Japan Business

Author : Ulrike Schaede
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 1503612368
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Business Reinvention of Japan written by Ulrike Schaede and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After two decades of reinvention, Japanese companies are re-emerging as major players in the new digital economy. They have responded to the rise of China and new global competition by moving upstream into critical deep-tech inputs and advanced materials and components. This new "aggregate niche strategy" has made Japan the technology anchor for many global supply chains. Although the end products do not carry a "Japan Inside" label, Japan plays a pivotal role in our everyday lives across many critical industries. This book is an in-depth exploration of current Japanese business strategies that make Japan the world's third-largest economy and an economic leader in Asia. To accomplish their reinvention, Japan's largest companies are building new processes of breakthrough innovation. Central to this book is how they are addressing the necessary changes in organizational design, internal management processes, employment, and corporate governance. Because Japan values social stability and economic equality, this reinvention is happening slowly and methodically, and has gone largely unnoticed by Western observers. Yet, Japan's more balanced model of "caring capitalism" is both competitive and transformative, and more socially responsible than the unbridled growth approach of the United States.

Author : Kenʼichi Imai
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262090322
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Business Enterprise in Japan written by Kenʼichi Imai and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is capitalism everywhere driven by the same logic of market forces, contract, and individualistic motivation? Or is Japan different? These eighteen contributions by leading Japanese economists shed light on a number of issues in this increasingly important debate. The variety of perspectives and the range of firms covered--not only the large industrial corporation but cooperatives, public enterprises, and mutual life insurance companies as well--provide a broad overview that few other books on Japanese business can offer. In a new introduction to this English-language edition, Ronald Dore and Hugh Whittaker identify and summarize the salient themes and sharpen the points discussed. Chapters are grouped into five parts:- Part I identifies characteristics of the typical Japanese firm and the enterprise system.- Part II examines interfirm behavior such as trading, subcontracting, and cross-shareholding in enterprise groups.- Part III describes general firm behavior: how businesses invest in research, equipment, and product development.- Part IV takes a look at the employment system--specifically, competition, deployment of human resources, and the traditional bonus system (a particularly significant feature of Japanese firms that differentiates them from their Western counterparts).- Finally, part V looks at specific kinds of firms: cooperatives, public utilities, and life insurance companies.

Author : M. Nakamura
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230524044
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Changing Japanese Business, Economy and Society written by M. Nakamura and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-08-31 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to regain its competitiveness, Japan is restructuring and globalizing its business and economics system, as well as other aspects of society. How it is resolving this is of huge interest to its global trading partners. With contributions from well-known North American and Japanese academics, this book discusses these issues from historical, analytical and empirical perspectives.

Author : Christine Genzberger
Publisher : World Trade Press
ISBN 13 : 9780963186423
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Japan Business written by Christine Genzberger and published by World Trade Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An enclyclopedic view of doing business with Japan. Contains the how-to, where-to and who-with information needed to operate internationally.

Author : Kazuo Nishiyama
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824821272
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Doing Business with Japan written by Kazuo Nishiyama and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Japan, evidence of the country's Westernization abounds, yet despite appearances, it has remained "uniquely" Japanese. For this reason, the uninformed Westerner doing business there will find it difficult and even frustrating to work with Japanese unless he or she gains a good understanding of Japan and its people. The author draws on his extensive bilingual and bicultural experience to provide readers with an insightful look at many key aspects of doing business with Japan, ranging from initiating and maintaining business contacts, effective interpersonal communication, decision-making styles, negotiation tactics, presentational speaking, working of Japanese multinational companies, and living and working in Japan. Businesspeople, academics, non-academics, students, and others who are interested in learning how to communicate effectively and successfully with Japanese in international business contexts will benefit from the author's sound recommendations and advice.

Author : James D. Hodgson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742555334
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Doing Business with the New Japan written by James D. Hodgson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Japanese negotiation style : characteristics of a distinct approach.

Author : Gary J. Katzenstein
Publisher : Soho PressInc
ISBN 13 : 9781569472033
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Funny Business written by Gary J. Katzenstein and published by Soho PressInc. This book was released on 1989-12-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jeffrey K. Liker
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195095553
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Engineered in Japan written by Jeffrey K. Liker and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1995 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engineered in Japan presents a unique and comprehensive examination of technology management in the most successful Japanese companies: unique in that all chapters go beyond superficial descriptions of stylized practices to look in depth at particular issues, often contradicting or qualifying the conventional wisdom; comprehensive in that it covers the entire technology life cycle from basic R&D, to development engineering, to manufacturing processes, to learning from the Japanese. Each chapter is based on original research by noted scholars in the field, and identifies technology management practices that have become a major source of competitive advantage for highly successful Japanese companies. Engineered in Japan documents the best practices from such companies as Toyota, Hitachi, Toshiba, and Nippondenso, and discusses how these technology management practices can be usefully adopted in other cultural contexts. Going beyond past observations, the authors all delve below the surface of Japanese management approaches. They look more closely than has been done before at how particular methods are applied, and they identify some new practices that have not yet been highlighted in books on Japanese methods. Presenting recent data that contradict some conventional thinking about U.S.-Japanese differences, they look at old techniques from a new perspective. "U.S. managers can perhaps learn more from the process of creation in Japan and the organizational structures that support innovation," say the editors in their introduction, "than from the particular approaches, tools, and technologies created." A running theme throughout the book is that Japanese managers and engineers tend to think in terms of systems, focusing not just on the parts but on the connections between them. Engineered in Japan is must reading for technology managers and engineers, along with anyone interested in Japanese business, engineering, and management.

Author : Christalyn Brannen
Publisher : Stone Bridge Press, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781880656730
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Going to Japan on Business written by Christalyn Brannen and published by Stone Bridge Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Insights into protocol and language will make you feel more comfortable in Japanese business and social environments, and will help you strengthen your relationships with your Japanese clients and associates." - page 7.

Author : Ralf Bebenroth
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 4431549897
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Business Mergers and Acquisitions in Japan written by Ralf Bebenroth and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-04-13 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is one of the very few published investigations of international business in a Japanese context, based on an up-to-date overview of the Japanese mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market in particular. The author explicates recent developments in Japanese business and shows how Japanese firms drastically change to reach out to become more globalized. The book can serve as a foundation in a teaching module for any Japan-related class in international business. Specifically, this publication reveals the inner workings of the Japanese business system. M&A activities covered here include those of foreign firms in Japan as well as Japanese firms investing domestically and in cross-border ventures. Illustrated by carefully chosen examples and supported by extensive data analyses, this book is highly recommended to readers who seek an in-depth understanding of the Japanese M&A market. The volume is enriched by case studies that explicitly illustrate the objectives of specific firms and how they successfully manage their M&A. The author brings to this work his 14 years of experience in Japan and has relied not only on English literature but also on original Japanese sources in creating this highly valuable contribution to the field.