Control And Coordination Of Subsidiaries In Japanese Corporate Groups
Control And Coordination Of Subsidiaries In Japanese Corporate Groups

Author: Akira Mitsumasu

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2015-06-29

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9814675725

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This book attempts to bridge academic knowledge and practitioner's knowledge regarding the control and coordination of subsidiaries in Japan. It specifically explores two questions: why do corporations establish subsidiaries and form corporate groups? How do corporate groups manage their subsidiaries? Based on the case studies presented in the book, the author identifies four different types of parent-subsidiary relationships and uses this typology to understand control and coordination issues within Japanese organizations.The chapters in the book are designed to cover many characteristics of large Japanese corporate groups. Chapter 2 gives the definition of corporate group in Japan and distinguishes it from the keiretsu business group, while Chapter 3 provides a backdrop and context for understanding the corporate landscape in which Japanese firms today operate. Chapters 4 and 5 provide a literature review on some of the major literatures that are related to the research questions concerning why corporate groups exist and how they are managed. Chapter 6 attempts to bridge academic knowledge with practitioners knowledge by looking at five corporate groups: Hitachi, Panasonic, Mitsubishi Heavy Industry, Nihon Yusen and Japan Airlines, and by identifying areas where practitioner's knowledge could be used to expand existing theories. Chapter 7 proposes a four-part classification of subsidiaries to facilitate the discussion of different issues that arise under different parent-subsidiary settings. Chapter 8 attempts to illustrate a simplistic roadmap for creating successful subsidiary management, while Chapter 9 concludes the book.Written in a simple and accessible manner, this book will be of interest to business practitioners, decision makers in organizations and academics alike.

The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Law and Governance
The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Law and Governance

Author: Jeffrey Neil Gordon

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 1217

ISBN-13: 0198743688

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Corporate law and corporate governance have been at the forefront of regulatory activities across the world for several decades now, and are subject to increasing public attention following the Global Financial Crisis of 2008. The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Law and Governance provides the global framework necessary to understand the aims and methods of legal research in this field. Written by leading scholars from around the world, the Handbook contains a rich variety of chapters that provide a comparative and functional overview of corporate governance. It opens with the central theoretical approaches and methodologies in corporate law scholarship in Part I, before examining core substantive topics in corporate law, including shareholder rights, takeovers and restructuring, and minority rights in Part II. Part III focuses on new challenges in the field, including conflicts between Western and Asian corporate governance environments, the rise of foreign ownership, and emerging markets. Enforcement issues are covered in Part IV, and Part V takes a broader approach, examining those areas of law and finance that are interwoven with corporate governance, including insolvency, taxation, and securities law as well as financial regulation. The Handbook is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary resource placing corporate law and governance in its wider context, and is essential reading for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers in the field.

International Management Accounting In Japan: Current Status Of Electronics Companies
International Management Accounting In Japan: Current Status Of Electronics Companies

Author: Kanji Miyamoto

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2008-10-17

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 9814472220

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In the interests of globalization, many companies today are establishing theories and practices for international management accounting. This book discusses the current status of international management accounting in Japan through interviews with three major electronics companies. By tracing the history of the business expansion of the three companies, as well as their transition of strategies and accompanying organizational structure, key features and details of international management accounting are faithfully described. The book is divided into two parts. Part I describes general concepts of international management accounting in global companies, while Part II analyzes the experiences of three leading electronics companies — Matsushita, Sharp and Sanyo — in international management accounting. Written in a scholarly yet accessible manner, this book will benefit both academics and industry professionals practising in the field./a

Managing Across Borders
Managing Across Borders

Author: Christopher A. Bartlett

Publisher: Harvard Business Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 9781578517077

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Offers insights into the management of companies operating in an international environment. This book describes the emergence of a revolutionary corporate form - the transnational - and reveals how the nature of the global competitive game has fundamentally changed.

Corporate Governance Duties and Responsibilities of Boards in Company Groups
Corporate Governance Duties and Responsibilities of Boards in Company Groups

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2020-06-03

Total Pages: 111

ISBN-13: 9264401458

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This publication provides an overview of the duties and responsibilities of boards in company groups across 45 jurisdictions. The introduction outlines the global landscape of company groups, their economic role and the principal challenges they present with respect to corporate governance polices.

Multinational Companies from Japan
Multinational Companies from Japan

Author: Robert Fitzgerald

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-10-02

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1317368428

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Since the bursting of Japan’s bubble economy, from 1990 onwards, its multinational companies (MNCs) have faced new competitive challenges, and questions about the management practices on which they had built their initial success in global markets. Japanese engagement in the international economy has undergone a number of phases. Historically, Japanese MNCs learnt from foreign companies, frequently through strategic alliances. After the post-war ‘economic miracle’, Japanese manufacturers in particular converted themselves into MNCs, transferred their home-grown capabilities to overseas subsidiaries, and made an impact on the world economy. But the period after 1990 marked declining Japanese competitiveness, and asked questions about the ability of Japanese MNCs to be more responsive and global in their strategies, organization, and capabilities. It has been argued that the established management practices of Japanese MNCs inhibited adaptation to recent demands of global competition. This volume presents new case evidence on how Japanese MNCs have responded to the new challenges of the global market place, and it provides examples of how they have transformed strategies and competitive capabilities. This book was originally published as a special issue of Asia Pacific Business Review.

Japanese Management Structures, 1920–80
Japanese Management Structures, 1920–80

Author: Yoshitaka Suzuki

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-07-27

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1349212008

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Part of a series on the modern Japanese economy which explores all the major areas of Japanese economic life, this book examines the managerial hierarchies of large-scale Japanese industrial companies since their emergence.

Japanese Labour and Management in Transition
Japanese Labour and Management in Transition

Author: Mari Sako

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-11

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 1135097003

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Japanese Management and Labour in Transition explores the changing face of Japanese industrial relations. Part one of the work outlines recent trends in Japanese labour markets, labour law and corporate strategy, and explores the responses of both management and labour to pressure posed by these trends. Part two analyses the interaction between the state, management and labour, considering both the macro and the micro levels. This compilation of up-to-date research by leading Japanese scholars challenges the traditional view of 'lifetime' employment and focuses on the growing economic pressures that Japanese management and labour currently face.