Okada Japan’s Industrial Technology Development

The Role of Cooperative Learning and Institutions
1999
ISBN: 978-4-431-68509-8
Verlag: Springer Tokyo
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 202 Seiten, eBook

Japan's technology support system has played a crucial role in developing firms technological capability and stimulating their innovation. How has it been done, and why is it effective? The research findings presented here show that what has worked best in Japan is inter-firm cooperative learning, which requires the support of public technology institutions to promote cooperation, disseminate technology, and facilitate innovation. Among the many books published about Japanese technology policies and corporate management, this is the first to show definitively that cooperative learning is important in a wide spectrum of firms, whether or not they are keiretsu-affiliated. With a caveat on the limitations of the Japanese system from an institutional perspective, the countrys techno-governance structure is revealed to be more effective in assembly-oriented industries than in those that are basic-science oriented and employ rapidly changing technology.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Okada, Yoshitaka

Weitere Mitwirkende

Kojima, S.

Ohmori, T.

Watanabe, S.

Maeda, Y.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

One Cooperative Learning and Technological Development in Japan.- Two Diversity in Technological Support: Industrial Differences.- Three Foundry Industry.- Four Auto Parts Industry.- Five Polymer Industry.- Six Textile Industry.- Conclusion.