... Japan The concept of psychic distance has attracted increasing attention in international business and management literature since the study of Johanson and Wiedersheim‐Paul (1975) popularized it. In their study (Johanson and Wiedersheim‐Paul, 1975, p. 308), psychic distance refers...

...Kai‐Uwe Seidenfuss; Yunus Kathawala Purpose The paper aims to research the mechanics of voluntary export restraints (VERs). It first develops a comprehensive VER research agenda, subsequently covering a 1991 VER between the European Union (EU) and Japan that established “voluntary” quotas...

.... © MCB UP Limited 2003 Information systems Competitive advantage Manufacturing industries Japan If history is any guide, the practices and business models that constitute advantages for today’s most successful companies confer those advantages only because of particular factors...

...Keith Maguire Analyses some of the hidden barriers in exporting to Japan. It looks at Japanese industrial organisation and the role of the large corporations in controlling import and distribution outlets. The Japanese wholesale and distribution system is much larger than would be the case...

... on knowledge integration, leads to sustainable competitive advantages (Forrest, 1996; Powell and Dent‐Meicallef, 1997; Ross et al., 1996). © MCB UP Limited 1998 Companies Japan As globalization gained momentum in the 1970s and the 1980s, Japanese companies seemed...

...Chong Ju Choi; Soo Hee Lee; Michael J. Lynskey Suggests that the existing literature in management on Asian corporate and industrial strategies has tended to focus on the relationship between the USA and Japan. Research has greatly neglected such comparisons between Europe and Asia, although...

... continents: Europe, the USA,and Japan. “Large” was mainly defined as 5,000 employees or more, with turnover being a secondary factor considered. Five manufacturing industry sectors were chosen: electrical components, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and engineering. The organizations chosen...

...Peter Curwen The consumer electronics market has long been a battleground between competing trade blocs – primarily the EC, the USA and Japan. Discusses the most recent, ongoing battle, which concerns High‐definition Television (HDTV). The approach taken by the EC was to promote“national champions...