Harmony Versus Conflict in Asian Business

Harmony Versus Conflict in Asian Business
Author: O. Yau
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2007-10-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0230590446

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
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2010-05-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0230275036

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
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2008-05-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0230584179

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
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2011-10-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0230308295

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
Total Pages: 421
Release: 2016-01-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317859553

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
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2003-12-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0230523579

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
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2010-11-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0230294901

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
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2014-12-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1137414693

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
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2015-12-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1137312211

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
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2011-12-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0230355668

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.