Harmony Versus Conflict in Asian Business

Harmony Versus Conflict in Asian Business

Author: O. Yau

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2007-10-17

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 0230590446

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This book is a timely evaluation of how a harmonious business environment can be created and managed successfully in an increasingly turbulent era. It illustrates how diversity within East-West business is valuable to the development of new approaches in managing harmony for practitioners.


The Oil and Gas Service Industry in Asia

The Oil and Gas Service Industry in Asia

Author: T. Yi

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2010-05-13

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 0230275036

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This book investigates the business strategies chosen by oil and gas service companies operating in China, Singapore and Malaysia. It provides an analytical view of the reliability of strategic theoretical frameworks based on Western business practice but applied in a non-Western business environment like Asia.


Responses to Regionalism in East Asia

Responses to Regionalism in East Asia

Author: Andrew Staples

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2008-05-30

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 0230584179

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In the decade following the Asian financial crisis, the East Asian political economy has experienced a radical transformation. This book thus investigates the responses of Japanese automotive makers to the processes of regionalism and regionalization by locating firm-level analysis in a broader political economy context.


Technological Innovation and Public Policy

Technological Innovation and Public Policy

Author: H. Miyoshi

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2011-10-03

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 0230308295

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Focusing on safety and environmental protection issues, this book provides incisive, cutting-edge theoretical analysis that evaluates the impact of new automotive technologies, and the associated public policies, on social welfare.


Routledge Handbook of Japanese Business and Management

Routledge Handbook of Japanese Business and Management

Author: Parissa Haghirian

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-01-29

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 1317859553

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The Routledge Handbook of Japanese Business and Management provides a comprehensive overview of management and business processes and practices in Japanese companies. The contributors combine theoretical findings and research results with a practical and contemporary view on how corporations and firms are managed in Japan. The handbook is divided into eight sections covering: historical perspectives on Japanese management; structure and theory of the Japanese firm; the corporate environment in Japan; the Japanese work environment; the Japanese market; manufacturing and logistics; interaction and communication; the future of Japanese management. This book is an essential reference resource for students and scholars working on Japanese companies, the Japanese market-place, Japanese consumers, or management processes in the Japanese firm. The book also provides an interesting and informative read for managers who need to deepen their knowledge on Japanese business processes.


Trust and Antitrust in Asian Business Alliances

Trust and Antitrust in Asian Business Alliances

Author: John B. Kidd

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2003-12-14

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 0230523579

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This book reviews the deep historical roots of Asian business ethics and firmly places these into the modern context. From this analysis the various authors review the role of trust in alliances - in general, and in operational detail in several countries in South and East Asia: Malaysia, Japan, Singapore and Korea are featured. Finally we note the need to develop trust looking at the obstacles of understanding these aspects.


Have Japanese Firms Changed?

Have Japanese Firms Changed?

Author: H. Miyoshi

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2010-11-17

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 0230294901

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If we ask simply whether Japanese business has changed, our answer must be an unequivocal yes and this is answered with a primary focus on technology, the traditional source of Japan's strong competitiveness. But if we ask whether Japanese firms have also changed in any substantive ways we must accept a less sanguine conclusion.


Corporate Social Disclosure

Corporate Social Disclosure

Author: C. Noronha

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-12-17

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1137414693

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Corporate Social Disclosure focuses on China and Japan as two countries for critical observations of the latest CSD issues. This volume consists of 12 chapters written by scholars from these two countries, addressing the latest observation of CSD in general as we as in different industries based on their latest research findings.


Asian Inward and Outward FDI

Asian Inward and Outward FDI

Author: C. Alvstam

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-12-25

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 1137312211

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Asian Inward and Outward FDI brings together both works from researchers in international business and economic geography. The book is aimed for both scholars with interest in macro and micro economic impact of new flows of FDI.


Continuous Improvement Strategies

Continuous Improvement Strategies

Author: D. Marutschke

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2011-12-13

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 0230355668

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This book discusses continuous improvement strategies of Japanese convenience store operators. The study highlights the efforts of companies operating under lean management systems to identify new, dynamic, firm-specific capabilities in highly competitive markets.