Hyperrationality

Historical antecedents and contemporary outcomes within Japanese manufacturing

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2155231
AutoresTerm L Lemoyne (University of Maryland, College Park), William W Falk (University of Maryland, College Park), Alan Neustadtl (0000-0002-8497-3226, University of Maryland, College Park)
Año1994
Volumen14
Número3
Páginas221-240
Fecha de publicación1994-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociological Spectrum (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0273-2173 • E-ISSN: 1521-0707
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02732173.1994.9982065
OpenAlexW2063763060
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas49

After World War II, the Japanese began to rebuild industrially by importing American formally rational technologies and fusing them with indigenous ones. Most importantly, they integrated formal rationality with practical, theoretical, and substantive rationalities to produce a “hyperrational” system. The synergy between these four types of rationality produced a level of rationality exceeding that found in formally rational American industry. It is argued that the growth in Japanese manufacturing can be traced to hyperrationality. In this paper, the existence of hyper‐rationality, its implications for the Japanese manufacturing sector, and possible avenues for future sociological research are demonstrated

Economics · Epistemology · Indigenous · Labour economics · Manufacturing sector · Positive economics · Rationality · Sociology · Economic Theory and Institutions · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism