1st Edition

Business Networks in Japan Supplier-Customer Interaction in Product Development

By Jens Laage-Hellman Copyright 1997
176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

The remarkable success of Japanese industry has frequently been attributed to the inter-corporate alliances and networks that exist in the Japanese economic system. Many commentators argue that is has been these networks that have been key to both the rapid growth and success of Japanese industry. Business Networks in Japan explores the creation of supplier-customer networks through case... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Technological Development in Industrial Markets; Chapter 3 Methodology; Chapter 4 Development and Commercialization of Zn-Fe Alloy Coated Steel Sheet for Autobodies; Chapter 5 Development and Commercialization of Structural Fine Ceramics; Chapter 6 Case Analysis; Chapter 7 A Concluding Note on the Interacting and Networking Behavior of Japanese Companies;

Biography

Jens Laage-Hellman is Associate Professor of Industrial Marketing at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. He is also affiliated with Uppsala University and IM-Gruppen.