"How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" is a satirical book by American writer Shepherd Mead that was a huge best-seller in 1952 before being made into a musical that premiered on Broadway nine years later. It tells the story of J. Pierrepont Finch, an ambitious young fellow who works his way up from window cleaner and mailroom sorter to president of a large company.
Well, if the findings of a new and crucial Japanese survey are correct, there may soon be a musical on stage in Tokyo titled, "How Not to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying."
The main issue here is shusse kyohi, meaning "the refusal to get ahead."