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LEADER: 02418cam a22003018a 4500
001 2009033921
003 DLC
005 20100203093303.0
008 090817s2009 nyu 000 0 eng
010 $a 2009033921
020 $a9780521878708 (hbk.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
043 $aa-ja---
050 00 $aHD2907$b.O48 2009
082 00 $a338.8/30952$222
100 1 $aOlcott, George,$d1955-
245 10 $aConflict and change :$bforeign ownership and the Japanese firm /$cGeorge Olcott.
260 $aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2009.
263 $a0910
300 $ap. cm.
520 $a"What happens to the traditional work practices of Japanese firms when they are taken over by European and American firms? How do the employees react? What lessons can be learned from examples of successful and unsuccessful acquisitions? Ten years ago, such questions would never have been asked, simply because the incidence of take-overs of Japanese firms by foreign companies was virtually non-existent. However, in the past decade, a number of major Japanese companies have come under the control of foreign firms. Conflict and Change focuses on five Japanese companies acquired by foreign firms in the last ten years (including Nissan, Chugai Pharmaceutical and Shinsei Bank) to show how take-overs by foreign companies have changed HR and organisational practices traditionally associated with Japanese firms. This provides invaluable information for researchers and managers about the choices and challenges associated with cross-border acquisitions of firms that are embedded in 'institutionally distant' frameworks"--Provided by publisher.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: List of figures; List of tables; Introduction; 1. Japanese institutions: are they different?; 2. The study: overview and methodology; 3. Entering the firm: recruitment and training; 4. Lifetime employment and career patterns; 5. Reward systems; 6. Female employees; 7. Organisation and decision-making process; 8. Discussion and conclusion; Index.
650 0 $aCorporations, Foreign$zJapan.
650 0 $aInternational business enterprises$zJapan$vCross-cultural studies.
650 0 $aCorporate culture$zJapan.
650 0 $aIndustrial management$zJapan$vCross-cultural studies.
650 0 $aOrganizational change$zJapan.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/78708/cover/9780521878708.jpg