Restructuring Japanese Business for Growth

Foreword by Joseph Gorman. Comments by William Clark Jr. Preface. Contributors and Referees. 1. Introduction: The Challenge of Post-Bubble Japanese Business Growth; R. Aggarwal. I: Business Strategies in Japan. 2. The Emerging Nature of Post-Bubble Japanese Business: Policies for Continuing Economics Growth into the new Millennium; R. Aggarwal. 3. Education and Competitiveness of Japanese Firms in a Changing Global Economy; Hwy-Chang Moon. 4. Globalization Strategies of Japanese Firms; G.S. Yip. 5. Recent Developments in American and European Direct Investment in Post-Bubble Japan: Contrasting Perspectives; P.J. Buckley, H. Mirza, J.R. Sparkes. II: Japanese Financial Environment. 6. Has Japan Entered a New Era of Financial Constraints? A.D. Brunner, S.B. Kamin. 7. Foreign Firms in Japan's Securities Industry in the 1980's and Post-Bubble Economy; W.V. Rapp. 8. Determinants of Japanese Banks' Expansion in the European Union; D. Arora. 9. U.S. Trade Balance, Protectionism, and Japanese Equity Prices: International Influence of National Macroeconomic News; R. Aggarwal, D.C. Schirm. III: Management in Japanese Firms. 10. Opportunistic Tendencies in International Joint Ventures with the Japanese: The Effects of Culture, Shared Decision Making, and Relationship Age; J.L. Johnson, J.B. Cullen, T. Sakano. 11. The Challenges to Japan's Labor Market in the Post-Bubble Recession; M.M.L. Wong. 12. Japanese Women in the Workplace; T.R. Lituchy. 13. Linking JIT Strategies and Control Systems: A Comparison of the U.S. and Japan; S.J. Daniel, W.D. Reitsperger. IV: Japanese Marketing. 14. Japanese Marketing in the Post-Bubble Era; J.K. Johansson, M. Hirano. 15. Entering the Japanese Retail Market: Survival of the Fittest? G.S. Erickson, J.M. Maskulka, T.A. Maskulka. 16. Restructuring Japanese Business through Kyosei: Capitalizing on International Strategic Alliances at the Consumer Level; B.L. Simonin, J.A. Ruth. 17. Changing Manufactured Imports of Post-Plaza and Post-Bubble Japan; N. Matsui. 18. The `Depth' of the Japanese Market Orientation: A Comparison Across Ranks and Functions with U.S. Firms; M. Kotabe, A.R. Lanctot Jr. Index.