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- Provides an expanded focus mainly on Japanese and Korean firms and compares them with German and American firms
- Contributes to theoretical and practical aspects of the field, suggesting a theoretical framework and guidelines for firms to nurture innovative factors and personnel for successful innovation
- Suggests key factors for innovative talents based on research conducted through extensive interviews
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
Firstly, the book examines innovation practices of long-lived Japanese firms and compares them with those of German, American and Korean firms. Based on extensive interviews with executives and field studies, it identifies the essential qualities of each country in which these innovative firms and innovative talents are found.
It then focuses on theoretical and practical aspects, using the theoretical framework to define organizational and technological factors for long-term innovation success. Further, the book provides recommendations based on organizational practices for developing innovative talents in Japanese, German, American and Korean contexts.Intended for academics, students and practitioners in the areas of organizational theory and strategic management, this book clarifies the critical practices of long-lived innovative firms and organizational innovators.
Authors and Affiliations
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Faculty of Economics, Saitama University, Saitama, Japan
Young Won Park
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College of Business Innovation, University of Toledo, Toledo, USA
Paul Hong
About the authors
Paul Hong, College of Business Innovation, University of Toledo
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Creative Innovative Firms from Japan
Book Subtitle: A Benchmark Inquiry into Firms from Three Rival Nations
Authors: Young Won Park, Paul Hong
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1681-4
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-1680-7Published: 24 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-1681-4Published: 10 January 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 142
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour
Topics: Innovation/Technology Management, Small Business, Family Business, Start-Ups/Venture Capital, Management