TOKYO -- Ikujiro Nonaka, a management scholar and professor emeritus at Hitotsubashi University, died of pneumonia at his home in Tokyo on Jan. 25. He was 89.
He first rose to prominence after discovering what he called the "scrum" and its integral role in product development. The professor argued that developing new products should not be like a relay race but rather analogous to the game of rugby.
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