... the crisis of 1997‐1998, and more generally in the foreseeable future. The analysis is illustrated by a variety of case examples. Indeed, paradoxically, much of South Korean industry has developed from a base of acquired but dated post‐war Japanese and Western technology, for example: Conglomerates...

...John L. Thompson Looking at organizational decision and choices in the 1990s, it is tempting to conclude that we live in an era of focus and downsizing. The time of the conglomerate has passed. Downsizing can always be justified to improve efficiency, but only if it is really rightsizing to prepare...