由美国加利福尼亚大学日裔管理学教授威廉·大内写作并出版的《Z理论———美国企业怎样迎接挑战》分析日本和美国企业文化的特点,主张美国应向日本学习,在日本和美国成功经验相结合的基础上,综合A型和J型的长处建立Z型管理模式。提出Z理论这件事本身对我们思考问题提供了深刻 “Z Theory - How American Enterprises Meet the Challenge,” written and published by William Tai, a professor of Japanese management at the University of California, at the University of California, analyzed the characteristics of Japanese and American corporate culture and argued that the United States should learn from Japan and succeed in Japan and the United States Based on the combination of experience, the A-type and J-type strengths of the establishment of Z-management model. The proposition of Z theory provides profound insights into our thinking