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OverviewGlobalization has created new opportunities and challenges for late industrialization. This book identifies underlying factors for latecomer firms to catch up as system integrators, or upgrade as suppliers in fast-globalizing industries. With in-depth case studies, several perspectives on firm growth are integrated into a comprehensive framework. Full Product DetailsAuthor: S. KimuraPublisher: Palgrave USA Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 2007 ed. Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.430kg ISBN: 9781403998798ISBN 10: 1403998795 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 12 December 2006 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback 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 ContentsList of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Preface Foreword PART 1: INTRODUCTION Purpose of the Study Definition of the Key Concepts Research Approach and Focus Structure of the Study PART 2: LATE INDUSTRIALIZATION AND GLOBALIZATION: LITERATURE REVIEW Theoretical Approaches to the Late Industrialization Globalization Literature Concluding Remarks PART 3: CHANGING CONTEXT OF FIRM-BASED LATE INDUSTRIALIZATION IN THE GLOBAL BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION Firm-Based Industrialization in Global Value Chain Perspective Global Business Transformation and its Consequences for FLI in the Commercial Aircraft Industry An Overview of the Post-War Development of the Japanese Aircraft Industry Concluding Remarks PART 4: UPGRADING IN GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS: ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK The Upgrading Process: The 'Controlled' Growth of the Dependent Firm in a GVC Determinants of Upgrading The Dynamics of Upgrading PART 5: THE POST-WAR DEVELOPMENT OF JAPANESE COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION: CASE STUDY Historical Background Rebuilding the Industry (1952 to early 1960s) Failure to Catch-up by the National project (Late 1950s to 1970s) Upgrading to 'Significant' Supplier Status in the Boeing's GVC (1970s to mid-1990s) Diversifying into Different GVCs (Late 1990s to Present) Concluding Remarks PART 6: CONCLUSION Appendix Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationSEISHI KIMURA is Associate Professor of International Business at Fukushima University, Japan. He obtained his PhD in Management Studies and MPhil in Development Studies at the University of Cambridge, UK, and has an MA in International Economics from Sophia University, Japan. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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