Global economy, global technology, global corporations : reports of a joint task force of the National Research Council and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science on the rights and responsibilities of multinational corporations in an age of technological interdependence / / Committee on Japan, Office of Japan Affairs, Office of International Affairs, National Research Council

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1998
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (106 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Corporations, American - Japan; Corporations, Japanese - United States; International business enterprises; Social responsibility of business; Competition, International
• Soggetto geografico: United States Foreign economic relations Japan; Japan Foreign economic relations United States
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Global Economy, Global Technology, Global Corporations -- Copyright -- Contents -- Overview of the Project -- BACKGROUND AND REVIEW OF THE STUDY PROCESS -- AREAS OF AGREEMENT AND DISAGREEMENT -- Agreement on the Importance of Effective MNC Management -- Agreement on the Correlation Between Business Success and Contributions to Host Countries -- Agreement on the Trend Toward Interdependent Firms and Economies -- Disagreement on the Role of the Policy Environment -- Disagreement Over Whether Convergence in Business Systems and Economic Regulation is Desirable or Necessary -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- Report of the U.S. Working Group -- 1 U.S. Working Group Conclusions, Recommendations, and Executive Summary -- BENEFITS OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT -- Recommendations -- EQUAL ACCESS AND NEW RULES OF THE ROAD -- Recommendations -- BEST PRACTICES -- Recommendation -- UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING OUR DIFFERENCES -- Recommendations -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 2 Multinational Corporations and the Changing Global Environment -- OPPORTUNITIES -- CHALLENGES -- THE IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE U.S.-JAPAN LEADERSHIP FOR THE WORLD ECONOMY -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 3 Foreign Direct Investment and the U.S.-Japan Economic and Technological Relationship -- THE PRE WORLD WAR II PERIOD -- U.S. MNCS IN JAPAN -- JAPANESE MNCS IN THE UNITED STATES -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 4 U.S. and Japanese MNCs and the Shape of Global Competition -- A GLOBAL ECONOMY: WHO'S TURNING TOWARD ASIA? -- GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY: ACCESSING AND UTILIZING TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES WORLDWIDE -- MNC Access to Host Country Technological Capabilities -- The Supplier Base -- Strategic Alliances -- GLOBAL CORPORATIONS: MANAGEMENT VISION AND EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 5 Defining Rights and Responsibilities -- MNC RIGHTS: PERSPECTIVES ON POLICIES. ; MNC RESPONSIBILITIES: DEFINING AND IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES -- TASKS FOR THE FUTURE -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- Report of the Japanese Working Group -- 1 Summary -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- BASIC DIFFERENCE IN OBJECTIVES -- SUMMARY OF CASE STUDIES -- CONCEPTUAL DIFFERENCES ON NATIONAL SECURITY -- 2 MNC Case Studies -- STATISTICS ON FOREIGN-BASED MNCS IN JAPAN -- REASONS FOR SUCCESS OF U.S.-BASED MNCS IN JAPAN -- REASONS FOR SUCCESS OF JAPAN-BASED MNCS IN THE UNITED STATES -- SOME U.S.-BASED MNCS IN JAPAN STILL HAVE ROOM FOR MANAGEMENT EFFORTS -- DIFFICULTIES OF JAPANESE COMPANIES IN DOING BUSINESS IN THE UNITED STATES -- NEW TRENDS FOR MNCS -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 3 Emerging Roles of MNCs -- INCREASING INTERNATIONAL COMPANY ALLIANCES -- EMERGING ROLES OF MNCS -- COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL SECURITY -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 4 Conclusions and Recommendations.
• Titolo autorizzato: Global economy, global technology, global corporations
• ISBN: 1-280-21051-6; 9786610210510; 0-309-56252-X; 0-585-33153-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812036203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Compass series (Washington, D.C.)