which can be classed as creators of new technologies (Japan, Korea and Israel) and those which possess the potential to …

productivity and the re-organization of work in the global car industry …Introducing the myth of Japanese efficiency -- Wide selection : a myth encountered -- Production malapropisms : the BMW … totalizing myth : Japanese efficiency as a cultural fiction …

first English language study in the literature to address the efficiency issue of the Chinese insurance sector, and presents … a comprehensive review on alternative methodologies for analyzing firm efficiency …ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. China's insurance market - development issues -- ch. 3. Review of efficiency studies in …

implications are tested in a comparative study of competitive performance in the EU, Japan and the USA. Typical mechanisms of …

reform and health policy in Asia-Pacific countries such as China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the US - nations …

This book contributes to the expanding field of cross-cultural and comparative management, and addresses the issue of … whether the main Scandinavian countries--Denmark, Norway and Sweden--exhibit such similarities in management style and …

1. Introduction to development in China, India and Japan -- 2. Development theory -- 3. An Asian leader : Japan … trajectory -- 6. Poverty and inequality in China, India and Japan -- 7. urbanization and migration -- 8. Demographics, education …, health and labor -- 9. The impact of development on the environment -- 10. Trade in China, India and Japan -- 11. Economic …