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N2 · Upper intermediateMedium passagePassage #319
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下したの文ぶん章しょうは、企き業ぎょうのあり方かたについての本ほんを出版しゅっぱんした人ひとが、その本ほんの内ない容ようを紹しょう介かいしたものである。

最さい近きん、企き業ぎょうの不ふ祥しょう事じ（注1）が相あい次ついでいますが、問もん題だいを起おこす企き業ぎょうには共きょう通つう点てんがあると思おもいます。それは「社しゃ員いんを大たい切せつにしていない」ということです。「社しゃ員いんを大たい切せつにする」とは、給きゅう料りょうが高たかいとか、福ふく利り厚こう生せい（注2）を充じゅう実じつさせるということではなく、仕し事ごとを通つうじて成せい長ちょうできるとか、仲なか間まと協きょう力りょくして物もの事ごとを成なし遂とげる達成感たっせいかんが感かんじられるといったことです。問もん題だいのある企き業ぎょうはこれらをないがしろ（注3）にし、利り益えきだけしか見みていないのです。

ただ、ここ数すう年ねん、社しゃ員いんを大たい切せつにしながらも業ぎょう績せき（注4）を上あげている企き業ぎょうが増ふえています。「社しゃ員いんを大たい切せつにするなどと甘あまいことを言いっていたら、経けい営えいは成なり立たたない」と言いわれる中なかで、なぜそれが可か能のうなのか。その条じょう件けんを探さぐることが、本ほん書しょの執筆しっぴつ理り由ゆうです。

そこで一ひとつ明あきらかになったのは、通つう常じょうとは異ことなるリーダーの姿すがたです。多おおくの場ば合あい、非ひ常じょうに優すぐれたリーダーがいて、社しゃ員いんはただ従したがっていれば業ぎょう績せきが良よくなるということが想そう定ていされますが、社しゃ員いんを大たい切せつにしながら業ぎょう績せきを上あげる企き業ぎょうのリーダーはそうではなく、社しゃ員いんを主しゅ役やくにするのです。私わたしはこれをスポンサーシップと名な付づけましたが、そこでは社しゃ員いんがどんどん力ちからをつけ、育そだっていきます。

(柴しば田た昌しょう治じ「リーダーシップからスポンサーシップへ」『フォーブス』2007年ねん9月つき号ごうによる）

（注ちゅう1）不ふ祥しょう事じ：社しゃ会かいに迷めい惑わくをかけるような失しっ敗ぱいや間ま違ちがい

（注ちゅう2）福ふく利り厚こう生せい：企き業ぎょうが従じゅう業ぎょう員いんやその家か族ぞくのためになるように作つくった制せい度どや施し設せつ

（注ちゅう3）ないがしろ：軽かるく考かんがえること

（注ちゅう4）業ぎょう績せき：仕し事ごとの成せい果かや実績じっせき

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  1. 1それは何を指しているか。
  2. 2筆者がここで重視している「企業の優れたリーダー」とは、どのようなリーダーか。

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Vocabulary4 words
  • 探るさぐる
    • ·to feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for; to look for
    • ·to investigate; to probe into; to spy on; to sound out
    • ·to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
    N2
  • 執筆しっぴつ
    • ·writing; authoring
    N2
  • 主役しゅやく
    • ·leading part; leading actor; leading actress
    N2
  • 実績じっせき
    • ·achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
    N2
Other levels87 words
  • 下した
    • ·below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
    • ·bottom
    • ·beneath; underneath
    • ·just after; right after
    • ·inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior)
    • ·trade-in
    • ·preliminary; preparatory
    N5
  • 文章ぶんしょう
    • ·writing; composition; essay; article; passage; prose; (writing) style
    • ·sentence
    N5
  • 本ほん
    • ·book; volume; script
    • ·this; present; current; ... in question; ... at issue
    • ·main; head; principal
    • ·real; genuine; regular; proper
    • ·counter for long, thin objects (sticks, tubes, strings, bottles, pillars, rivers, rail lines, etc.)
    • ·counter for films, TV shows, etc.
    • ·counter for telephone calls, letters, and emails
    • ·counter for goals, home runs, etc.
    • ·counter for rounds or points (in judo, kendo, etc.)
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: した
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 人ひと
    • ·person; someone; somebody
    • ·human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
    • ·human (Homo sapiens)
    • ·(other) people; others
    • ·character; personality; nature
    • ·capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
    • ·adult; grown-up
    • ·I; me; one
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • もの
    • ·thing; object; article; stuff; substance
    • ·one's things; possessions; property; belongings
    • ·things; something; anything; everything; nothing
    • ·quality
    • ·reason; the way of things
    • ·used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
    • ·item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
    • ·cause of ...; cause for ...
    • ·somehow; somewhat; for some reason
    • ·really; truly
    N5
  • 問題もんだい
    • ·question (e.g. on a test); problem
    • ·problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
    • ·question (i.e. doubt)
    • ·public discussion; controversy
    • ·trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
    N5
  • ある
    • ·to be; to exist; to live
    • ·to have
    • ·to be located
    • ·to be equipped with
    • ·to happen; to come about
    • ·to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: して
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • する
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 高いたかい
    • ·high; tall
    • ·expensive; high-priced
    • ·high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
    • ·loud
    • ·high-pitched; shrill
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: させる
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 仕事しごと
    • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
    • ·work
    N5
  • できる
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: し
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見て
    • ·to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
    • ·to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
    • ·to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
    • ·to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
    • ·to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
    • ·to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
    N5
  • ここ
    • ·here; this place
    • ·this point; here; now
    • ·these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
    • ·the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...
    N5
  • 上げるあげるAs it appears here: 上げて
    • ·to raise; to elevate
    • ·to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf)
    • ·to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage)
    • ·to show someone (into a room); to let in (e.g. a guest)
    • ·to give
    • ·to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to send (one's child; e.g. to college)
    • ·to develop (talent, skill, etc.); to improve
    • ·to earn (something desirable); to achieve (e.g. a good result); to obtain
    • ·to promote (someone)
    • ·to complete; to finish
    • ·to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
    • ·to raise (one's gaze); to lift up (one's face); to look up
    • ·to do up (one's hair)
    • ·to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
    • ·to praise; to commend; to flatter
    • ·to make do (with less expenses than expected); to cover expenses (with a given amount); to set costs
    • ·to finish (one's studies); to complete (a lesson); to pass (e.g. a class)
    • ·to upload (e.g. an image); to publish (on the internet); to post
    • ·to raise someone's spirits; to cheer someone up; to enhance a mood
    • ·(of the tide) to come in; to rise
    • ·to increase (of market price); to rise (of stock prices)
    • ·to vomit; to throw up
    • ·to do for (the sake of someone else)
    • ·to complete ...
    • ·to humbly do ...
    N5
  • 甘いあまい
    • ·sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared
    • ·fragrant (smelling); sweet (music)
    • ·lightly salted; light in salt; not spicy
    • ·indulgent; lenient; soft (on); easy-going; generous
    • ·naive; overly optimistic; simplistic
    • ·half-hearted; not finished properly
    • ·insufficient; not satisfactory; inadequate; loose
    • ·mild
    • ·tempting; enticing; luring
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言って
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言われる
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 中なか
    • ·inside; interior
    • ·among; within
    • ·middle; center; centre
    • ·during; while; middle; midst; amid
    • ·interval; gap
    • ·mean; average
    • ·second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle
    • ·medium grade; medium quality
    • ·red-light district
    N5
  • なぜ
    • ·why; how; for what reason
    N5
  • 一つひとつ
    • ·one
    • ·for one thing
    • ·only
    • ·(not) even
    • ·just (e.g. "just try it")
    • ·some kind of; one type of
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なった
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • いるAs it appears here: いて
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: されます
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 上げるあげる
    • ·to raise; to elevate
    • ·to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf)
    • ·to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage)
    • ·to show someone (into a room); to let in (e.g. a guest)
    • ·to give
    • ·to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to send (one's child; e.g. to college)
    • ·to develop (talent, skill, etc.); to improve
    • ·to earn (something desirable); to achieve (e.g. a good result); to obtain
    • ·to promote (someone)
    • ·to complete; to finish
    • ·to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
    • ·to raise (one's gaze); to lift up (one's face); to look up
    • ·to do up (one's hair)
    • ·to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
    • ·to praise; to commend; to flatter
    • ·to make do (with less expenses than expected); to cover expenses (with a given amount); to set costs
    • ·to finish (one's studies); to complete (a lesson); to pass (e.g. a class)
    • ·to upload (e.g. an image); to publish (on the internet); to post
    • ·to raise someone's spirits; to cheer someone up; to enhance a mood
    • ·(of the tide) to come in; to rise
    • ·to increase (of market price); to rise (of stock prices)
    • ·to vomit; to throw up
    • ·to do for (the sake of someone else)
    • ·to complete ...
    • ·to humbly do ...
    N5
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • そこ
    • ·there (place relatively near listener)
    • ·there (place just mentioned); that place
    • ·then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised)
    • ·you
    N5
  • つけるAs it appears here: つけ
    • ·to attach; to join; to connect; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); to put against
    • ·to furnish (a house with)
    • ·to wear; to put on
    • ·to keep a diary; to make an entry
    • ·to appraise; to set (a price)
    • ·to allot; to budget; to assign
    • ·to bring alongside
    • ·to place (under guard or doctor)
    • ·to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
    • ·to load; to give (courage to)
    • ·to keep (an eye on)
    • ·to establish (relations or understanding)
    • ·to turn on (a light)
    • ·to produce flowers (of a plant); to produce fruit
    • ·to attach; to play an attachment
    • ·to do intensely; to do fiercely; to do strongly
    • ·to be used to (doing); to be accustomed to
    N5
  • 家族かぞく
    • ·family
    N5
  • なる
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • 作るつくるAs it appears here: 作った
    • ·to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
    • ·to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
    • ·to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
    • ·to till
    • ·to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
    • ·to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
    • ·to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
    • ·to have (a child)
    • ·to make up (one's face, etc.)
    • ·to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
    • ·to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
    • ·to form (a line, etc.)
    • ·to set (a record)
    • ·to commit (a sin, etc.)
    N5
  • 軽いかるいAs it appears here: 軽く
    • ·light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
    • ·light (i.e. of foot); effortless; nimble; agile
    • ·non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial
    • ·slight; small; gentle; soft; easy; lighthearted (e.g. joke)
    • ·easy; simple
    • ·indiscriminate
    • ·light (shape or stones); (expl.) stones that are not solid but can be used to sacrifice to gain something elsewhere
    N5
  • 紹介しょうかい
    • ·introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
    N4
  • 最近さいきん
    • ·recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
    • ·nearest; closest
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思います
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
  • 増えるふえるAs it appears here: 増えて
    • ·to increase; to multiply
    N4
  • 理由りゆう
    • ·reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
    N4
  • 非常にひじょうに
    • ·very; extremely; exceedingly
    N4
  • 力ちから
    • ·force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy
    • ·capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
    • ·efficacy; effect
    • ·effort; endeavours; endeavors; exertions
    • ·power; authority; influence; good offices; agency
    • ·support; help; aid; assistance
    • ·stress; emphasis
    • ·means; resources
    N4
  • 社会しゃかい
    • ·society; public; community; the world
    • ·social studies
    N4
  • 失敗しっぱい
    • ·failure; mistake; blunder
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえる
    • ·to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
    • ·to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
    • ·to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
    • ·to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
    • ·to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
    • ·to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
    • ·to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
    N4
  • 企業きぎょう
    • ·enterprise; business; company; corporation
    N3
  • 出版しゅっぱん
    • ·publication
    N3
  • 内容ないよう
    • ·contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
    N3
  • こと
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
    • ·circumstances; situation; state of affairs
    • ·work; business; affair
    • ·after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
    • ·nominalizing suffix
    • ·pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
    • ·alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
    • ·necessity; need
    • ·you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
    N3
  • 給料きゅうりょう
    • ·salary; wages; pay
    N3
  • 成長せいちょう
    • ·growth; development; growing up; becoming an adult
    • ·growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
    N3
  • 仲間なかま
    • ·companion; fellow; friend; mate; comrade; partner; colleague; coworker; associate
    • ·group; company; circle; set; gang
    • ·member of the same category (family, class)
    N3
  • 協力きょうりょく
    • ·cooperation; collaboration; help; support
    N3
  • 物事ものごと
    • ·things; everything
    N3
  • 感じるかんじるAs it appears here: 感じられる
    • ·to feel; to sense; to experience
    • ·to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
    • ·to become infected with (an illness); to catch
    N3
  • 利益りえき
    • ·profit; gains
    • ·benefit; advantage; good; interests (e.g. of society)
    • ·grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing; miracle
    N3
  • ただ
    • ·ordinary; common; usual
    • ·free of charge
    • ·unaffected; as is; safe
    • ·only; merely; just; simply
    • ·but; however; nevertheless
    N3
  • 経営けいえい
    • ·management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
    N3
  • 可能かのう
    • ·possible; potential; practicable; feasible
    N3
  • 条件じょうけん
    • ·condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
    N3
  • そこで
    • ·so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
    N3
  • 明らかあきらか
    • ·clear; obvious; evident; plain; definite
    • ·bright; light
    N3
  • 異なることなる
    • ·to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
    N3
  • 姿すがた
    • ·figure; form; shape
    • ·appearance; dress; guise
    • ·state; condition; picture; image
    • ·form (of a waka)
    • ·dressed in ...; wearing ...
    N3
  • 優れるすぐれるAs it appears here: 優れた
    • ·to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
    N3
  • 従うしたがうAs it appears here: 従って
    • ·to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow; to observe; to conform to; to yield to
    • ·to follow (a person); to accompany; to go with
    • ·to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
    • ·to serve (as); to engage in (work)
    N3
  • 育つそだつAs it appears here: 育って
    • ·to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
    N3
  • 月つき
    • ·Moon
    • ·month
    • ·moonlight
    • ·(a) moon; natural satellite
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 間違いまちがい
    • ·mistake; error; blunder
    • ·accident; mishap; trouble
    • ·improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
    N3
  • 制度せいど
    • ·system; institution; organization; organisation
    N3
  • 本のほんの
    • ·mere; only; just; slight
    N1
  • 起こすおこす
    • ·to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; to stand (something) up
    • ·to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken
    • ·to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce
    • ·to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open
    • ·to plough; to plow; to till
    • ·to feel (an emotion, desire, etc.); to be moved to; to summon up; to muster
    • ·to fall ill with
    • ·to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken)
    • ·to turn over (a card)
    N1
  • 充実じゅうじつ
    • ·fullness; completeness; perfection; substantiality
    • ·enhancement; improvement; enrichment; upgrading
    • ·replenishment; repletion
    N1
  • 業績ぎょうせき
    • ·achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
    N1
  • 成り立つなりたつAs it appears here: 成り立たない
    • ·to consist of; to be made up of; to be composed of
    • ·to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be valid
    • ·to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on; to keep going
    N1
  • 通常つうじょう
    • ·usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
    N1
  • 名付けるなづけるAs it appears here: 名付けました
    • ·to name; to call; to christen; to term
    N1
  • 号ごう
    • ·number; edition; make; model; issue; part of that group
    • ·sobriquet; pen-name
    • ·size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.)
    • ·suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
    N1
  • 従業員じゅうぎょういん
    • ·employee; worker
    N1
  • 施設しせつ
    • ·facility; facilities; institution; establishment
    • ·home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
    N1
  • 成果せいか
    • ·(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
    N1
Grammar2 patterns

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  • を通じて/を通してN2

    Marks the means or intermediary something happens through, or a span it holds throughout — 'through', 'via', 'throughout'.

    「社員を大切にする」とは、給料が高いとか、福利厚生を充実させるということではなく、仕事を通じて成長できるとか、仲間と協力して物事を成し遂げる達成感が感じられるといったことです。

    “Valuing employees” does not mean paying high salaries or providing generous benefits; it means allowing them to grow through their work and to experience the sense of achievement that comes from accomplishing things together with colleagues.

  • といったN2

    Introduces representative examples before a summarizing noun — "(things) such as ~", "~ and the like".

    「社員を大切にする」とは、給料が高いとか、福利厚生を充実させるということではなく、仕事を通じて成長できるとか、仲間と協力して物事を成し遂げる達成感が感じられるといったことです。

    “Valuing employees” does not mean paying high salaries or providing generous benefits; it means allowing them to grow through their work and to experience the sense of achievement that comes from accomplishing things together with colleagues.

Other levels22 patterns
  • だの～だのN1

    Reduplicated listing particle citing examples with a tone of complaint or exasperation ("what with X and Y and all that").

    「社員を大切にするなどと甘いことを言っていたら、経営は成り立たない」と言われる中で、なぜそれが可能なのか。

    When people say, “You cannot run a business if you indulge in soft ideas like valuing employees,” how is it nevertheless possible?

  • についてN3

    Marks the topic an action or statement is directed at; 'about', 'concerning', 'regarding'.

    下の文章は、企業のあり方についての本を出版した人が、その本の内容を紹介したものである。

    The passage below is an introduction by an author to the contents of a book they published about how companies should operate.

  • たものだN3

    recalls a past habitual action with fondness or nostalgia, 'used to (do)'.

    下の文章は、企業のあり方についての本を出版した人が、その本の内容を紹介したものである。

    The passage below is an introduction by an author to the contents of a book they published about how companies should operate.

  • ということだN32 times in this passage

    Reports hearsay or states a conclusion drawn from what precedes — 'I hear that…' / 'that is to say / it amounts to…'.

    それは「社員を大切にしていない」ということです。

    That is, they “do not value their employees.”

  • 〜ながらもN3

    Concessive connective stating that two conflicting facts hold at once; "although / even though".

    ただ、ここ数年、社員を大切にしながらも業績を上げている企業が増えています。

    However, in the past few years, more companies have been improving their performance while still valuing their employees.

  • というN3

    Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.

    「社員を大切にするなどと甘いことを言っていたら、経営は成り立たない」と言われる中で、なぜそれが可能なのか。

    When people say, “You cannot run a business if you indulge in soft ideas like valuing employees,” how is it nevertheless possible?

  • によって/によるN3

    Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.

    (柴田昌治「リーダーシップからスポンサーシップへ」『フォーブス』2007年9月号による）

    (Based on Shibata Masaharu, “From Leadership to Sponsorship,” Forbes, September 2007)

  • ためにN3

    marks a purpose ('in order to') or a cause ('because of / owing to').

    （注2）福利厚生：企業が従業員やその家族のためになるように作った制度や施設

    (Note 2) Employee benefits: systems or facilities established by a company for the benefit of its employees and their families.

  • と思う（とおもう）N4

    Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.

    最近、企業の不祥事が相次いでいますが、問題を起こす企業には共通点があると思います。

    Recently, corporate scandals have occurred one after another, and I believe that the companies that cause such problems have something in common.

  • とか～とかN42 times in this passage

    Lists a few representative, non-exhaustive examples — 'things like X and Y', 'X, Y, and so on'.

    「社員を大切にする」とは、給料が高いとか、福利厚生を充実させるということではなく、仕事を通じて成長できるとか、仲間と協力して物事を成し遂げる達成感が感じられるといったことです。

    “Valuing employees” does not mean paying high salaries or providing generous benefits; it means allowing them to grow through their work and to experience the sense of achievement that comes from accomplishing things together with colleagues.

  • させるN4

    Causative construction — make or let someone do an action ('make/let ~ do').

    「社員を大切にする」とは、給料が高いとか、福利厚生を充実させるということではなく、仕事を通じて成長できるとか、仲間と協力して物事を成し遂げる達成感が感じられるといったことです。

    “Valuing employees” does not mean paying high salaries or providing generous benefits; it means allowing them to grow through their work and to experience the sense of achievement that comes from accomplishing things together with colleagues.

  • などN4

    Lists one or more representative items and implies others of the same kind exist — 'and so on / etc. / such as'.

    「社員を大切にするなどと甘いことを言っていたら、経営は成り立たない」と言われる中で、なぜそれが可能なのか。

    When people say, “You cannot run a business if you indulge in soft ideas like valuing employees,” how is it nevertheless possible?

  • たらN4

    Conditional/temporal ending on the plain-past stem meaning that once or if the first action happens, the second follows ('if / once / when ... then').

    「社員を大切にするなどと甘いことを言っていたら、経営は成り立たない」と言われる中で、なぜそれが可能なのか。

    When people say, “You cannot run a business if you indulge in soft ideas like valuing employees,” how is it nevertheless possible?

  • ということN4

    Nominalizes a whole statement into a noun — 'the fact that', 'it means that'.

    多くの場合、非常に優れたリーダーがいて、社員はただ従っていれば業績が良くなるということが想定されますが、社員を大切にしながら業績を上げる企業のリーダーはそうではなく、社員を主役にするのです。

    Usually, people imagine an exceptionally capable leader whom employees merely need to follow for performance to improve, but leaders at companies that both value employees and achieve strong results are different: they make the employees the main players.

  • ながらN4

    Attaches to a verb stem to show two actions by the same subject happening at once — 'while (doing) / as'.

    多くの場合、非常に優れたリーダーがいて、社員はただ従っていれば業績が良くなるということが想定されますが、社員を大切にしながら業績を上げる企業のリーダーはそうではなく、社員を主役にするのです。

    Usually, people imagine an exceptionally capable leader whom employees merely need to follow for performance to improve, but leaders at companies that both value employees and achieve strong results are different: they make the employees the main players.

  • 〜ていくN4

    Marks an action that continues/progresses onward from the present, or is done before moving away — 'to go on doing', 'to do and go'.

    私はこれをスポンサーシップと名付けましたが、そこでは社員がどんどん力をつけ、育っていきます。

    I have named this “sponsorship,” and in such an environment employees steadily develop their abilities and grow.

  • ようだN4

    Expresses conjecture or resemblance drawn from evidence, "it seems / looks like".

    （注1）不祥事：社会に迷惑をかけるような失敗や間違い

    (Note 1) Scandal: a failure or mistake that causes trouble for society.

  • がありますN5

    States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".

    最近、企業の不祥事が相次いでいますが、問題を起こす企業には共通点があると思います。

    Recently, corporate scandals have occurred one after another, and I believe that the companies that cause such problems have something in common.

  • にするN57 times in this passage

    To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'

    それは「社員を大切にしていない」ということです。

    That is, they “do not value their employees.”

  • 〜ているN56 times in this passage

    Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

    それは「社員を大切にしていない」ということです。

    That is, they “do not value their employees.”

  • だ / ですN55 times in this passage

    The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.

    「社員を大切にする」とは、給料が高いとか、福利厚生を充実させるということではなく、仕事を通じて成長できるとか、仲間と協力して物事を成し遂げる達成感が感じられるといったことです。

    “Valuing employees” does not mean paying high salaries or providing generous benefits; it means allowing them to grow through their work and to experience the sense of achievement that comes from accomplishing things together with colleagues.

  • だけN5

    Limiting particle marking 'only / just' — restricts to the stated amount, degree, or item.

    問題のある企業はこれらをないがしろにし、利益だけしか見ていないのです。

    Problematic companies neglect these things and focus only on profits.

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