INTERVIEW: Seven-Eleven Vows to Shift from Top-Down Management

INTERVIEW: Seven-Eleven Vows to Shift from Top-Down Management

Tomohiro Akutsu, president of Seven-Eleven Japan, speaks in an interview in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Tomohiro Akutsu, president of Seven-Eleven Japan, speaks in an interview in Tokyo on Wednesday.

   Tokyo, June 20 (Jiji Press)--Seven-Eleven Japan Co. is shifting from its top-down management, Tomohiro Akutsu, who became president of the convenience store chain last month, said in a recent interview.
   The authority to decide on new products has been transferred from executives to planning teams as part of the change, Akutsu said.

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