Innovation in Japan

by Goto, Akira; Odagiri, Hiroyuki

• ISBN13: 9780198289852
• ISBN10: 0198289855
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-06-19
• Publisher: Clarendon Press

Summary

In this age of high technology, Japan's success in continuous improvement and innovation in key industries, ranging from steel and automobiles to electronics, has been spectacular, and the unique institutional arrangements that have supported this success have attracted wide attention. Yet, with only a few exceptions, the discussion of Japan's innovation system has tended to be anecdotal. This book investigates Japan's current innovation system through empirical, mostly quantitative, research. The contributors, who are leading Japanese scholars on these subjects, reveal the rich and complex nature of the japanese innovation system, and describe in detail its strengths and weaknesses.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. v
List of Contributors	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
References	p. 19
Technological Importation in Japan	p. 20
References	p. 38
Diffusion of the Systemic Approach in Japan: Gauge and Industrial Standards	p. 39
References	p. 55
The Dynamic Aspect of Product Development Capabilities: An International Comparison in the Automobile Industry	p. 57
References	p. 98
Production Technology and Productivity Growth in the Japanese Electrical Machinery Industry	p. 100
References	p. 119
Technological Innovation and Competition in the Japanese Semiconductor Industry	p. 121
Acknowledgements	p. 156
References	p. 156
The Innovation Process in the Japanese Steel Industry	p. 159
References	p. 172
Intrafirm Transfers of Engineers in Japan	p. 173
References	p. 202
Overseas R&d Activities of Japanese Firms	p. 204
References	p. 226
The Patent System and R&d in Japan	p. 229
Industrial Application Data	p. 252
Industrial Application Data	p. 254
Industrial Application Data	p. 254
Co-Operative Research in Japanese Manufacturing Industries	p. 256
References	p. 273
Technological Progress in Japanese Environmental Problems	p. 275
References	p. 292
The Role of the Japanese Higher Education System in Relation to Industry	p. 294
References	p. 306
Subject Index	p. 309
Index of Names	p. 312
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