1st Edition
The Sogo Shosha Japan's Multinational Trading Companies
By Alexander Young
Copyright 1979
274 Pages
by
Routledge
247 Pages
by
Routledge
247 Pages
by
Routledge
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The sogo shosha , Japan's general trading companies, are regarded as a key element in the country's rapid economic growth after World War II and its great success in international trade. In Japanese fiscal year 1975, the ten largest sogo shosha had total sales of $155 billion, accounting for 56 percent of Japan's exports and imports, 18 percent of domestic wholesale trade, and 31 percent of... Read more
Preface -- What They Are and What They Do -- The Sogo Shosha’s Core Business -- The Ten Largest Sogo Shosha -- Services and Resources for Conducting Business -- Evolution and Roles -- Growth Trends and Business Strategies: 1960-1973 -- Roles in the Post–World War II Japanese Economy -- Overseas Natural Resource Development Projects -- Challenges and Prospects -- Strategic Changes Since 1973: Management Efficiency and Global Reach -- The Sogo Shosha in World Commerce
Biography
Alexander K. Young is professor of international relations at the College of New Paltz, State University of New York, A graduate of the College of Law of the National Taiwan University, he received a Ph.D. from Columbia University, where he is currently an associate of the University Seminar on Modern Japan.
