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Transforming Buyer-Supplier Relations

Japanese-Style Industrial Practices in a Western Context

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Authors:
  1. Jonathan Morris

    1. Cardiff Business School, UK

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  2. Rob Imrie

    1. Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London, UK

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Buyer-Supplier Relations and Changes in Industrial Organization

    • Jonathan Morris, Rob Imrie
    Pages 1-18

  3. Economic Change, Vertical Disintegration, and Buyer-Supplier Relations: Some Theoretical Considerations

    • Jonathan Morris, Rob Imrie
    Pages 19-39

  4. Vertical Disintegration and New Forms of Work Organization: a Review of Empirical Evidence

    • Jonathan Morris, Rob Imrie
    Pages 40-61

  5. Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK: Best Practice Under Pressure

    • Jonathan Morris, Rob Imrie
    Pages 62-92

  6. Lucas Girling: New Practices, Old Constraints

    • Jonathan Morris, Rob Imrie
    Pages 93-118

  7. Sony UK: Supplier Development and the Cooperative Ethos

    • Jonathan Morris, Rob Imrie
    Pages 119-142

  8. IBM, UK: From Control to Collaboration?

    • Jonathan Morris, Rob Imrie
    Pages 143-162

  9. Beyond Adversarialism: The Advent of New Supply Practices?

    • Jonathan Morris, Rob Imrie
    Pages 163-171

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 172-189
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About this book

This study analyses the shift in the relationship between large and smaller firms from confrontation and conflict, to cooperation and mutual assistance. It charts the pace of the adaption of Japanese style buyer-supplier relations in North American and Western European organizations.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Cardiff Business School, UK

    Jonathan Morris

  • Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London, UK

    Rob Imrie

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Transforming Buyer-Supplier Relations

  • Book Subtitle: Japanese-Style Industrial Practices in a Western Context

  • Authors: Jonathan Morris, Rob Imrie

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11200-5

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Jonathan Morris and Rob Imrie 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-11202-9Published: 01 January 1992

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-11200-5Published: 18 June 1992

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 189

  • Topics: Industries, Business and Management, general

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