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OverviewIs capitalism everywhere driven by the same logic of market forces, contract, and individualistic motivation? Or is Japan different? These 18 contributions by leading Japanese economists shed light on a number of issues in this increasingly important debate. The variety of perspectives and the range of firms covered - not only the large industrial corporation but co-operatives, public enterprises and mutual life insurance companies as well - provides a broad overview. In the introduction to this English-language edition, Ronald Dore and Hugh Whittaker identify and summarize the salient themes and sharpen the points discussed. Chapters are grouped into five parts. Part I identifies characteristics of the typical Japanese firm and the enterprise system. Part II examines interfirm behavior such as trading, subcontracting and cross-shareholding in enterprise groups. Part III describes general firm behavior: how businesses invest in research, equipment and product development. Part IV takes a look at the employment system - specifically, competition, deployment of human resources and the traditional bonus system (a particularly significant feature of Japanese firms that differentiates them from their Western counterparts). Finally, part V looks at specific kinds of firms such as co-operatives, public utilities, and life insurance companies. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kenichi Imai , Ryutaro Komiya , Ryutaro Komiya , Ronald DorePublisher: MIT Press Ltd Imprint: MIT Press Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 3.90cm , Length: 23.10cm Weight: 0.794kg ISBN: 9780262090322ISBN 10: 0262090325 Pages: 431 Publication Date: 09 January 1995 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsPart 1 The firm: characteristics of Japanese firms, Kenichi Imai and Ryutaro Komiya; toward an economic model of the Japanese firm, Masahiko Aoki; the Human-capital-ism of the Japanese firm as an integrated system, Hiroyuki Itami; the provision of resources and barriers to exit, Tadao Kagono and Takao Kobayashi. Part 2 Intercorporate relations: interfirm relations and long-term continuous trading, Motoshige Ito; enterprise groups, Kenichi Imai; subcontracting relationships - the automobile industry, Yoshiro Miwa. Part 3 Enterprise behaviour: organizational structure and behaviour in research and development, Ryuhei Wakasugi; profitability and competitiveness, Hiroyuki Odagari; plant and equipment investment, Yoshiyasu Ono and Hiroshi Yoshikawa; product development and innovation, Ikujiro Nonaka. Part 4 Human resources: the employment system and human resource management, Kazutoshi Koshiro; intellectual skills and long-term competition, Kazuo Koike; in the determinants of bonuses and basic wages in large Japanese firms, Isao Ohashi. Part 5 Public and co-operative enterprises: the privatization of public enterprises - background and results, Masu Uekusa; public utilities - the gas and electric power utilities, Tetsuya Kishimoto; the co-operative as a business enterprise, Naomi Saeki; the life insurance company as a business enterprise, Ryutaro Komiya.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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