Hrm Toyota Essay

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Environmental & Social Report 2005 Relations with Employees Toyota Way 2001 Sharing the Toyota Way The Toyota Way 2001 clarifies the values and beliefs that all employees should embrace in order to carry out the Guiding Principles at Toyota throughout the company’s global activities. Until the Toyota Way was published, Toyota’s management philosophies, values, and business methods had been passed on as implicit knowledge. However, the rapid growth, diversification and globalization of Toyota in the past decade have increased the scope of its manufacturing and marketing presence throughout the world. Toyota is preparing to operate as a truly global company, guided by a common corporate culture, and has identified and defined the managerial values and business methods that are known collectively as the Toyota Way. Number of Employees by Region on a Consolidated Basis Region Japan North America Respect We respect others, make every effort to understand each other, take responsibility and do our best to build mutual trust. • Respect for stakeholders • Mutual trust and mutual responsibility • Sincere communication Respect for People Social Aspects Continuous Improvement Teamwork We stimulate personal and professional growth, share the opportunities of development and maximize individual and team performance. • Commitment to education and development • Respect for the individual; realizing consolidated power as a team March 2002 March 2003 March 2004 March 2005 180,273 27,721 11,894 26,814 246,702 179,039 30,775 14,418 39,864 264,096 175,096 30,806 17,349 41,159 264,410 171,087 31,543 18,554 44,569 265,753 Europe Other Total Challenge Kaizen Genchi Genbutsu The Two Pillars of the Toyota Way The Toyota Way is supported by two main pillars. They are “Continuous Improvement” and “Respect for People.” We are
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