A New Japan for the Twenty-First Century

An Inside Overview of Current Fundamental Changes and Problems

Edited by Rien T. Segers

Many people in the West portray Japan as being fixed in its ways, and unable to change, and consequently risking national decline and international loss...

Published March 19th 2008 by Routledge.

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Innovation and Business Partnering in Japan, Europe and the United States

Edited by Ruth Taplin

Innovation studies and partnering/collaborative alliances are rapidly growing areas of interest. Originally combining the two areas, this book examines the role of business partnering as...

Published October 18th 2006 by Routledge.

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Japanese Telecommunications

Market and Policy in Transition

Edited by Ruth Taplin, Masako Wakui

Presenting a comprehensive survey of the telecommunications industry in Japan, Taplin and Wakui cover the different sectors of the industry – including mobile, broadband and satellite, whilst...

Published January 19th 2006 by Routledge.

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Small Firms and Innovation Policy in Japan

Edited by Cornelia Storz

This new book discusses the extent to which the Japanese economy encourages entrepreneurship and innovation.

Although Japan has a strong reputation as an innovator, some...

Published January 18th 2006 by Routledge.

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Japanese Company in Crisis

By Fiona Graham

Japanese white-collar workers have been characterised by their intense loyalty and life-long commitment to their companies. This book is based on very extensive ethnographic research...

Published February 9th 2005 by Routledge.

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Valuing Intellectual Property in Japan, Britain and the United States

Edited by Ruth Taplin

As over half the assets of many major companies are now intangible assets, there is an increasing need to assess more accurately the value of...

Published May 27th 2004 by Routledge.

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The Changing Face of Japanese Retail

Working in a Chain Store

By Louella Matsunaga

This book examines employment structure, working practice and recruitment strategies in Japanese retail in the 1990s through a case-study of one large chain store. Issues...

Published November 16th 2000 by Routledge.

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