Restructuring Japanese Business for Growth: Strategy, Finance, Management and Marketing Perspective

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Introduction: The Challenge of Post-Bubble Japanese Business Growth....Pages 1-8
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
The Emerging Nature of Post-Bubble Japanese Business: Policies for Continuing Economic Growth into the New Millennium....Pages 11-30
Education and Competitiveness of Japanese Firms in a Changing Global Economy....Pages 31-41
Globalization Strategies of Japanese Firms....Pages 43-61
Recent Developments in American and European Direct Investment in Post-Bubble Japan: Contrasting Perspectives....Pages 63-77
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Has Japan Entered a New Era of Financial Constraints?....Pages 81-100
Foreign Firms in Japan’s Securitites Industry in the 1980s and Post-Bubble Economy....Pages 101-144
Determinants of Japanese Banks’ Expansion in the European Union....Pages 145-160
U.S. Trade Balance, Protectionism, and Japanese Equity Prices: International Influence of National Macroeconomic News....Pages 161-175
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Opportunistic Tendencies in International Joint Ventures with the Japanese: the Effects of Culture, Shared Decision Making, and Relationship Age....Pages 179-191
The Challenges to Japan’s Market in the Post-Bubble Recession....Pages 193-208
Japanese Women in the Workplace....Pages 209-219
Linking JIT Strategies and Control Systems: A Comparison of the U.S. and Japan....Pages 221-240
Front Matter....Pages 241-241
Japanese Marketing in the Post-Bubble Era....Pages 243-257
Entering the Japanese Retail Market: Survival of the Fittest?....Pages 259-274
Restructuring Japanese Business Through Kyosei : Capitalizing on International Strategic Alliances at the Consumer Level....Pages 275-294
Changing Manufactured Imports of Post-Plaza and Post-Bubble Japan....Pages 295-308
The “Depth” of the Japanese Market Orientation: A Comparison Across Ranks and Functions With U.S. Firms....Pages 309-321
Back Matter....Pages 323-328