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OverviewIndustrial competition with rising economies, new regional investment from the West, and trade pacts among competitors threaten Japan’s long postwar prominence. Global market dynamics and regional competition prompted the shift from offshore factories to local networks in the last decade. Similar forces are driving the recent formation of regional Nikkei - Japan-affiliated - nodes in major industrial clusters in Asia. The central concept of this volume, ""knowledge networks,"" refers to interactive linkages around nodes of tacit and codified knowledge embedded in Global Value Chains. Through survey evidence and interviews at firms and factories this book reveals the problems facing knowledge transfer, such as persisting difficulties in communication, technology transfer, and indigenous learning in regional nodes of Nikkei Value Chains and the persistence of earlier patterns of hierarchical coordination in information flows despite the shift towards more horizontal network organization. However, a comparison of Nikkei knowledge networks in China, South Korea, and Thailand reveals the possibilities of an interactive learning community in cross-border investment. If Japan can meet the challenge of tapping Asia’s offshore resources for innovation, it will pose a formidable global challenge to Western competitors. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dennis McNamara (Georgetown University, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.380kg ISBN: 9780415689984ISBN 10: 0415689988 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 12 October 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Business, Knowledge, and Networks 2. Insulation versus Regional Integration 3. Commerce and the East Asian Community 4. National Interest versus Regional Innovation 5. Electronics Sector: Global Modules and Local Minds 6. Automotive Sector: Global Models and Local Minds 7. Textiles and Fashion: Global Designs and Local Minds 8. Mapping Knowledge NetworksReviewsAuthor InformationDennis McNamara is the Park Professor of Sociology and Korean Studies, and Special Assistant to the University President for China Affairs. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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