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Global economy, global technology, global corporations : reports of a joint task force of the National Research Council and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science on the rights and responsibilities of multinational corporations in an age of technological interdependence / Committee on Japan, Office of Japan Affairs, Office of International Affairs, National Research Council.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Japan.
Contributor:
Nihon Gakujutsu Shinkōkai.
Series:
Compass series (Washington, D.C.)
Compass series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Corporations, American--Japan.
Corporations, American.
Corporations, Japanese--United States.
Corporations, Japanese.
International business enterprises.
Social responsibility of business.
Competition, International.
United States--Foreign economic relations--Japan.
United States.
Japan--Foreign economic relations--United States.
Japan.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (106 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1998.
Language Note:
English
Contents:
Global Economy, Global Technology, Global Corporations
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Contents
Overview of the Project
BACKGROUND AND REVIEW OF THE STUDY PROCESS
AREAS OF AGREEMENT AND DISAGREEMENT
Agreement on the Importance of Effective MNC Management
Agreement on the Correlation Between Business Success and Contributions to Host Countries
Agreement on the Trend Toward Interdependent Firms and Economies
Disagreement on the Role of the Policy Environment
Disagreement Over Whether Convergence in Business Systems and Economic Regulation is Desirable or Necessary
NOTES AND REFERENCES
Report of the U.S. Working Group
1 U.S. Working Group Conclusions, Recommendations, and Executive Summary
BENEFITS OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
Recommendations
EQUAL ACCESS AND NEW RULES OF THE ROAD
BEST PRACTICES
Recommendation
UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING OUR DIFFERENCES
2 Multinational Corporations and the Changing Global Environment
OPPORTUNITIES
CHALLENGES
THE IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE U.S.-JAPAN LEADERSHIP FOR THE WORLD ECONOMY
3 Foreign Direct Investment and the U.S.-Japan Economic and Technological Relationship
THE PRE WORLD WAR II PERIOD
U.S. MNCS IN JAPAN
JAPANESE MNCS IN THE UNITED STATES
4 U.S. and Japanese MNCs and the Shape of Global Competition
A GLOBAL ECONOMY: WHO'S TURNING TOWARD ASIA?
GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY: ACCESSING AND UTILIZING TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES WORLDWIDE
MNC Access to Host Country Technological Capabilities
The Supplier Base
Strategic Alliances
GLOBAL CORPORATIONS: MANAGEMENT VISION AND EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES
5 Defining Rights and Responsibilities
MNC RIGHTS: PERSPECTIVES ON POLICIES.
MNC RESPONSIBILITIES: DEFINING AND IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES
TASKS FOR THE FUTURE
Report of the Japanese Working Group
1 Summary
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
BASIC DIFFERENCE IN OBJECTIVES
SUMMARY OF CASE STUDIES
CONCEPTUAL DIFFERENCES ON NATIONAL SECURITY
2 MNC Case Studies
STATISTICS ON FOREIGN-BASED MNCS IN JAPAN
REASONS FOR SUCCESS OF U.S.-BASED MNCS IN JAPAN
REASONS FOR SUCCESS OF JAPAN-BASED MNCS IN THE UNITED STATES
SOME U.S.-BASED MNCS IN JAPAN STILL HAVE ROOM FOR MANAGEMENT EFFORTS
DIFFICULTIES OF JAPANESE COMPANIES IN DOING BUSINESS IN THE UNITED STATES
NEW TRENDS FOR MNCS
3 Emerging Roles of MNCs
INCREASING INTERNATIONAL COMPANY ALLIANCES
EMERGING ROLES OF MNCS
COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL SECURITY
4 Conclusions and Recommendations.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
ISBN:
1-280-21051-6
9786610210510
0-309-56252-X
0-585-33153-7
OCLC:
646723544

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