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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458701103321

Autore

Turner Louis <1942-, >

Titolo

Industrial collaboration with Japan / / Louis Turner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011, c1987

ISBN

1-136-92833-2

1-136-92834-0

1-283-03770-X

9786613037701

0-203-84559-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (91 p.)

Collana

Chatham House papers, , 0143-5795 ; ; 34

Routledge library editions. Japan ; ; v. 20

Disciplina

338.88

Soggetti

Joint ventures - Japan

Joint ventures - United States

Joint ventures - Europe

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1987.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. What is industrial collaboration? -- 3. Collaboration and Japan : the history -- 4. West European and American perception -- 5. The consumer electronics sector -- 5. The consumer electronics sector -- 6. The automotive sector -- 7. Information technology -- 8. Aerospace -- 9. Issues for corporate strategists -- 10. Issues for governments.

Sommario/riassunto

This study looks at the experiences of European and American companies that have collaborated with their Japanese competitors in the fields of computers, consumer electronics, automobiles and aero-engines, by forming joint ventures, designing products together and pursuing complementary marketing strategies. It examines why these companies have chosen to collaborate rather than compete; whether the Japanese companies have proved to be reliable partners; whether the non-Japanese have been left behind; and what the future of such collaboration may be. The book concludes by pointing to a growing