The Japanese Enterprise System: Competitive Strategies and Cooperative Structures (Clarendon Paperbacks) - Softcover

Fruin, W.Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198288980 ISBN 13: 9780198288985

Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1994

Synopsis

This volume merges four streams of inquiry and interpretation in a study of the evolution and emergence of Japan's leading industrial firms during the twentieth century. First, it is a historical study of how the industrial institutions of modern Japan appeared and matured. Second, it is an organization study of the basic forms of social and economic interaction in Japan. Third, it is a development study of how circumstances of rapid technical and economic change have shaped the Japanese business system. It is also a strategy study of how Japanese managers have responded to and shaped these circumstances.

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About the Author

W. Mark Fruin is Hong Kong Bank of Canada Professor and Director, Asia Pacific Policy and Research Institute, University of British Columbia.

From the Back Cover

This volume merges four streams of inquiry and interpretation in a study of the evolution and emergence of Japan's leading industrial firms during the twentieth century. First, it provides a historical study of how the industrial institutions of modern Japan appeared and matured. Second, it looks at the basic forms of social and economic interaction in Japan. Third, it is a development study of how circumstances of rapid technical and economic change have shaped the Japanese business system. Finally, it is also a strategy study of how Japanese managers have responded to and shaped these circumstances.

Edition details

• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198288980
• ISBN 13: 9780198288985
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 410