Japanese Multinationals: Strategy and Management in the Global Kaisha - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415096073 ISBN 13: 9780415096072

Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA, 1994

Synopsis

This edited collection examines key aspects of Japanese multinationals. An introduction argues that the strategies and management practices of Japanese multinationals have their origin in a unique capitalist system which is more efficient and may therefore take over in the long run. Contributors go on to look at how Japanese multinationals are developing their global strategies and how they are managing their local workforces. Topics covered include relations with suppliers, governments and competitors, leadership patterns and business philosophy. The impact of Japanese multinationals on the local economies of host countries, along with the dynamics of strategic alliances, technology transfers and research and development centres are also discussed. International in perspective, this volume provides insights into the problem of how to transfer Japanese practice to Western countries.

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About the Author

FRED BURTON is Vice President of Intelligence and Counterterrorism at Stratfor, the largest global private intelligence company, and is one of the world s foremost experts on security, terrorists and terrorist organizations.

Mr. Burton is a former State Department counter terrorism deputy chief and DSS Agent who orchestrated the arrest of Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the first World Trade Center bombing. Mr. Burton also conducted the debriefings of the U.S. hostages held in Lebanon; investigated the plane crash that killed President Zia of Pakistan, the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, and a U.S. Army general. Burton was instrumental in the development of the State Department s Rewards for Justice Program to target terrorists like Yousef and Osama Bin Laden; investigated the assassination of Israeli President Rabin; the killing of Rabbi Meir Kahane; the al-Qaeda New York City bombing plots; the Libyan-backed terrorist attacks on diplomats in Sana a and Khartoum; and countless other terrorist attacks and threats around the globe.

Burton is the author of a bestselling memoir, "Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent, " and "Chasing Shadows: A Special Agent s Hunt to Bring a Cold War Assassin to Justice" (Palgrave, 2011).

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415096073
• ISBN 13: 9780415096072
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Burton F.N., Campbell Nigel