| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 299 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; 1. Introduction: The Japanese-Style Management and Production System in the United States; 2. The Japanese Management System and the Corporate Strategies of Japanese Companies; 3. Hybrid Analysis of Japanese Transplants in the United States; 4. Case Reports of Hybrid Factories in the United States; 5. Case Reports of Hybrid Factories in Mexico and Canada; 6. Conclusion: Characteristic Patterns of Japanese Transplants in the United States and Their Implications; Index |
| Summary |
Since the early 1980s, Japanese firms have massively globalized their production operations and have shown superb competitive powers in global markets. This meant, however, they had to establish their unique Japanese-style management and production system locally, taking into account different conditions in countries that had not originally nurtured their unique system. In each case, firms found ways to balance applications and adaptations, resulting in a hybridization of their management and production systems. These experiences abroad dictated changes to the traditional system-in order to re |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Industrial management -- Japan.
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Corporations, Japanese -- United States -- Management
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Corporations, Japanese -- North America -- Management
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Production management -- Japan
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Production management -- United States
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
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Corporations, Japanese -- Management
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Industrial management
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Production management
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Japan
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North America
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kawamura, Tetsuji, 1951-
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| ISBN |
9780199718528 |
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0199718520 |
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