The Japanese Enterprise System Competitive Strategies and Cooperative Structures |
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Author:
| Fruin, W. Mark |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-828318-8 |
Publication Date: | Dec 1992 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $58.00 |
Book Description:
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This work merges inquiry and interpretation in a study of the evolution and emergence of Japan's leading industrial firms in the twentieth century. It combines historical and organizational analyses with development and strategy studies. This synthesis offers a model of institutional development under conditions of late economic development and private initiative that falls somewhere between a capitalist development state and a free market economy. Business rather than industrial...
More DescriptionThis work merges inquiry and interpretation in a study of the evolution and emergence of Japan's leading industrial firms in the twentieth century. It combines historical and organizational analyses with development and strategy studies. This synthesis offers a model of institutional development under conditions of late economic development and private initiative that falls somewhere between a capitalist development state and a free market economy. Business rather than industrial policy is emphasized, revealing robust institutions and a dynamic to activate and encourage interaction among them.