Between Imitation and Innovation : The Transfer and Hybridization of Productive Models in the International Automobile Industry

Boyer, Robert (EDT); Charron, Elsie (EDT); Jurgens, Ulrich (EDT); Tolliday, Steven (EDT)

ISBN 10: 0198293682 / ISBN 13: 9780198293682

Published by Oxford University Press, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Between Imitation and Innovation : The Transfer and Hybridization of Productive Models in the International Automobile Industry
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198293682
• ISBN 13: 9780198293682
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Recent years have seen intense debates among management and academics on the rise of "lean production" and "Japanization." This book examines in detail the actual practice of transfer and adaptation of productive models into the auto industry. Case studies cover the Japanese transplant experience in North America, and the global experience of hybrid production systems in Europe, Latin America, and Asia.

About the Author

Robert Boyer is at Centre d'Études Prospectives d'Économie Mathématique Appliquées à la Planification. Elsie Charron is at National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS-CSU).