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Author:   W. Miles Fletcher III (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, USA) ,  Peter W. von Staden (Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.470kg
ISBN:  

9780415783200

ISBN 10:   0415783208
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   23 November 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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1. Introduction: Japan at an inflection point Mark Metzler 2. Dreams of economic transformation and the reality of economic crisis in Japan: Keidanren in the era of the ‘bubble’ and the onset of the ‘lost decade,’ from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s W. Miles Fletcher III 3. From developmental state to the ‘New Japan’: the strategic inflection point in Japanese business Ulrike Schaede 4. Fettered by the past in the march forward: ideology as an explanation for today’s malaise in Japan Peter von Staden 5. Family and non-family business resilience in an economic downturn Bruno Amann and Jacques Jaussaud 6. Characteristics of R&D expenditures in Japan’s pharmaceutical industry Sophie Nivoix and Pascal Nguyen 7. Leadership and performance in Japanese R&D teams Jun Ishikawa 8. The ownership structure of foreign subsidiaries and the effect of institutional distance: a case study of Japanese firms Naoki Ando 9. Epilogue: retrospect and prospects: the significance of the ‘lost decades’ in Japan W. Miles Fletcher III and Peter W. von Staden

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W. Miles Fletcher III is Professor of History at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, USA. His previous work has examined Japanese political and intellectual history during the pre-war period, the history of Japanese trade policy, and the development of the cotton textile industry in modern Japan. Peter W. von Staden is Senior Lecturer of International Business at Bristol Business School, part of the University of the West of England, UK. His research focuses on government and business relations in modern Japan. His previous work has examined the role of business in political decision-making in the early twentieth century.

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