This book presents theories and case studies for corporations in developed nations, including Japan, for designing strategies to maximize opportunities and minimize threats in business expansion into developing nations. The case studies featured here focus on Asia, including China and India, and...

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the relevance of knowledge-oriented leadership (KOL) to technology standard innovation (TSI) from a temporary-team perspective. The mediating and moderating effect on knowledge integration (KI) and leader–member exchange (LMX) is emphasized....

Globalization of business activities is imperative for Japanese manufacturers, as an international market, particularly in emerging economies, grows much faster than domestic market. In this regards, the relative importance of their overseas subsidiaries to home base headquarter become greater....

Effect of Non-practicing entities (NPE) on innovation society has been a controversial issue owing to their having both positive and negative impacts. However, measuring the net effect as well as finding ways to reduce the probable negative effects of the NPEs has been a challenge. In this...

In this paper we compare sources of economic growth in Japan and the United States from 1975 through 2003, focusing on the role of information technology (IT). We have adjusted Japanese data to conform to U.S. definitions in order to provide a rigorous comparison between the two economies. The...

The potential for new values and products created by technology convergence to disruptively transform existing industries and markets is high. In this regard, it has been crucial for companies to understand and identify potential convergence patterns as early as possible to make timely strategic...