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    Product details:

    • Publisher OUP Oxford
    • Date of Publication 1 May 1997

    • ISBN 9780198289852
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages324 pages
    • Size 242x163x22 mm
    • Weight 626 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations line figures, tables
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    Short description:

    Technology is the key factor in global industrial competition, and Japan's national system of technological innovation has been critical to the economic success of the country since the Second World War. This book examines the historical development of the system, innovation in four major manufacturing industries, the career paths of engineers and overseas R&D, and the influence of public sector institutions and regulations.

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    Long description:

    In this age of high technology, Japan's success in continuous improvement and innovation in key industries, ranging from steel and automobiles to electronics, has been spectacular, and the unique institutional arrangements that have supported this success have attracted wide attention. Yet, with only a few exceptions, the discussion of Japan's innovation system has tended to be anecdotal. It is the consequent need for a more solid analysis based on fact that this book fills.

    The chapters in this book investigate Japan's current innovation system through empirical, mostly quantitative, research. These chapters cover a wide range of subjects, including technology importation, industrial standards, product development, R&D personnel management, overseas R&D, and higher education. In addition, detailed industry studies cover the automobile, electrical machinery, semiconductor, and steel sectors. The authors, the leading Japanese scholars on these subjects, reveal the rich and complex nature of the Japanese innovation system, and describe in detail its strengths and weaknesses.

    A comprehensive history of technology and industrial development of Japan ... useful to those who are not familiar with Japanese industrial and technological development, and, among others, to those who cannot read the Japanese literature. Finally, it is worth mentioning that their English interpretation of Japanese names and facts are correct so that they can be trusted.

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