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social science subjects > business and management > leadership (business) > key people in leadership > Shibusawa Eiichi
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social science subjects > business and management > leadership (business) > cross-cultural leadership > Shibusawa Eiichi
social science subjects > business and management > leadership (business) > leadership (science and technology) > Shibusawa Eiichi

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Shibusawa Eiichi  

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  • Japanese industrialist A widely known pioneer of Japanese industrialization, Shibusawa Eiichi organized, supported, and/or promoted an astonishing five hundred enterprises during the Meiji period (1868–1912) of Japan. Born in the farming village of Chiaraijima, northwest of present-day Tokyo, to a comparatively wealthy farming family who were involved in the production and distribution of indigo, silkworm cultivation, and other products, Shibusawa was better educated than average farm youths. [Source: Encyclopedia of Leadership; Shibusawa Eiichi]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-X2N09TNX-P

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