Bloom : The botanical vernacular in the English Novel ; Amy M. King

• Record Nr.: UNISALENTO991003708549707536
• Autore: King, Amy M.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : Oxford University press ; 2003
• ISBN: 9780195339093
• Descrizione fisica: VIII, 265 : ill ; 23 cm
• Soggetti: Fiori e Letteratura; Piante in Letteratura
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Include note e indice dei nomi

Japanese participation in British industry / / John H. Dunning

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910791563903321
• Autore: Dunning John H.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Routledge, , 1986, 2011
• ISBN: 1-136-92928-2; 1-136-92929-0; 1-283-03817-X; 9786613038173; 0-203-84572-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (179 p.)
• Collana: Routledge library editions. Japan ; ; v. 3
• Disciplina: 338.88954041
• Soggetti: Corporations, Japanese - Great Britain; Investments, Japanese - Great Britain
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Reprint. Originally published: London : Croom Helm, 1986.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""BOOK COVER""; ""TITLE01""; ""COPYRIGHT01""; ""TITLE02""; ""COPYRIGHT02""; ""CONTENTS""; ""LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""1 JAPANESE DIRECT INVESTMENT IN THE UK: THE GENERAL PICTURE""; ""PART I""; ""2 THE EXTENT AND STRUCTURE OF JAPANESE PARTICIPATION IN UK MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY""; ""3 THE REASONS FOR JAPANESE PARTICIPATION IN UK MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY""; ""PART II""; ""4 MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL STRUCTURES IN JAPANESE AFFILIATES""; ""5 THE PERFORMANCE OF JAPANESE MANUFACTURING AFFILIATES""; ""PART III""; ""6 THE IMPACT OF JAPANESE MANUFACTURING AFFILIATES ON THEIR UK SUPPLIERSâ€?PART ONE""""7 THE IMPACT OF JAPANESE MANUFACTURING AFFILIATES ON THEIR UK SUPPLIERSâ€?PART TWO""; ""8 THE IMPACT OF JAPANESE AFFILIATES ON THEIR COMPETITORS""; ""9 THE IMPACT OF JAPANESE AFFILIATES ON THEIR CUSTOMERS""; ""10 LABOUR RELATED QUESTIONS""; ""11 SOME OTHER FEATURES OF JAPANESE DIRECT INVESTMENT IN UK MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY""; ""12 THE FUTURE OF JAPANESE PARTICIPATION IN UK INDUSTRY""; ""APPENDIX: JAPANESE DIRECT PARTICIPATION IN UK MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""INDEX""
• Sommario/riassunto: Japanese participation in British industry has increased greatly in recent years. While the new investment is welcomed for the jobs it helps create and the injection of new technology and managerial techniques, many people are fearful lest this increased participation should lead to loss of control of British industry by British nationals and adversely affect British competitors and their struggle for global markets. These concerns are made worse by lack of knowledge about just how extensive Japanese managerial participation in British industry is and about how Japanese practices differ. This