Globalisation and the reorganisation of Japan's auto parts industry

International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 270-288

  Schaede, Ulrike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Globalisation; Japan; Modularisation; Subcontracting; Transaction cost economics

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

GLOBALISATION; JAPAN; MODULARISATION; SUBCONTRACTING; TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS;

COSTS;

EID: 77950971908     PISSN: 14709511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJATM.2010.032628     Document Type: Article

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