Yoichi Ueno

Yoichi Ueno

Yoichi Ueno(上野陽一) (1883-1957), founder of SANNO Institute of Management, a scholar in the fields of management science and industrial psychology. He has been called the "father of Japanese administrative science".

A graduate of the Philosophy Faculty of ], with a specialization in psychology, Mr. Ueno shifted his research focus to issues in business administration and management, and became a specialist in scientific management.

His son Ichiro Ueno pioneered Japanese quality assurance.