Acquiring, adaptating, and developing technologies : lessons from the Japanese experience / edited by Ryōshin Minami [and others].

Other author Minami, Ryōshin, 1933-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 1994.
Descriptionxviii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesStudies in modern Japanese economy
Studies in modern Japanese economy. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents Japanese experience in technology: a survey / Ryoshin Minami, Kwan S. Kim, Fumio Makino, Joung-hae Seo -- The development of appropriate technologies for export promotion in the silk-reeling industry / Ryoshin Minami, Fumio Makino -- Mechanism of the diffusion of technologies: case study of the cotton-weaving industry / Ryoshin Minami, Fumio Makino -- Technology choice in the cotton-spinning industry: the switch from mules to ring frames / Yukihiko Kiyokawa -- Choice of technologies in the ship-building industry: modern versus traditional / Katsuo Otsuka --
Contents The development of the farm machinery industry: case study of the walking-type tractor / Toshiyuki Kako -- The dynamics of innovation and learning-by-doing: the case of the integrated circuit industry / Akimitsu Sakuma -- Organizational innovation and the development of the sewing-machine industry / Susumu Hondai -- Technological innovation in the steel industry: recognizing potential in innovations / Seiichiro Yonekura -- An international comparison of productivity and product development performance in the automobile industry / Takahiro Fujimoto, Akira Takeishi --
Contents Research and development competition and innovation in the video cassette recorder industry / Joung-hae Seo -- Japanese technology and industrial development in Thailand: the experience of the synthetic fibre industry / Tran Van Tho -- Concluding reflections: lessons from the Japanese experience / Ryoshin Minami...[et al.].
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 94012855
ISBN0312122411