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Hybrid Factories in Latin America

Japanese Management Transferred

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Editors:
  1. Katsuo Yamazaki

    1. Shizuoka Sangyo University, Japan

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  2. Wooseok Juhn

    1. Chukyo University, Japan

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  3. Tetsuo Abo

    1. Tokyo University, Japan

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  3. Analytical Methodology of Our Research — Mainly in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    2. Average Regional Application of the Japanese System on a Five-Point Scale, in Comparison to Application Worldwide and in Other Regions

      • Wooseok Juhn
      Pages 73-86

    3. Japanese Hybrid Factories in Mexico

      • Zhijia Yuan
      Pages 87-109

    4. Japanese Hybrid Factories in Brazil

      • Tetsuo Abo
      Pages 110-126

    5. Japanese Hybrid Factories in Argentina

      • Hiroshi Itagaki
      Pages 127-144

  5. Case Analyses of the Strategies of Electronics Enterprises in Latin America

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 191-191
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    2. Toshiba Amazonas SA in Brazil — Reception of Japanese Production System by the Local People

      • Chensheng Shi, Yanshu Hao
      Pages 193-200

    3. Newsan SA — The Joint Venture with Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd

      • Toshihiko Miyaji
      Pages 201-211

  6. Conclusion: Characteristic Patterns of Hybrid Factories and of Strategies in Latin America

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      Pages 213-213
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About this book

Explores the Latin American economy and management through the study of Japanese companies in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. Based on detailed case studies, this volume offers a bird's eye view of foreign investments in Latin America.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Shizuoka Sangyo University, Japan

    Katsuo Yamazaki

  • Chukyo University, Japan

    Wooseok Juhn

  • Tokyo University, Japan

    Tetsuo Abo

About the editors

KATSUO YAMAZAKI is a pofessor at the School of Management, Shizuoka Sangyo University, Japan. He received his BA from Keio University, Japan, an MBA from the University of Detroit Mercy, USA, and a DIBA from Nova Southeastern University, USA. He has twenty-one years of international business experience at Furukawa Electric Company, a global Fortune-listed company, and has been a member of the Academy of International Business since 2001.

WOOSEOK JUHN  is a Professor at Chukyo University, Japan. 
 

TETSUO ABO is a member of the Department of Economics, Teikyo University, and Professor Emeritus at Teikyo University, Japan. His research focuses on Japanese management and production systems in an international context and management geography. His publications include Hybrid Factory: The Japanese Production System in the United States and The Hybrid Factories in Europe: The Japanese Management and Production System Transferred.

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