Competitiveness, localization and Japanese companies in China: Realities and alternate approaches

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 451-462

  Itagaki, H ^a  

^a MUSASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human resource management; International competitiveness; Japanese multinational enterprises; Japanese affiliated companies in China; Japanese style management

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; HUMAN RESOURCE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; PRODUCTIVITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 70449424316     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: 1743792X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602380802667502     Document Type: Article

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