Adjustment Problems in Advanced Open Economies

In: Schriften zu Regional- und Verkehrsproblemen in Industrie- und Entwicklungsländern v.49

Abstract

Intro -- Editors' Foreword -- Table of Contents -- Ralf-Bodo Schmidt: "Unternehmungsphilosophie" and Human Concept - Questions to the Research of Real Theory - -- A. At first: subject of the study -- B. Secondly: The term "Unternehmungsphilosophie -- C. How: Values in goals and in the goal achievement of the company -- D. At fourth: Human Concepts and patterns of valuation -- E. And now: Questions to the research of real theory -- Tamiki Kishida: Entrepreneurshlp: Management Ideology and Corporate Strategy -- 1. Entrepreneurship and innovation -- 2. Hitachi vs. Matsushita, and Toyota -- 2.1 Hitachi -- 2.2 Matsushita -- 2.3 Toyota -- 3. No debt management and entrepreneurship -- 3.1 Questionnaire and no debt small and medium firms -- 3.2 Interview with no debt small and medium firms -- 3.3 Interview with no debt large firms -- 4. Summary and concluding remarks -- References -- Table 1: A Comparison of Various Authors' Concepts of Strategy and the Strategy Formulation Process -- Table 2: Characteristics of the Defender -- Table 3: Characteristics of the Analyzer -- Table 4: Characteristics of the Prospector -- Dieter Schneidewind: Management of a German Subsidiary in Japan - Experiences, Challenges, Solutions - -- 1. Introductory remarks -- 2. Case study of a German beauty & -- health care company -- 2.1 The local distributor and the preparation phase (1969-1971) -- 2.2 The formation of joint-ventures (1972) -- 2.3 The central role of the liaison office (1973-1975) -- 2.4 The short period of near 100% control (1976) -- 2.5 The participation of Japanese partners (1977-1980) -- 2.6 Amalgamation and consolidation (1980-1985) -- 2.7 Looking to forthcoming strategies (1986-1995) -- 3. Successful management of FAC in the Japanese consumer market -- 3.1 Handling the labor force challenge -- 3.2 The inevitable local production and logistic basis.