Usually means: Japanese management style emphasizing loyalty.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Theory Z)

noun:  Any of various theories of human motivation built on Douglas McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y.
noun:  (business) A Japanese management style popularized in the 1980s by William Ouchi, focused on increasing employee loyalty by providing a job for life with a focus on the employee's well-being.

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