Japan's economy has enjoyed unprecedented technological growth in the decades since World War II. At first stereotyped as an exported of shoddy goods, Japan now enjoys a worldwide reputation as an efficient manufacturer of high-quality products.This comprehensive analysis of Japanese management treats four related but distinct subject matters: the economic, social, cultural, and political environment pertinent to Japan's industrial and managerial system; the ideologies and background to the Japanese business elite structure and the relationship between government and business; and managerial practices (organizational structure, personnel practices, decision making).The book first describes the postwar technological environment in and outside Japan. It identifies the Schumpeterian characteristics of economic development and the particular set of relationships that Japan had with the United States and with developing nations in Asia that provided it with the incentive and the necessary mechanisms to advance technologically.The book then examines the Japanese government's selective policy of importing technology for the development of key industries, government controls on imports and on foreign industrial ownership, the efforts of individual Japanese firms to choose, adapt, and perfect imported technologies, and the development of indigenous technologies and their export to the rest of the world.Two final chapters probe the social and psychological causes of Japan's century-old desire to catch up with and surpass the West in industrialization. They discuss the impact of recent changes in the international and domestic economic situation on both the traditional values of the Japanese and the direction of Japan's technological future, and take up some of the implications for United States policy on technology and trade of Japan's rising competitiveness in the world market.

Japan's Technological Challenge to the West, 1950-1974: Motivation and Accomplishment

Business & Money

Ozawa, Terutomo

Management & Leadership

MIT Press]

Analyzing the motivating forces behind the trend toward Japanese direct overseas production, this work examines the appreciation of the yen, rising labor and energy costs, environmental decay, shortages of industrial sites, and critical dependence on overseas resources as factors in prompting Japanese firms to transfer production facilities abroad.
Originally published in 1979.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Multinationalism, Japanese Style: The Political Economy of Outward Dependency (Princeton Legacy Library)

Economics

Princeton University Press

Analyzing the motivating forces behind the trend toward Japanese direct overseas production, this work examines the appreciation of the yen, rising labor and energy costs, environmental decay, shortages of industrial sites, and critical dependence on overseas resources as factors in prompting Japanese firms to transfer production facilities abroad.Originally published in 1979.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Globalization of Small Economies as a Strategic Behavior in International Business (Transnational Business and Corporate Culture)

First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &amp; Francis, an informa company.

Castello, Sergio A.

Routledge

The Rise of Asia: The ‘Flying-Geese’ Theory of Tandem Growth and Regional Agglomeration (New Horizons in International Business series)

'Ozawa again breaks new ground in reformulating the flying-geese theory... This thought-provocative book is a must read, together with the previous one, for anyone who adopts the FG frame of reference for understanding of - and research on - the topic of economic development in an age of ever-deepening integration.' - From the foreword by Kiyoshi KojimaTerutomo Ozawa introduces a newly reformulated theory of 'flying-geese' economic development, exploring Asia's dynamic growth and financial development. This unique book shows how the flying-geese theory can be expanded and applied to both the real- and the financial-sector structural transformation of regionally clustered economies. 
The author explores an array of concepts - from the ladder of economic development and hegemon-led growth clustering, through 'stages jumbling', to comparative advantage recycling and the Ricardo-Hicksian limits of industrialism - which together help bring an understanding of the dynamics of tandem growth and regional agglomeration in Asia. The book also investigates the causal mechanisms of structural upgrading and emphasizes the critical role of multinational corporations. Throughout this wide-reaching analysis, Terutomo Ozawa advocates a 'flying-geese' way of thinking-that is, to think of Asia's phenomenal growth in hierarchical, dialectical, and evolutionary terms. 
In a new era of rapid globalization and rising economic nationalism, this timely and insightful book will appeal strongly to scholars and students of international business, economics, political science, and international relations. Those specializing on Asia will find it of particular value.
Contents: Foreword; Preface; Part I: Agenda; 1. Is the Flying-Geese Theory Passe - or Still Relevant? Part II: Real-Sector Growth: Industrial Upgrading; 2. Akamatsu's Flying-Geese Theory - in the Rough; 3. A Dynamic Stages Model of Structural Upgrading, Industrial Transplantation, and Knowledge Diffusion; 4. Comparative Advantage Recycling in Labor-Driven Growth: An Unprecedented Opportunity for the Poor to Rise?; 5. Structural Upgrading, Infrastructure Development, and Insatiable Quest for Natural Resources; 6. The Asian Model for Latin America? A Tale of Two Regions; Part III: Money/Finance Dimension; 7. Borrowed Growth: Balance of Payments, Capital Flows, and Development Finance; 8. Creating the World in America s Own Image?; Bibliography; Index

International

Edward Elgar Publishing

The world economy is near a critical crossroads, as a rising China, the greatest-ever beneficiary of US-led capitalism, dreams to replace America's supremacy as a new hegemonic power with a non-liberal world order. This third volume of the trilogy on reformulating the 'flying-geese' theory explains how capitalism has changed industrial structures across the world. It asks whether the 'flying-geese' formation will survive the changes that have produced the East Asian miracle, and - as hoped - spread to Africa.
Terutomo Ozawa's reformulated 'flying-geese' theory explains structural changes as an innovation-driven, ratcheting-up process of economic growth and shows that market-driven multinational corporations are key players for a successful 'flying-geese' formation and structural transformation. The book argues that the 'ladder' of economic development must be conceived as a double-helix with inter- and intra-industry rungs, the latter embedding cross-border supply chains and adaptive innovations. A thorough exploration of the structural changes under Pax Britannica and Pax Americana - moving from 'kicking away the ladder' from emerging economies to then providing it - demonstrates that this trend engenders multinational corporations that can facilitate structural transformation, particularly in catching-up economies. Ozawa shows that China is now in the critical transitional period that requires more sophisticated institutional, socio-political setups, as well as more advanced knowledge and ethics to move from the lower to the higher rungs.
This enlightening, accessible and timely conclusion to Ozawa's trilogy will be of great interest to many, particularly those specialising in international business, economics, political science, and international relations. Academics and practitioners alike will find this an invaluable resource.

The Evolution of the World Economy: The ‘Flying-Geese’ Theory of Multinational Corporations and Structural Transformation (New Horizons in International Business series)

Starting in the 1930s, Akamatsu introduced three patterns of the "flying geese" model of industrial upgrading, first with the fundamental "importing to domestic production to exporting" variant, followed by consumer goods leading to capital goods (in which the crude and simple are succeeded by the complex and refined) and finally resulting in underdeveloped nations aligning behind the industrial nations in the order of their different stages of growth, as in the flying pattern of wild geese. In this lively treatment Ozawa (economics, Colorado State U.) concentrates on the history and results of the first two stages, showing how they come with their own singular logic as the economy passes from reconstruction to modernization and on to higher technologies. Ozawa also shows how institutions and industrial organizations tend to bog down during the first two stages, and how international business is in fact the primary reason for development into the third stage. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Institutions, Industrial Upgrading, and Economic Performance in Japan: The ‘Flying Geese’ Paradigm of Catch-up Growth (New Horizons in International Business series)

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Japan's Technological Challenge to the West, 1950-1974: Motivation and Accomplishment

Multinationalism, Japanese Style: The Political Economy of Outward Dependency (Princeton Legacy Library)

Multinationalism, Japanese Style: The Political Economy of Outward Dependency (Princeton Legacy Library)

Multinationalism, Japanese Style: The Political Economy of Outward Dependency (Princeton Legacy Library)

Multinationalism, Japanese Style: The Political Economy of Outward Dependency (Princeton Legacy Library)

Globalization of Small Economies as a Strategic Behavior in International Business (Transnational Business and Corporate Culture)

The Rise of Asia: The ‘Flying-Geese’ Theory of Tandem Growth and Regional Agglomeration (New Horizons in International Business series)

Globalization of Small Economies as a Strategic Behavior in International Business (Transnational Business and Corporate Culture)

The Evolution of the World Economy: The ‘Flying-Geese’ Theory of Multinational Corporations and Structural Transformation (New Horizons in International Business series)

Institutions, Industrial Upgrading, and Economic Performance in Japan: The ‘Flying Geese’ Paradigm of Catch-up Growth (New Horizons in International Business series)