It has only been read once, so it's in very good condition. When, which companies, and how did the emphasis on academic background in hiring begin? "Mitsui & Co. was a Hitotsubashi University (formerly Tokyo University of Commerce) clique," "The postwar Mitsubishi Group saw an expansion of the Keio University clique" — what is the truth of these claims? As an author with a reputation as a "zaibatsu writer," the author unravels the origins of the academic cliques formed in the four major zaibatsu: Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Sumitomo, and Yasuda. [Table of Contents] Chapter 1: Mitsubishi Zaibatsu Section 1: History of the Mitsubishi Zaibatsu Section 2: The Beginning of Graduate Hiring Section 3: The Iwasaki Family's Unique Schoolmate System Section 4: Academic Background Composition in 1940 Section 5: Academic Cliques Emerging in Each Company Section 6: Academic Background Composition in 1999 Chapter 2: Mitsui Zaibatsu Section 1: History of the Mitsui Zaibatsu Section 2: Academic Background Composition in 1940 Section 3: The Keio Clique of Mitsui Bank Section 4: The Hitotsubashi Clique of Mitsui & Co. Section 5: The University of Tokyo Clique of Mitsui Mining Section 6: Academic Background Composition in 1999 Chapter 3: Sumitomo Zaibatsu Section 1: Top Management of the Sumitomo Zaibatsu Section 2: Bulk Hiring of Graduates Section 3: Headhunting of Executives Section 4: Academic Background Composition in 1940 Section 5: Academic Background Composition in 1999 Chapter 4: Yasuda Zaibatsu Section 1: Zenjiro Yasuda, the Founder Section 2: Zenzaburo Yasuda, the Adopted Heir Section 3: Toyotaro Yuki's Reforms Section 4: Academic Background Composition in 1940 Section 5: Academic Background Composition in 1999