由于第二次世界大战以后日本人所创造的“经济奇迹”,日本企业被世人公认为是富有活力、难于对付的竞争伙伴。近几年来,欧美许多管理学家纷纷以“株式会社”为研究对象,探索日本企业活力的奥秘,一时众说纷云。对此,日本人自己有何见解?1986年9月,国家经委副主任、中国企业管理协会常务副会长张彦宁在东京广泛接触日本有关专家、学者和企业家,就企业活力问题进行了交流。石玉同志的这篇文章,就是在这次交流的基础上整理而成的,主要是介绍日本有关研究人员对企业活力问题的研究成果。发表于此,以期引起我国读者的兴趣。 Due to the “economic miracle” created by the Japanese after the Second World War, Japanese companies are recognized by the world as dynamic partners that are difficult to deal with. In recent years, many management experts in Europe and the United States have used “Kyoto” as their research object to explore the mysteries of Japan’s corporate vitality. In September 1986, Zhang Yanning, deputy director of the State Economic Commission and executive vice president of the China Enterprise Management Association, made extensive contacts with relevant Japanese experts, scholars and entrepreneurs in Tokyo and exchanged views on corporate dynamism. Comrade Shi Yu’s article was compiled on the basis of this exchange. It mainly introduced the research findings of Japanese researchers on the issue of enterprise vitality. Published here, in order to arouse the interest of our readers.