UID:
(DE-602)gbv_1696524989
Format:
1 online resource (172 pages)
ISBN:
9780821366738
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9780821366721
Content:
These two volumes analyze Japan from the Knowledge Economy perspective, covering a wide range of sectoral issues in development including the macro economic framework, education and skills training, the national innovation system, science and technology, information and communication technology, and infrastructure.While Volume 1 explores the four pillare of the "Knowledge for Development" framework, the second volume presents up-to-date case studies of outstanding Japanese private companies that each characterize different aspects of the Knowledge Economy. By combining economics and business, these volumes allow readers to grasp the full scope of today's knowledge economy.
Content:
Contents -- Foreword -- Authors' Contact Information -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Japan's Development and Growth Process -- 3 The Competitiveness of Japanese Industries and Firms -- 4 Elements of a New Economic and Institutional Regime for an Advanced Knowledge Economy -- 5 Information Infrastructure -- 6 The IT Revolution's Implications for the Japanese Economy -- 7 Education, Training, and Human Resources: Meeting Skill Requirements -- 8 National Innovation System: Reforms to Promote Science-Based Industries -- 9 Moving Toward a More Advanced Knowledge Economy: Lessons and Implications -- Figures -- 1.1. World Export Share of Manufactures (Japan and U.S.) -- 1.2. Japan's Trade Specialization Index (vis-à-vis the U.S.) -- 1.3. Japan's Trade Specialization Index (vis-à-vis East Asia and Pacific) -- 1.4. Market Penetration in the Car Market: Sales of U.S. Brands and Japanese Brands in the U.S. and Japan -- 1.5. Japan, Normalization Group: All -- 1.6. United States, Normalization Group: All -- 2.1. GDP per Worker: Growth Rate and in Comparison to Frontier -- 2.2. Investment Ratio in the 20th Century (percent of GDP) -- 2.3. Corporate Performance in 20th Century Japan -- 3.1. Japanese Business Environment: Diamond Framework -- 3.2. SECI Process of Knowledge Spiral -- 4.1. Growth and Inflation, 1970-2003 -- 4.2. The Unemployment Rate, 1983-2004 -- 5.1. Comparison of Prices Between Dial-Up and ADSL -- 5.2. Semiconductor Share in the World Market -- 6.1. IT Investment as a Percentage of Nominal GDP, Japan and United States, 1980-2000 -- 6.2. Organizational Change and IT Adoption -- 6.3. Organizational IQ of Japanese Firms Relative to U.S. Firms -- 7.1. Expenditure to Tertiary Education Institutions as Percentage of GDP and Share of Household Expenditure in Tertiary Education Expenditure in OECD Countries.
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Contents; Foreword; Authors' Contact Information; Acknowledgments; Glossary; 1 Introduction; Figures; Boxes; 2 Japan's Development and Growth Process; Tables; 3 The Competitiveness of Japanese Industries and Firms; 4 Elements of a New Economic and Institutional Regime for an Advanced Knowledge Economy; 5 Information Infrastructure; 6 The IT Revolution's Implications for the Japanese Economy; 7 Education, Training, and Human Resources: Meeting Skill Requirements; 8 National Innovation System: Reforms to Promote Science-Based Industries
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9 Moving Toward a More Advanced Knowledge Economy: Lessons and Implications
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780821366721
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780821366721
Language:
English
Keywords:
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