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Asia Case Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong
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Abstract
Ina Food Industry Co Ltd was situated in Ina, Nagano Prefecture, and surrounded by the soaring mountains of Japan''s Alps. Amidst this idyllic setting, Mr Hiroshi Tsukakoshi, Ina Food''s 68-year-old chairman, had led the company through an incredible 48 years of continuous revenue and profit growth. The company was a leading manufacturer of powdered agar, a traditional gelatine product derived from seaweed. In 2005, news about the medicinal benefits of their product led to a boom in demand, but Tsukakoshi felt that this was an unfortunate event. Tsukakoshi believed that if management was not preoccupied purely with revenue, and instead focused on establishing steady growth, a company would continue to exist for a long time. This in turn would make happy everybody who was directly or indirectly associated with the company. He was confident that his company was a new model for Japanese small and medium sized businesses under a new management philosophy that brought happiness to employees and community. He felt he had done a good job so far. The business had prospered and did not pose any urgent problems. But he also felt that he should not simply sit back and savour his success. There were tremendous growth opportunities and he knew operations should be improved before those opportunities could be targeted.
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Ina Food Industry Co Ltd was situated in Ina, Nagano Prefecture, and surrounded by the soaring mountains of Japan''s Alps. Amidst this idyllic setting, Mr Hiroshi Tsukakoshi, Ina Food''s 68-year-old chairman, had led the company through an incredible 48 years of continuous revenue and profit growth. The company was a leading manufacturer of powdered agar, a traditional gelatine product derived from seaweed. In 2005, news about the medicinal benefits of their product led to a boom in demand, but Tsukakoshi felt that this was an unfortunate event. Tsukakoshi believed that if management was not preoccupied purely with revenue, and instead focused on establishing steady growth, a company would continue to exist for a long time. This in turn would make happy everybody who was directly or indirectly associated with the company. He was confident that his company was a new model for Japanese small and medium sized businesses under a new management philosophy that brought happiness to employees and community. He felt he had done a good job so far. The business had prospered and did not pose any urgent problems. But he also felt that he should not simply sit back and savour his success. There were tremendous growth opportunities and he knew operations should be improved before those opportunities could be targeted.