Acquiring, adaptating, and developing technologies : lessons from the Japanese experience / edited by Ryōshin Minami [and others].
| Other author | Minami, Ryōshin, 1933- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 1994. |
| Description | xviii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 94012855 |
| ISBN | 0312122411 |