Japanese Global Management: Theory and Practice at Overseas Subsidiaries

by K. Yamazaki

Overview

The Japanese management style is unique compared with those in the U.S. and Europe as is the overseas operation for Japanese companies. This book demonstrates the three essences for successful overseas operations that global enterprises as well as Japanese companies possess.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230280151
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	12/13/2011
Edition description:	2012
Pages:	204
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

KATSUO YAMAZAKI is a professor at the School of Management, Shizuoka Sangyo University in Japan. He received his BA from Keio University, Japan, an MBA from the University of Detroit Mercy, USA and a DIBA from Nova Southeastern University, USA.
He has twenty-one years of international business experience at Furukawa Electric Company, a global Fortune-listed company.

Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION Failure and Success in the Overseas Subsidiaries of Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. PART II: CASE STUDIES NSK Corporation, Clarinda, Iowa, USA (Transportation Machines) Hitachi Electronics Devices (USA), Inc., Greenville, S.C., USA (Electric & Electronics) Komatsu America International Company, Chattanooga Manufacturing Operation, Chattanooga, TN, USA (Construction Machinery) FUJIFILM Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc., Greenwood, S.C., USA (Chemical) Furukawa Composite Insulator Ltd., Hungary (Nonferrous Metals) U-SHIN EUROPE Kft., Hungary (Transportation Machines) Ohlins Racing AB, Sweden (Automotive Components) Mabuchi Motor Dalian Ltd., China (Electronics Components) Tianjin Mitsuboshi Belting Co., Ltd., China (Rubber Products) Yokogawa Sichuan Instrument Co., Ltd., China (Instrumental Components) T&K Autoparts Sdn. Bhd, Malaysia (Automotive Components) Japan Vietnam Petroleum Company Ltd., Vietnam (Oil and Gas) Taiwan Yazaki Corporation, Formosa (Automotive Components) Rassini-NHK Autopecas Ltda., Brazil (Springs) Denso Manufacturing Argentina S.A., Argentina (Automobile Components) Toyota Boshoku LLC, Russia (Automotive Components) YKK South Africa (PTY) Ltd., Swaziland Branch (Fastener) PART III: CONCLUSIONS The Golden Rules of Global Business Abstract from the Seventeen Case Studies