The Hybridization of the Japanese Production System in the United States and East Asia

Authors

  • Hiroshi Itagaki University of Saitama, Urawa Japan, Japan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32890/mmj1997.2.1.6

Abstract

This paper examines the international transferability of the Japanese production system to the United States (US), Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore, by utilizing the "application-adaptation analytical framework". Three major factors determine particular application-adaptation hybridization characteristics in individual countries: strategic necessity of industry and company; specific attributes of the elements comprising the Japanese production system; the historical, social, and managerial environment of the host countries.

 

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References

Abo, Tetsuo (ed.) (1994). Hybrid Factory: The Japanese Production System in the United States, New York: Oxford University Press.

Aoki, Masahiko (1988). Information, Incentives, and Bargaining in the Japanese Economy, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Chapters 2, 3 and 8.

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Yamashita, Shoichi (ed.) (1991). Transfer of Japanese Technology and Management to the ASEAN Countries, Tokyo: University Tokyo Press. Malaysian Management Journal 2 (1), 59-70 (1997)

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Published

01-06-1997

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (1997): Malaysian Management Journal (MMJ) Vol. 2 No. 1 June 1997

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Articles

How to Cite

Itagaki, H. (1997). The Hybridization of the Japanese Production System in the United States and East Asia. Malaysian Management Journal, 2(1), 59-70. https://doi.org/10.32890/mmj1997.2.1.6

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Identifiers DOI 10.32890/mmj1997.2.1.6 OpenAlex W143356211