Japan's industrial technology development : the role of cooperative learning and institutions

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Japan's industrial technology development : the role of cooperative learning and institutions

Yoshitaka Okada, editor ; with Sakura Kojima, Tatsuya Ohmori, Shinichi Watanabe, and Yasuo Maeda

Springer , Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1999

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"Co-publication edition published in 1999 in Southeast Asia by ISAS, for exclusive distribution in Asia (excluding Japan), Australia and New Zealand."--T.p. verso

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Japan's technology support system has played a crucial role in developing firms technological capability and stimulating their innovation. How has it been done, and why is it effective? The research findings presented here show that what has worked best in Japan is inter-firm cooperative learning, which requires the support of public technology institutions to promote cooperation, disseminate technology, and facilitate innovation. Among the many books published about Japanese technology policies and corporate management, this is the first to show definitively that cooperative learning is important in a wide spectrum of firms, whether or not they are keiretsu-affiliated. With a caveat on the limitations of the Japanese system from an institutional perspective, the countrys techno-governance structure is revealed to be more effective in assembly-oriented industries than in those that are basic-science oriented and employ rapidly changing technology.

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One Cooperative Learning and Technological Development in Japan.- Two Diversity in Technological Support: Industrial Differences.- Three Foundry Industry.- Four Auto Parts Industry.- Five Polymer Industry.- Six Textile Industry.- Conclusion.

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