This conclusion to the special issue, ‘Cross-cultural Management Practices in East Asia: Lessons for Japanese MNEs’, examines how Japanese firms are responding to, and are affected by, increasing engagement with the Chinese economy. In addition to the three specific themes identified <italic>a...</italic>

This introduction to the special issue, ‘Cross-cultural management practices in East Asia: lessons for Japanese MNEs’, argues that better understanding is needed of how the economic rise of China is influencing the transformation of corporate Japan. After examining key trends in the...