Combining case studies with accessible but rigorous production models and historical background, this provocative book challenges accepted views on Japanese production methods in the world car industry. The book argues that the 'lean and flexible' production model popularly associated with...

Michael van Venrooy entwickelt ein Faktorenmodell, das die verhaltenswissenschaftlich relevanten Kriterien für eine erfolgreiche und zeitnahe Umsetzung von Produktrückrufen in der deutschen Automobilindustrie in ein verhaltenstheoretisches Modell integriert. Über eine quantitative Analyse...

'Has TRIPS contributed to the catch-up of developing countries or has it only strengthened the power of big multinationals? This book tries to answer this important question by studying what in fact happened in four countries - Brazil, China, India and Thailand. The book succeeds in giving a...