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050 00 $aHD9696.C63$bJ3154 1995
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100 1 $aFransman, Martin.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82106160
245 10 $aJapan's computer and communications industry :$bthe evolution of industrial giants and global competitiveness /$cMartin Fransman.
260 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c1995.
263 $a9508
300 $axxii, 540 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $g1.$tIntroduction --$g2.$tOrigins of the Companies and Controlled Competition --$g3.$tThe Evolution of the Japanese Telecommunications Switching Industry --$g4.$tThe Evolution of the Japanese Computer Industry --$g5.$tThe Evolution of the Japanese Optical Fibre Industry --$g6.$tThe Evolution of NEC --$g7.$tThe Future of NTT --$g8.$tDDI: NTT's Major Competitor --$g9.$tConclusion --$tApp. A1. The Firm and Industry in the Evolutionary Process of Economic Change --$tApp. A2. The Evolution of Optical Fibre in Corning Glass --$tApp. A3. The Strengths and Weaknesses of Japanese Information and Communications Companies --$tApp. A4. The Financial Performance of Japanese and Western IC Companies --$tApp. A5. The Performances of NTT, AT&T, and BT Compared --$tApp. A6. International Competitiveness: NEC and Ericsson --$tApp. A7. Market Share in Various Japanese IC Markets.
520 $aThis book explains the resurgence of Japan's IC giants, their global status, and their strengths and weaknesses. Empirical scrutiny of their evolution is complemented by the author's own theory of the most appropriate method for studying the dynamics of long-term industrial change.
520 8 $aWhile the Japanese motor vehicle and consumer electronics industries have been relatively well analysed, there are no comprehensive up-to-date studies of the Japanese IC industry. This book addresses the questions consequently left unanswered: How were Japanese IC companies able to catch up with their western rivals - and in some cases overtake them? How have Japanese IC companies responded to the 'post-IBM' world of computing? Why do they remain primarily dependent on the Japanese market?
520 8 $aWhy do they combine competences in computers, semiconductors, and telecommunications equipment, while their US counterparts are far more specialized? What role has been played by the Japanese government and the system of controlled competition in their success? Will Japanese IC companies become increasingly competitive internationally in the future?
520 8 $a.
520 8 $aThe author extends the evolutionary approach to the organization of the firm and industry developed by such writers as Schumpeter, Nelson, Winter, and Chandler. He argues that in order to understand the evolution of companies and industries, it is necessary to create a theory of the firm capable of encompassing the development of real firms in the real world in real time.
520 8 $aThis approach stresses the importance of the beliefs that are constructed in the firm under conditions of 'interpretive ambiguity', which guide the firm's decisions and its reactions to new technologies. These concepts are illustrated by lengthy analyses of NEC and NTT, and of the computing, switching, and optical fibre industries.
650 0 $aComputer industry$zJapan.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009121209
650 0 $aTelecommunication equipment industry$zJapan.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010115921
852 00 $boff,bus$hHD9696.C63$iJ3154 1995