Japanese Industry in the American South
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:12th Sep '95
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Japanese Industry in the American South is an anthropological case study that describes whole industrial cultures found in three Japanese industrial plants in the American South. This book searches for answers to these questions: Why are Japanese industries coming to the American South? To what extent does Japan industrial management in the American South replicate the industrial relations model used in the home plants in Japan? What are the reactions of Americans toward the Japanese expatriates? At the same time, the book looks at the profound impact that the Japanese have had on Southerners.
"I recommend this book to anyone interested in Japanese business practices . . . well worth the time." -- NewAsia Review
"The book illuminates important aspects of the much-heralded globalization of business through examining the complicated interaction and mutual adaptation of two different cultures both within several companies and in the broader community... Kim raises significant issues about the role and malleability of culture in business." -- Southern Cultures
"Choong Kim's study fascinates by its inside view of the interaction of Japanese industry and Tennessee culture. His case study's relevance ranges from anthropology to total quality management." -- James Peacock, Department of Anthropology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
"I recommend this book to anyone interested in Japanese business practices. ... it will give the reader a taste of a Korean anthropologist's perspective." -- George B. Graen, New Asia Review
"Kim debunks the myths surrounding Japanese firms and Southern workers." -- Business Library Review
ISBN: 9780415914031
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 317g
206 pages