Japanese multinationals : strategies and management in the global kaisha

Introduction / Nigel Campbell -- Japanese Capitalism, Anglo-saxon Capitalism : How Will The Darwinian Contest Turn Out? / Ronald Dore -- The Globalization Of Japanese Firms / Hiroyuki Itami -- The Trade Effects Of Japanese Manufacturing Investment In The Uk Economy / Roger Strange -- International Alliances As A Strategic Tool Of Japanese Electronic Companies / Fred Burton And Freddy Saelens -- Global Strategy In The Japanese Semiconductor Industry : Knowledge Creation Through Strategic Alliances / Yoshiya Teramoto [and Others] -- Japanese Joint Ventures In Italy : A Second-best Strategy? / Corrado Molteni -- The Strategic Role Of Japanese R & D Centres In The Uk / David Cairncross -- Organizational Perestroika : Intra-company Markets In Japanese Multinational Corporations / Tadao Kagono And Nigel Campbell -- The Best Of Both Worlds? : Human Resource Management Practices In Us-based Japanese Affiliates / Schon Beechler And Allan Bird -- The Transfer Of Human Resource Management Systems Overseas : An Exploratory Study Of Japanese And American Maquiladores / Schon Beechler And Sully Taylor -- The Core Workforce-peripheral Workforce Dichotomy And The Transfer Of Japanese Management Practices / Vagelis Dedoussis -- The Challenges Of Globalization : The Strategic Role Of Local Managers In Japanese-owned Us Subsidiaries / Vladimir Pucik -- Compensation System And Practice At A Japanese Owned And Managed Sales Subsidiary In The Usa / Noriya Sumihara -- Organizational Development In Japanese Overseas Subsidiaries / Daniel Dirks -- Supplier Relations In The Japanese Auto Industry : An Empirical Comparison With The Us Industry / M. Bensaou. Edited By Nigel Campbell And Fred Burton. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents Figures Contributors 1 Introduction 2 Japanese capitalism, Anglo-Saxon capitalism Part I Global strategies 3 The globalization of Japanese firms 4 The trade effects of Japanese manufacturing investment in the UK economy 5 International alliances as a strategic tool of Japanese electronic companies 6 Global strategy in the Japanese semiconductor industry: knowledge creation through strategic alliances 7 Japanese joint ventures in Italy: a second-best strategy? 8 The strategic role of Japanese R&D centres in the UK 9 Organizational perestroika: intra-company markets in Japanese multinational corporations Part II Strategies for human resource management and supply relationships 10 The best of both worlds? Human resource management practices in US-based Japanese affiliates 11 The transfer of human resource management systems overseas: an exploratory study of Japanese and American maquiladoras 12 The core workforce - peripheral workforce dichotomy and the transfer of Japanese management practices 13 The challenges of globalization: the strategic role of local 14 Compensation system and practice at a Japanese owned and managed sales subsidiary in the USA 15 Organizational development in Japanese overseas subsidiaries 16 Supplier relations in the Japanese auto industry: an empirical comparison with the US industry Tables Index This volume provides insights into the problem of how to transfer Japanese practice to Western countries. The impact of Japanese multinationals on the local economies of host countries, along with strategic alliances, technology transfers and research and development centres are also discussed.