Conflict and change : foreign ownership and the Japanese firm /

Conflict and change : foreign ownership and the Japanese firm /

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Author / Creator:	Olcott, George, 1955-
Imprint:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Description:	1 online resource (xi, 279 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Corporations, Foreign -- Japan. International business enterprises -- Japan -- Cross-cultural studies. Corporate culture -- Japan. Industrial management -- Japan -- Cross-cultural studies. Organizational change -- Japan. Corporate culture. Corporations, Foreign. Industrial management. International business enterprises. Organizational change. Japan. Cross-cultural studies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11814867

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ISBN:	9780511658297 051165829X 9780511656439 0511656432 9780511657429 0511657420 9780521878708 0521878705
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"What happens to the traditional work practices of Japanese firms when they are taken over by European and American firms? How do the employees react? What lessons can be learned from examples of successful and unsuccessful acquisitions? Ten years ago, such questions would never have been asked, simply because the incidence of take-overs of Japanese firms by foreign companies was virtually non-existent. However, in the past decade, a number of major Japanese companies have come under the control of foreign firms. Conflict and Change focuses on five Japanese companies acquired by foreign firms in the last ten years (including Nissan, Chugai Pharmaceutical and Shinsei Bank) to show how take-overs by foreign companies have changed HR and organisational practices traditionally associated with Japanese firms. This provides invaluable information for researchers and managers about the choices and challenges associated with cross-border acquisitions of firms that are embedded in 'institutionally distant' frameworks"--Provided by publisher.
Other form:	Print version: Olcott, George, 1955- Conflict and change. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009 9780521878708
Standard no.:	9786612466960

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Summary:	What happens to the traditional work practices of Japanese firms when they are taken over by European and American firms? How do the employees react? What lessons can be learned from examples of successful and unsuccessful acquisitions? Formerly, such questions would never have been asked, simply because the incidence of take-overs of Japanese firms by foreign companies was virtually non-existent. However, in past years, a number of major Japanese companies have come under the control of foreign firms. Conflict and Change, first published in 2009, focuses on five Japanese companies acquired by foreign firms (including Nissan, Chugai Pharmaceutical and Shinsei Bank) to show how take-overs by foreign companies have changed HR and organisational practices traditionally associated with Japanese firms. This provides invaluable information for researchers and managers about the choices and challenges associated with cross-border acquisitions of firms that are embedded in 'institutionally distant' frameworks.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xi, 279 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780511658297 051165829X 9780511656439 0511656432 9780511657429 0511657420 9780521878708 0521878705