Product Description: This book is about how to implement creative competition within an organization. It examines the conditions under which internal competition can promote knowledge acquisition and knowledge sharing. The book describes a number of studies of sales departments in Japanese firms...read more

Product Description: Viewed historically as the lapdog of business, bureaucratic and political interests, Japan's Fair Trade Commission has had mixed success in promoting its agenda for stronger antimonopoly policy since the early 1970s. Dr. Beeman unravels antimonopoly politics in Japan through an analysis of the diverse interests of industry, government, and other parties to reveal how and why antimonopoly policy has made important inroads yet ultimately failed to gain deep acceptance in Japan...read more

A development of Michael Porter's theory of competitive positioning, in which he examines the 'two Japans' - one highly competitive and one highly uncompetitive. Porter draws upon previously unseen research to set the record straight on what did and did not happen during the 'Japanese miracle'.

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Product Description: This work examines competitiveness in the context of national culture. It expands on the theme of enterprise competitiveness in corporate culture, and the influence of technology, and concludes by asking what qualifications and conditions are indispensable in leading a firm into the 21st century...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The U.S.-Japan bilateral trade relationship is perhaps the most consequential and the most tumultuous in the world. Government and business leaders devote substantial time and effort to resolving the stream of disputes that arise between the two allies and trading partners...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Companies define the times we live in, and in the case of Japan, significance of corporate culture cannot be emphasized enough. The Kami Way can be a foundation for the strength of a company. It is not a religion or philosophy, but an accumulation of human intelligence...read more