Growth Through Competition, Competition Through Growth : Strategic Management and the Economy in Japan.

Intro -- PREFACE -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- I. HOW IT WORKS -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1. The Firm as a Collection of Human Resources -- 1.2. Growth Preference and Competition: Two Key Concepts -- 1.3. Competition: Alternative Concepts -- 1.4. Japanese Management as Viewed in Past Studies -- 1.5. The Plan of the Book -- 2. OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. The Pattern of Share Ownership -- 2.3. The Influence of Financial Institutions and Inter-Company Shareholdings -- 2.4. The Power of Managers -- 2.5. The Background of Managers -- 2.6. Summary and Implications for Management Motivation -- 3. THE INTERNAL LABOUR SYSTEM -- 3.1. Labour Practices in Japanese Firms: The Stereotype -- 3.2. The Reality -- 3.3. Employment Adjustment -- 3.4. Skill Formation: Training and Rotation -- 3.5. Internal Competition for Promotion -- 3.6. Conclusion -- 4. DYNAMIC STRATEGIES -- 4.1. Growth Preference -- 4.2. A Model of Corporate Growth -- 4.3. Investment Behaviour -- 4.4. The Mode of Growth -- 4.5. Research and Development -- 4.6. Conclusion -- II. HOW IT ORGANIZES -- 5. MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS -- 5.1. Introduction: Why Are There Fewer Mergers and Acquisitions in Japan? -- 5.2. The Trend of Mergers: The JFTC Data -- 5.3. Mergers and Acquisitions in Japan, 1980-1987 -- 5.4. Are Mergers and Acquisitions Profitable or Contributing to Growth? -- 5.5. Which Mergers and Acquisitions Are More Successful? -- 5.6. What firms Are Undertaking Mergers and Acquisitions? -- 5.7. Conclusion -- 6. DIVISIONAL FORM, HIVE-OFF, AND MANUFACTURER-SUPPLIER RELATIONS -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. The Functional as Opposed to the Divisional Form -- 6.3. Hive-off -- 6.4. Manufacturer-Supplier Relationships -- 6.5. Keiretsu -- 6.6. Conclusion -- 7. BUSINESS GROUPS -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. The Zaibatsu before the War.

7.3. The Dissolution of the Zaibatsu -- 7.4. Business Groups Today -- 7.5. Performance of Business Groups -- 7.6. Conclusions and Speculations on the Future of Groups -- III. HOW IT AFFECTS -- 8. INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Market Structure -- 8.3. Company Profit Rates -- 8.4. Persistence of Profits -- 8.5. Changing Behavioural Modes of Oligopolists -- 8.6. Conclusion -- Appendix: Accounting Rules and Profit Rates: International Differences -- 9. MACROECONOMIC STABILITY -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. A Model of Labour-Hoarding -- 9.3. Application to Japan's Experience -- 9.4. Price Mark-up and Business Fluctuation -- 9.5. Conclusion -- 10. ECONOMIC GROWTH -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. An Equilibrium Model of a Corporate Economy -- 10.3. Growth without Internally Generated Productivity Increase -- 10.4. Growth with Internally Generated Productivity Increase -- 10.5. Interpreting Japan's Economic Growth -- 10.6. Rate of Return and Rate of Profit -- 10.7. Conclusion -- Appendix: Macro-Equilibrium in a Corporate Economy -- 11. GOVERNMENT POLICIES -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. Antimonopoly Policy -- 11.3. Industrial Policy -- 11.4. Technology Policy -- 11.5. A Case-Study: The Computer Industry -- 11.6. Conclusion -- 12. JAPANESE MANAGEMENT IN THE WORLD -- 12.1. Growth Preference, Competition, and Accountability Revisited by Way of Summary -- 12.2. Japanese Management Abroad -- 12.3. Investment in Overseas Distributions -- 12.4. Acquisitions of Foreign Firms, Acquisitions by Foreign Firms -- 12.5. What Can We Expect in the Future? -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Author Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

This book examines two factors which are at the heart of Japanese management - the pursuit of growth and the intensive competition within and between Japanese firms. The author looks at how they interact and how they affect economic efficiency, stability, and dynamism. He avoids popular cultural/sociological explanations and applies economic principles to understanding the Japanese firm.

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