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BOOKOFF Corporation in 2006

By: Hirotaka Takeuchi and Yoshinori Fujikawa
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Abstract

A visionary founder appoints a former part-time worker and homemaker as his successor in order to keep the corporate culture he created intact.

Keywords

Leadership; Knowledge Use and Leverage

Citation

Takeuchi, Hirotaka, and Yoshinori Fujikawa. "BOOKOFF Corporation in 2006." Harvard Business School Case 711-454, March 2011. (Revised April 2011.)
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Hirotaka Takeuchi

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