Learning and assimilation vs. M&A and innovation: Japan at the crossroads

Technology in Society

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 218-231

  Watanabe, Chihiro ^a   Shin, Jae Ho ^a   Akaike, Shinichi ^b   Griffy Brown, Charla ^c  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Best practices; Electrical industry; Enterprise 2.0; Japan; M As; Mergers acquisitions; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATION; BEST PRACTICES; ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY; ENTERPRISE 2.0; JAPAN; WEB 2.0;

INNOVATION; MACHINERY; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CORPORATE STRATEGY; CULTURAL TRADITION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING; PROFITABILITY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 68349085688     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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