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Japan’s Industrial Technology Development

The Role of Cooperative Learning and Institutions

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Editors:
  1. Yoshitaka Okada

    1. Department of Comparative Culture, Sophia University, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
      Institute of Comparative Culture, Sophia University, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages ii-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Melvin Goldman, Yoshitaka Okada
    Pages 1-6

  3. Cooperative Learning and Technological Development in Japan

    • Yoshitaka Okada
    Pages 7-39

  4. Diversity in Technological Support: Industrial Differences

    • Yoshitaka Okada
    Pages 41-60

  5. Foundry Industry

    • Sakura Kojima
    Pages 61-101

  6. Auto Parts Industry

    • Tatsuya Ohmori
    Pages 103-132

  7. Polymer Industry

    • Shinichi Watanabe
    Pages 133-176

  8. Textile Industry

    • Yasuo Maeda
    Pages 177-198

  9. Conclusion

    • Yoshitaka Okada, Melvin Goldman
    Pages 199-201
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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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Comparative Culture, Sophia University, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Yoshitaka Okada

  • Institute of Comparative Culture, Sophia University, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Yoshitaka Okada

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Japan’s Industrial Technology Development

  • Book Subtitle: The Role of Cooperative Learning and Institutions

  • Editors: Yoshitaka Okada

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68509-8

  • Publisher: Springer Tokyo

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Tokyo 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-70265-8Published: 01 July 1999

  • eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-68509-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 202

  • Additional Information: Co-publication with ISEAS, Singapore

  • Topics: Business and Management, general

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