This volume approaches the history of Japanese-German relations from a business history perspective. Starting with an overview of Japanese-German relations which focuses on the environment, strategies and forms of inter-firm relations, Akira Kudo then uses case studies to provide a broader picture, before finally considering strategy, organisational strategy and technology and management transfer in the light of problems identified earlier.
This volume approaches the history of Japanese-German relations from a business history perspective. Starting with an overview of Japanese-German rela...
During the twentieth century as a whole, the United States has been a refernce point for industrialised economies around the world. This volume examines the American influence on two of the most important and dynamic economies in the so-called boom years of the post-war period (1950-73), the West German and the Japanese. Contributions to this volume analyse five different business sectors which played an important role as engines of economic growth and also in the development of the consumer society in both countries: automobiles, electrical engineering and electronics, synthetic fibres and...
During the twentieth century as a whole, the United States has been a refernce point for industrialised economies around the world. This volume examin...
This edited volume examines the American influence on West German and Japanese industry from the 1950s to the 1970s, providing a valuable contribution to the debate on 'Americanization' from a historical and comparative perspective. Individual contributions provide an in-depth analysis of the adoption and modification of management and technological issues from the US in West Germany and Japan at the micro-economic level.
This edited volume examines the American influence on West German and Japanese industry from the 1950s to the 1970s, providing a valuable contribution...
