Business sentiment across all industries in Kyoto Prefecture and Shiga Prefecture combined was assessed as being at its highest level since August 1990, and Atsushi Horiba (堀場 厚), chairman of the Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry, once again emphasized the strengths of Kyoto-style management.
The Kyoto economy has remained strong. In the Bank of Japan's Tankan Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises, business sentiment across Kyoto Prefecture and Shiga Prefecture combined in September reached its highest level since August 1990. In this context, Atsushi Horiba (堀場 厚), in his capacity as chairman and CEO of 堀場製作所, said that “Kyoto-style management is particularly strong in an era of rapid change.”
Kyoto-style management is described as a management model based on thoroughly understanding a company's strengths, refusing to compromise, and maintaining a strong commitment to its principles. Amid the current turning point, the model is once again being reassessed.
Chairman Horiba has emphasized the ability to respond to change while making use of the characteristics of Kyoto-style management. Attention is focused on how companies in Kyoto will respond to the global environment and market fluctuations.
The Nikkei article contains content distributed to members, but its central themes are the strength of the Kyoto economy and the case for the strengths of Kyoto-style management. Going forward, attention will focus on how the relationship between the management methods of Kyoto companies and the regional economy develops.