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Author:   Bram Bouwens ,  Pierre-Yves Donzé ,  Takafumi Kurosawa
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138680524

ISBN 10:   1138680524
Pages:   274
Publication Date:   22 September 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"Introduction Industry History: Its Concepts and Methods Takafumi Kurosawa Part 1: FDI and Global Competition 1. Advantage of Being a Giant: The Global Cigarette Industry since the 1980s Takashi Hirao 2. Access to Markets, Investment, Continentalization and Competitiveness: The Evolution of the Canadian Auto Sector Dimitry Anastakis 3. Different Ways to the Global Market: The Dynamics of Japan’s Electrical Equipment Companies Shigehiro Nishimura 4. Exploring the Rise of Big Pharma: A French-Inspired Model for the Global Vaccine Industry Julia Yongue Part 2: Localized Knowledge as a Lasting Competitive Advantage 5. Longevity in Regional Specialization: the Dutch Water Construction Industry Bram Bouwens 6. Going Global in Fragmented Markets: The European Publishing Industry since the Second Postwar Period. Nuria Puig and María Fernández-Moya 7. Small, Hidden and Competitive: the Japanese Chemical Industry since 1990 So Hirano Part 3: Shift in Global Value Chains 8. Sourcing Competition across Industries: Japanese Department Stores and the Global Fast Fashion Rika Fujioka 9. ""Swiss made"" but Global: From Technology to Fashion in the Watch Industry, 1950-2010 Pierre-Yves Donzé 10. How to Sail a Sinking Ship – Adapting to the Declining Competitiveness of the European Shipping Industry Stig Tenold and Jari Ojala 11. Three Markets and Three Types of Competitiveness: Pulp and Paper Industry Takafumi Kurosawa and Tomoko Hashino Conclusion Bram Bouwens and Pierre-Yves Donzé"

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Dr Bram Bouwens is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University, Netherlands. Pierre-Yves Donzé is a Professor of Business History at the Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University, Japan. Takafumi Kurosawa is a Professor at the Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University, Japan

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