Networks, markets, and the Pacific Rim. Studies in strategy.

Fruin, William Mark:

ISBN 10: 0195117204 / ISBN 13: 9780195117202

Published by Oxford, Oxford Univ. Press, 1998

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326 S. Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Signatur und Stempel. GUTER Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature. GOOD condition, some traces of use. 9780195117202 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Networks, markets, and the Pacific Rim. Studies in strategy.
• Publisher: Oxford, Oxford Univ. Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195117204
• ISBN 13: 9780195117202
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Gut
• Weight: 550 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

This volume explores the wide diversity in the kinds of networks that have been established between firms in Japan and the Pacific Rim. Editor W. Mark Fruin shows how networks in Japan and Korea are more prescribed and standardized than those found in the United States. For example, Toyota's satellite organizational system is more flexible, open-ended, and market-conforming than General Motors divisional organization. But less market-conforming networks can also arise. In China, for example, networks have arisen because of the unpredictable nature of markets.
The contributors to this volume utilize new ideas and data to formulate an understanding of the importance of networks to the success of Asian firms. The book's postmodern approach--seeking not a single model but rather a variety of models of equally probable validity--makes it a unique resource for scholars and professionals in the field.

About the Author

W. Mark Fruin is at San Jose State University.