How did Japan fall from challenger to US hegemonic leadership in the high tech industries in the 1980s, to stumbling giant by the turn of the century? What is it doing about it? This book examines the challenges faced by Japan's high tech companies through successful emulation of some of their key practices by foreign competitors and the emergence of new competitive models linked to open innovation and modular production.
High tech companies were slow to respond, relying at first on formulae which had worked in the past, but in a new environment, some of these traditional strengths had now become sources of weakness. Stability and success, moreover, had decreased their appetite for risk. Early in the new century, however, there were signs of a more concerted response, which opened up past practices to scrutiny, and modification through selective learning and adaptation of the new models. The 'MOT' (management of technology) movement provided a vehicle for this change. It was linked, in turn, to efforts to change the national innovation system, giving universities a more central role, and encouraging spin-offs and startups.
The book features contributions from Japanese and Western scholars and practitioners who have distinctive insights into the nature of these challenges and responses, with substantial introductory and concluding chapters. The result is a highly accessible account of innovation, technology, and change management in the world's second largest economy.
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How did Japan fall from challenger to US hegemonic leadership in the high tech industries in the 1980s, to stumbling giant by the turn of the century? This book examines the challenges faced by Japanese companies through emulation by foreign competitors, and the emergence of new competitive models linked to open innovation and modular production.
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PART 1: INDUSTRIES, TECHNOLOGIES AND VALUE CHAINS; PART 2: MOT IN AND BETWEEN ENTERPRISES; PART 3: TRANSFORMING JAPAN'S INNOVATION SYSTEM
Identifies the source of the competitive problems Japan has been experiencing in the high-tech arena
Examines how Japan has responded to these problems and assesses its current standing
Considers the role of the Management of Technology (MOT) movement
Contributions from expert Japanese and Western academics and practitioners researching and working in this area
The editors provide a context-setting introduction, and thought-provoking concluding chapter
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Robert E. Cole served as Co-Director of the Management of Technology Program at the Haas School of Business from 1997-2006. He is a long term student of Japanese work organization, the auto industry and the Japanese quality movement and has published widely on these topics over the last 35 years. Most recently, he has been working in the hitech arena. Prior to moving to UC Berkeley in 1991, he was Professor of Sociology and Business Administration at the University
of Michigan for 24 years.
D. Hugh Whittaker gained his Ph.D from Imperial College, London, and taught at Cambridge University for twelve years before moving to Doshisha University in 2002 as a founding faculty member of Doshisha Business School. He helped to establish and is currently director of the Institute for Technology, Enterprise and Competitiveness (ITEC) at Doshisha University, designated a Centre of Excellence by Japan's Ministry of Education in 2003. He is author of numerous books and articles on Japanese
and comparative industry and management, including Small Firms in the Japanese Economy (Cambridge University Press, 1997), and with T. Inagami, The New Community Firm: Employment, Governance and
Management Reform in Japan (Cambridge University Press, 2005).
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Identifies the source of the competitive problems Japan has been experiencing in the high-tech arena
Examines how Japan has responded to these problems and assesses its current standing
Considers the role of the Management of Technology (MOT) movement
Contributions from expert Japanese and Western academics and practitioners researching and working in this area
The editors provide a context-setting introduction, and thought-provoking concluding chapter
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780199297320
Publisert
2006
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
532 gr
Høyde
233 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Dybde
19 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
352