How Japan Innovates: A Comparison With The U.s. In The Case Of Oxygen Steelmaking (westview Replica Edition)

The speed with which the Japanese have adopted new industrial technology has been a major factor in their economic success, raising the question of how they have been able to carry out technological change so quickly and so smoothly, often outstripping their U.S. competitors. How Japan Innovates examines this question in depth by comparing t This book examines the question—how Japanese have been able to carry out technological change so quickly and so smoothly—in depth by comparing the introduction of a major new industrial process—use of the basic oxygen furnace (BOF)—in Japan and in the United States. The speed with which the Japanese have adopted new industrial technology has been a major factor in their economic success. This book examines in depth by comparing the introduction and use of the basic oxygen furnace (BOF)-in Japan and in the United States. Leonard H. Lynn. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 191-206.