Comparative Responses to Globalization: Experiences of British and Japanese Enterprises

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction — Comparative Perspectives on Globalization: Historical Reflections on British and Japanese Enterprises....Pages 1-22
An Empire of Goods? Groceries in Eighteenth-Century England....Pages 23-44
Globalization and Voluntary Consensus Standardization in the British Wire Industry, 1880....Pages 45-70
The City of London, British Ethnic and National Identities, and Investment Decisions in the Anglophone New World, 1860–1914....Pages 71-98
The Genesis of Modern Management of Technology: The Case of the Meiji Cotton Spinning Sector in Globalization, 1880s–1890s....Pages 99-120
Globalization and Family Business: The Renewal of Idemitsu Kosan, 1990s–2000s....Pages 121-140
Jute, Firm’s Survival, and British Industrial Policy: Government Action under Globalization....Pages 141-158
Emerging Market Strategies in Compact Vehicles: The Case of Japanese Automakers....Pages 159-180
The Pressures of Globalization in Retail: The Path of Japanese Department Stores, 1930s–1980s....Pages 181-203
Globalization and Change in the Japanese Pharmaceutical Industry, 1990–2010....Pages 204-226
The UK Pharmaceutical Industry: Challenges in an Era of Globalization....Pages 227-244
Back Matter....Pages 245-261