ABSTRACT

The speed with which the Japanese have adopted new industrial technology has been a major factor in their economic success, raising the question of how they have been able to carry out technological change so quickly and so smoothly, often outstripping their U.S. competitors. How Japan Innovates examines this question in depth by comparing t

Westview Replica Editions -- Preface -- Introduction -- The Bof as an Evolving Solution -- Problems and Actors, Japan -- The Early Adopters, Japan -- The Late Adopters, Japan -- Problems and Actors, North America -- The BOF in North America -- Conclusions