Remade in America
Subtitle: transplanting and transforming Japanese management systems
By: edited by Jeffrey K. Liker, W. Mark Fruin, Paul S. Adler.
Contributors: Liker, Jeffrey K.; Fruin, W. Mark, 1943-; Adler, Paul S.
Series: Japan business and economics series
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 418
Subjects: Industrial management -- Japan -- Case studies; Industrial management -- United States -- Case studies; Technology transfer -- Japan -- Case studies; Technology transfer -- United States -- Case studies; Comparative management
Description: In this edited volume, a team of eminent scholars uses case studies and large-scale surveys to explain in depth the process of transferring and transforming the best Japanese Management Systems (JMS) by both Japanese- and U.S.-owned firms. Combining scientific data with clear and engaging prose, Remade in America is a rich analytical resource for manufacturing professionals, as well as scholars and students of management and business.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.