The Steel Industry in Japan: A Comparison with Britain / Edition 1

by Harukiyo Hasegawa

Overview

Harukiyo Hasegawa challenges the notion of the Japanese success story with an in-depth case study of comparative growth and decline in the steel industries of two mature economies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415103862
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/11/1996
Series:	The University of Sheffield/Routledge Japanese Studies Series
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Harukiyo Hasegawa is Lecturer in Japanese Studies at the University of Sheffield.

Table of Contents

Introduction The structure of the book Part I Differences in corporate environments 2 Economic development 3 Industrial organisation 4 Institutional practices 5 The Japanese steel industry 6 Management and labour in Japanese steel works 7 Management and labour at head office (Japan) Part III The British steel industry 8 The British steel industry 9 Management and labour in British steel works I0 Management and labour at head office (UK) Part IV Convergence and relative advance 11 Japan/UK comparison of management and labour 12 Implications of convergence and relative advance 13 Further changes in the 1990s