Recovering_from_SuccessーInnovation and Technology Management in Japan

内容説明
How did Japan fall from challenger to US hegemonicleadership in the high tech industries in the 1980s, to stumbling giantby the turn of the century? What is it doing about it? This bookexamines the challenges faced by Japan's high tech companies throughsuccessful emulation of some of their key practices by foreigncompetitors and the emergence of new competitive models linked to openinnovation and modular production. High tech companies were slow torespond, relying at first on formulae which had worked in the past, butin a new environment, some of these traditional strengths had nowbecome sources of weakness. Stability and success, moreover, haddecreased their appetite for risk. Early in the new century, however,there were signs of a more concerted response, which opened up pastpractices to scrutiny, and modification through selective learning andadaptation of the new models. The 'MOT' (management of technology)movement provided a vehicle for this change. It was linked, in turn, toefforts to change the national innovation system, giving universities amore central role, and encouraging spin-offs and startups.The bookfeatures contributions from Japanese and Western scholars andpractitioners who have distinctive insights into the nature of thesechallenges and responses, with substantial introductory and concludingchapters. The result is a highly accessible account of innovation,technology, and change management in the world's second largesteconomy.