In this new book, Hara, Kambayashi and Matsushima gather together a collection of case studies of innovation in various industries in modern Japan, including automobile, electronics, semiconductor, component, chemical, pharmaceutical and service industries. Unlike other books in this area, this book focuses on a broader range of Japanese industries from the post world war era to the modern day and considers the relationships between the characteristics of innovation and the features of Japanese society. These chapters demonstrate Japan’s shift from being product-oriented and domestic to being business system-oriented and global. Meanwhile the process of innovation in Japan continues to include the tendency of eliminating uncertainty through intimate in-process interaction between different functions, rather than through preset rule or contracts. This book goes some way in challenging accepted notions of Japanese innovation, emphasising new and diverse trends and practises.
Author(s): Takuji Hara: No
Edition: 1
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 272
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Figures......Page 8
Tables......Page 10
Contributors......Page 11
Acknowledgments......Page 12
1 Introduction......Page 14
2 The social shaping of technological paths: Antibiotics in Japan......Page 29
3 Institutional changes and the emergence of electronic transactions in the Japanese manufacturing industry: Beyond the dichotomy of technical efficiency and social legitimacy in institutions......Page 51
4 Technological innovation induced by tacit scientific knowledge: Research and development in the Mirai semiconductor project......Page 82
5 Development of the carbon fiber business in Toray......Page 95
6 Reorganizing mature industry through technological innovation: De-maturity in watchmaking industry......Page 114
7 Innovation impacts on the digital device industry......Page 131
8 New product development beyond internal projects: A case of joint new product development......Page 150
9 Application of Japanese production methods to the service sector......Page 170
10 Emerging competitive value in use with materiality: The negotiated transformation of business systems with regard to the online securities market in Japan......Page 187
11 Analysis of the innovation process created through the management of business incubators in the Japanese content industry......Page 205
12 Industrial innovation under the influence of Japanese culture......Page 222
Bibliography......Page 245
Index......Page 258
