Japanese Technology and Innovation Management: From Know-How to Know-Who (Elgar Monographs) [Hardcover]

Sigvald Harryson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1998 | Series: Elgar Monographs

This work on innovation management stresses that companies need to learn to move away from increasing internal technological specialisation, to learning through relationships. Three case studies from Canon, Sony and Toyota demonstrate the intracorporate benefits of external collaboration.

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Review

'Mr Harryson provides a pioneering analysis of the product development process in three leading Japanese companies - Canon, Sony and Toyota. With in-depth study of the Japanese organizational methods in contrast to Western approaches to technological development, his work adds a major new dimension to our understanding of the research and development process. The study provides a full explanation for the high levels of R&D productivity and the exceptionally short development lead times that make the best of Japanese companies so formidable in the marketplace. Western businessmen will find this book of exceptional value in challenging conventional wisdom regarding R&D management, and suggesting new approaches to organizing for innovation.' - James C. Abegglen, Chairman, Asia Advisory Service -- James C. Abegglen, Chairman, Asia Advisory Serice

About the Author

Sigvald Harryson, School of Economics, Lund University, Consultant at the Boston Consulting Group in Zurich, Switzerland and affiliated to the School of Economics, Gothenburg University, Sweden

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub; 1 Ed edition (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1858987687
• ISBN-13: 978-1858987682
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,780,041 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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