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Japan's Sino‐Pacific war: a conflict unplanned, lacking both means and foresight?

Richardson, Jacques - In: Foresight 10 (2008) 1, pp. 67-78

insubordination, or gekokujô. Originality/value – The thrust of the paper is to interpret exactly how Japan's lost war against China …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to arrive at an understanding of how Japan allowed herself to become involved in … a conflict with such tragic proportions, for both Japan and others, as the Second World War. Design …

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Japanese subcontracting in mainland China: a study of Toyota and Shanghai Koito

Liu, Ren‐Jye; Brookfield, Jonathan - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 11 (2006) 2, pp. 99-103

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to better understand Japanese manufacturing in mainland China and clarify how …'s operations in mainland China. The research for this study was conducted from 1995‐2003 and is based on visits to Toyota's China … – When Japanese style subcontracting in mainland China is compared with that of traditional Japanese subcontracting, a stark …

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The Patterns of Human Resource Management : Eight Cases of Chinese‐Japanese Joint Ventures and Two Cases of Wholly Japanese Ventures

Wang, Zhong‐Ming; Satow, Takao - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 9 (1994) 4, pp. 12-21

studies of Chinese‐Japanese and wholly Japanese ventures in China. Proposes that the Japanese managerial strategies may be …

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Logistics management at the threshold of the new millenium

Pollitt, David - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 28 (1998) 3, pp. 167-226

. Covers in turn logistics in China and Japan, including a profile of Braun Electric; methods of improving the supply chain …, including direct mail in Japan, home shopping and distribution networks; and applications of the Internet in the logistics field …

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Restructuring library organizations for the twenty‐first century: the future of user‐oriented services in Korean academic libraries

Shin, Eun‐Ja; Kim, Young‐Seok - In: Aslib Proceedings 54 (2002) 4, pp. 260-266

This article examines why Korean academic libraries embarked on restructuring their organization and identifies possible solutions to some problems that these libraries face. The conclusion is drawn from the results of a case study on Sejong University Library that Korean academic librarians...

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Shortage of storage space in Korean libraries : Solutions centering upon hub‐based collaborative repositories

Yoon, Hee‐Yoon; Oh, Sun‐Kyung; Kim, Sin‐Young - In: Aslib Proceedings 60 (2008) 3, pp. 265-282

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to offer some considerations for the implementation of hub‐based collaborative repositories. The current situation of Korean public libraries is to be examined, centering upon the issue of storage space, and possible solutions are to be presented....

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Measuring the economic value of special libraries

Chung, Hye‐Kyung - In: The Bottom Line 20 (2007) 1, pp. 30-44

Purpose – This study aims to present a new approach to measuring the economic value of special libraries, including certain time‐saving effects that the contingent valuation method application cannot exclusively prove. Design/methodology/approach – A cost‐benefit analysis is used as a...

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Return on marketing investment: Pizza Hut Korea's case

Lee, Sungil; Yoo, Shijin - In: Management Decision 50 (2012) 9, pp. 1661-1685

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is twofold – the first is to explore the key actions that enabled Pizza Hut Korea (PHK) to come out of a nine‐year decline in sales and profits. The second purpose is to delve deeper into the concept of return on marketing as applied to the turnaround of...

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A rethink of the incentives programme in the conservation of South Korea’s historic villages

Mat Radzuan, Indera Syahrul; Inho, Song; Ahmad, Yahaya - In: Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable … 5 (2015) 2, pp. 176-201

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the overarching question, which was whether the incentives programmes formulated for the community have been found to be suitable to the aspirations and needs of the local residents. Design/methodology/approach – This study has resulted from...

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An integrative model for knowledge sharing in communities‐of‐practice

Jeon, Suhwan; Kim, Young‐Gul; Koh, Joon - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 15 (2011) 2, pp. 251-269

Purpose – This study attempts to identify the factors and relationships that influence community of practice (CoP) members' knowledge‐sharing attitudes, intentions, and behaviors. Design/methodology/approach – The Theory of Planned Behavior model, Motivation Theory, and the Triandis model...

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