Business systems in East Asia firms, markets, and societies

In this major contribution to comparative-international business Richard Whitley compares and contrasts the dominant characteristics of firms and markets in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong, relating these to their particular social, political and economic contexts. At the level of the firm...

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Main Author: Whitley, Richard (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Sage 1992
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Summary:In this major contribution to comparative-international business Richard Whitley compares and contrasts the dominant characteristics of firms and markets in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong, relating these to their particular social, political and economic contexts. At the level of the firm he looks at such areas as management styles and structures, decision-making processes, owner-employee relations, and patterns of company growth and development. He also discusses market development, customer, supplier and inter-firm relations, and the roles of the financial sectors and the state in market and industry development.
Physical Description:viii, 280 pages illustrations 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [258]-272) and index
ISBN:0803987390
9780803987395