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Author Olcott, George, 1955-

Title Conflict and change : foreign ownership and the Japanese firm / George Olcott.

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 279 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
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Summary "What happens to the traditional work practices of Japanese firms when they are taken over by European and American firms? How do the employees react? What lessons can be learned from examples of successful and unsuccessful acquisitions? Ten years ago, such questions would never have been asked, simply because the incidence of take-overs of Japanese firms by foreign companies was virtually non-existent. However, in the past decade, a number of major Japanese companies have come under the control of foreign firms. Conflict and Change focuses on five Japanese companies acquired by foreign firms in the last ten years (including Nissan, Chugai Pharmaceutical and Shinsei Bank) to show how take-overs by foreign companies have changed HR and organisational practices traditionally associated with Japanese firms. This provides invaluable information for researchers and managers about the choices and challenges associated with cross-border acquisitions of firms that are embedded in 'institutionally distant' frameworks"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Japanese institutions : are they different? -- The study : overview and methodology -- Entering the firm : recruitment and training -- Lifetime employment and career patterns -- Reward systems -- Female employees -- Organisation and decision-making process -- Discussion and conclusion.
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Subject Corporations, Foreign -- Japan.
Corporations, Foreign.
Japan.
International business enterprises -- Japan -- Cross-cultural studies.
International business enterprises.
Genre/Form Cross-cultural studies.
Subject Corporate culture -- Japan.
Corporate culture.
Industrial management -- Japan -- Cross-cultural studies.
Industrial management.
Organizational change -- Japan.
Organizational change.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Olcott, George, 1955- Conflict and change. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009 9780521878708 (DLC) 2009033921 (OCoLC)311769521
ISBN 9780511658297 (electronic book)
051165829X (electronic book)
9780511656439 (ebook)
0511656432 (ebook)
9780511657429 (electronic book)
0511657420 (electronic book)
9780521878708 (hardback)
0521878705 (hardback)
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