labor unions in
lawyers in
office systems in
oil embargo against
in Okinawa
opening trade with China
in postwar Japan
return of Okinawa to Japan by
selling raincoats in
studying business in
Takihyo’s contacts in
taxation in
Tomio Taki and fashion industry in
Tomio Taki and
Tomio Taki’s move to
trade protectionism by
Universities, Taki Gakuen and
Unusual situations
Uny chain stores
Upside risk
Ushio, Jiro
Value traps
Vassar College
Venture capitalists
Verbal contracts
Verification, in creativity process
Veterinarians, in Taki Gakuen faculty
Victoria’s Secret
Vietnam, postwar Japan and
Vietnam War
Japan and
Japanese auto industry and
Vision, importance of
Wacoal USA
Wakita, Mr.
Wall-to-wall carpeting, Takihyo and
Wang, Vera
War, Japan and
War culture, in prewar Japan
Ward Howell International
Wastefulness, of Japan
Wedgwood, Hensley, formation of YPO and
Weiss, Steve
after Donna Karan International sale
Western apparel/clothing business, in Japan’s postwar future
Western business, Japanese leadership style in
Westernization
Japan and
of Japanese politics
Wholesaling
1970s sales downturn and
elimination of middleman via
Winning, in basketball
Win Tie Company
Wishful thinking
Wo, Jim
Women’s fashion
American
Anne Klein and
1970s sales downturn and
in Takihyo’s postwar future
Work attitudes, American vs. Japanese
Work environment, in Japan
Workers, labor unions and
World economic situation, Japan in
World President Organization (WPO), YPO and
World War II
Allied Nagoya bombing raids during
Japan and
optimism during
Taki family during and immediately after
Taki Gakuen and
Tomio Taki during and immediately after
Worry, optimism and
Yamagataya, Okinawa, Takihyo Company venture in
Yom Kippur War
Young managers, in YPO
Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO)
creation of Japanese chapter of
formation and growth of
Tomio Taki in
Zennovation
Zweig, Jason