Japanese Multinationals in Asia : Regional Operations in Comparative Perspective

This book explores the expansion of Japanese multinational firms into Asia. This expansion parallels the growth of Asia as a major Economic region and reflects their view on the importance of this growing market. The contributors report on a range of topics including reasons for moving manufacturing to other countries, technology transfer within firms, the impact of Japanese management practices in other Asia countries, competition between Japanese and American firms in Asia, the internal economies of Japanese networks in Asia, and the implication of corporate strategy and government policy in the experience in the region to date.