noun
management familism; paternalistic management
A Japanese management philosophy that treats the company as a family, emphasizing loyalty, lifetime employment, and paternalistic care for employees. Often discussed in business and sociology contexts.
日本の経営家族主義は、終身雇用や年功序列と深く結びついている。
Japanese management familism is deeply linked with lifetime employment and seniority-based promotion.
この企業は経営家族主義を掲げ、社員を家族のように大切にしている。
This company advocates management familism and treats its employees like family.
Compound of 経営 (management), 家族 (family), and 主義 (principle/ism). The term describes a management ideology that emerged in post-war Japan, though the exact historical derivation is uncertain.