... and places the articles in context. Findings For many young managers and strategists, few of them will realize just how mighty Japan and its firms were in the 1990s. As the world’s second biggest economy, it saw many of its firms lead their industries in both size and innovation – Toyota and Sony being...

... rights only Japan SME Logit regression analysis Apparel manufacturer Own brand strategy SPA business model The Japanese apparel manufacturing market is in decline, with no signs of the situation improving. The situation is particularly bad for the small manufacturers, those with four...

... to conventionally‐beautiful women, was made by the same company – Unilever – that produces Dove. Brand awareness Brand management Motor industry Nissan Xerox Brands Japan The Japanese are renowned as remarkable technological innovators. There is a Japanese word that reflects this prowess...

... and non-family businesses differ with respect to corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies in Japan. In this article, we address these differences and explore the main determinants of CSR in Japan, using a sample of 200 Japanese firms drawn randomly from a CSR database. In contrast with this previous...

... the articles in context. Findings How do Japanese firms react when their alliance partner does something to damage the relationship? Well the answer has to be, “it depends.” Traditional business culture in Japan meets collective action problems with sympathy, just as a Japanese mother would...

.... Business ethics Corporate culture Corruption Emotional intelligence Japan Non‐governmental organizations Advocates of environmentally aware business practices often say that the companies which prosper in future will be those that pay attention to “green” issues. © Emerald Group Publishing...

... Group Publishing Limited 2012 Business development Society Corporate social responsibility Japan Business has a knack of coming up with clever idioms and jargon – triple bottom line, crowd sourcing, greenewal, glocal, guerrilla marketing and so forth. Customers referred...

... executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format. Business development Economic growth Globalization India Japan Motor industry Transnation of corporations The last two...

... player on the global economic stage. Park Bun‐Soon's article approaches China's growth into an economic powerhouse from a different angle: the effect it has had on eastern neighbors Japan and South Korea, who are now trading with China on an ever growing scale. This is an issue that is linked...

.... Further Reading Sugawara , H. (2010), “ Japanese business and poverty reduction ”, Society and Business Review , Vol. 5 No. 2 , pp. 198 ‐ 216 , ISSN 1746 5680. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Business development Society Corporate social responsibility Japan...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 --> Change management Corporate strategy Economic conditions Japan Managerial strategy Organizational change Recession Article Type: Abstracts From: Strategic Direction, Volume 25, Issue 7 Stern S., Mihov I., Echo E...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 --> Business excellence Internet Japan Quality management United Kingdom United States of America Article Type: Abstracts From: Strategic Direction, Volume 24, Issue 11 Kobayashi K., Fisher R., Gapp R. Total Quality...

... in recent years. But it has fared less well in Germany and South Korea (having pulled out of both regions) and, despite having spent over $1 billion moving into Japan, there are still question marks about Wal‐Mart's success in the Japanese market. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 China...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 --> Banking Corporate governance Debt financing Japan Strategic choices Opening Japan’s banks Murphy C.  Far Eastern Economic Review, November 2006, Vol. 169 No. 9, Start page: 47, No. of pages: 3...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 --> Co-operative organizations Corporate strategy Information networks Japan Knowledge organizations Market entry Knowledge-based view of corporate strategy Kodama M.  Technovation, December 2006, Vol. 26 No. 12...

... clear career paths and reaching higher echelons of management is a realistic possibility. This strategy helps in building mutual trust and a positive attitude between both Japanese and Thai employees. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Relocation Thailand Japan Expatriates...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> China Europe Investments Japan United States of America World economy The great thrift shift: a survey of the world economy BeddoesA.M. The Economist (UK), 24-30 September 2005, Vol, 376 No, 8445, Start Page: 3...

.../value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format. Innovation Knowledge management Japan Communities Telecommunications Large...

... by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to digest format. Marketing Internet Tourism Marketing strategy Japan “The internet is changing everything” is hardly the headline‐grabbing news it was a decade ago, however its influence...

... market. Fairlamb and Cohn point to the “cultural missteps” that make Germany a tricky operation for Wal‐Mart, for example the dislike of jaunty greetings from sales staff. But such considerations pale into insignificance compared with the difficulties of becoming established in Japan, which...