Hoshin Kanri (Policy Deployment) was developed by Ishikawa: Top managers and middle managers must be bold enough to delegate as much authority as possible. That is the way to establish respect for humanity as your management philosophy.
It is a management system in which all employees participate from the top down and from the bottom up and humanity is fully respected. The aim of hoshin kanri is to involve all employees in decisions and strategy. Proposals are cascaded to all in the workforce and all stakeholders who all have the chance to influence decisions and strategy. Compare Balanced Scorecard.
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