Acquiring Adapting And Developing Technologies

Author : Kwan S. Kim,Fumio Maki,Ryoshin Minami,Joung-hae Seo
Publisher : Springer
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1995-02-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349237753

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Acquiring, Adapting and Developing Technologies by Kwan S. Kim,Fumio Maki,Ryoshin Minami,Joung-hae Seo Pdf

Economic progress requires technological development, which in turn depends on a country's social capacity to acquire, assimilate, and develop new technologies. Focusing on the evolution of Japan's economy from the Meiji Restoration to the present day, this volume provides an authoritative account, firmly grounded in theoretical and empirical analysis, of the country's attempts to generate the necessary social capacity for technological innovation and absorption. Successive chapters address the specific experiences of a number of key Japanese industries during this process. Each industrial case study is written by an acknowledged expert in the field and presents material of significant interest to specialists in economic development in a form that is also accessible to the nonspecialist. The book concludes with a summary of useful lessons, variously applicable to countries at all the different stages of industrialization.

Author : Vandana Chandra
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780821365083

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Technology, Adaptation, and Exports by Vandana Chandra Pdf

The literature on technological change and growth has mainly used econometric models to establish that factors such as the degree of openness, skills, research and development expenditures, number of patents etc. are critical determinants of innovation and its effect on growth. However, this approach fails to explain the role of institutions and policies that created the environment for innovation. Using 10 case studies from developing countries, this book examines how governments fostered technological adaptation through public-private partnerships to develop world-class exporters in high-growth, non-traditional industries.

Author : Francis W. Rushing
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429714313

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Intellectual Property Rights In Science, Technology, And Economic Performance by Francis W. Rushing Pdf

This book discusses the economic, political, legal, and social concerns of the world's governments on intellectual property rights. It analyzes the systems of both developed and developing economies and draws a clear picture of the status of intellectual property regimes around the world.

Author : Uri M. Kupferschmidt
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110777307

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The Diffusion of “Small” Western Technologies in the Middle East by Uri M. Kupferschmidt Pdf

In recent years we have become interested in the diffusion of “small” Western technologies in the countries of the Middle East during the 19th and 20th centuries, the era of Imperialism and first globalization. We postulated a contrast between “small” and “big” technologies. Under the latter category we may understand railway systems, electricity grids, telegraph networks, and steam navigation, imposed by foreign powers or installed by connected local entrepreneurs. But many “small” Western technologies, such as sewing machines, typewriters, pianos, eyeglasses, and similar consumer goods, which had been developed and manufactured in Europe and America, were wanted, and willingly acquired by the agency of individual users elsewhere. In a few cases, however, the inventions had to be adapted, or were overstepped, and even delayed. Some were adopted as social markers or status symbols only by elites who could afford them. Processes of adoption and diffusion therefore differed according to cultural settings, preferences, and needs. Social and cultural historians, and social scientists, not only of the Middle East, will find in this collection of essays a new approach to the impact of Western technological inventions on the Middle East.

Author : Joseph E. Stiglitz,Shahid Yusuf
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2001-06-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780195216004

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Rethinking the East Asian Miracle by Joseph E. Stiglitz,Shahid Yusuf Pdf

This volume provides highly illuminating, analytic perspectives on key facets of the East Asian economies. It discusses weaknesses in the financial sector, corporate governance, exchange rate and trade policies, regulatory capability, and proposes remedies. Rethinking the East Asian Miracle is an indispensable book for all those with an interest in East Asia's prospects in the early decades of the new century.

Author : H. Osman-Rani,Kin Woon Toh,Anuwar Ali
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789971988340

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Effective Mechanisms for the Enhancement of Technology and Skills in Malaysia by H. Osman-Rani,Kin Woon Toh,Anuwar Ali Pdf

This is country paper is one in four resulting from the ASEAN Regional Studies Promotion Programme. Relying on primary data collected through field surveys and various materials including those from official sources not readily available in published form, the papers deal comprehensively with problems related to the task of acquiring technology from developed countries - specifically Japan. In addition to the identification and examination of problems and issues common to the ASEAN countries, each paper gives a lucid account of special factors related to the state of technology transfer and skills enhancement in the particular country concerned.

Author : Penelope Francks
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2002-02-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134661817

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Japanese Economic Development by Penelope Francks Pdf

This newly revised, clearly-presented text looks at Japan's economic history from the nineteenth century through to World War II. Working within a framework based on the theories and approaches of development studies, Francks demonstrates the relevance of Japan's pre-war experience to the problems facing developing countries today, and draws out the historical roots of the institutions and practices on which Japan's post-war economic miracle was based. New features include: * fresh theoretical perspectives * additional material derived from new sources * an increased number of case studies * fully up-dated references and bibliography. This broad-ranging textbook is both topical and easy-to-use and will be of immense use to those seeking an understanding of Japanese economic development.

Author : Shujiro Urata,Chia Siow Yue,Fukunari Kimura
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2006-11-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134177493

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Multinationals and Economic Growth in East Asia by Shujiro Urata,Chia Siow Yue,Fukunari Kimura Pdf

This is a comprehensive examination of the role of foreign direct investment in East Asia before and after the financial crisis of mid-1997.

Author : Jomo K.S.,Ben Fine
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1842776436

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The New Development Economics by Jomo K.S.,Ben Fine Pdf

This volume provides a critique of the post-Washington Concensus in neoliberal economics.

Author : Masayuki Tanimoto
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006-05-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198292746

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The Role of Tradition in Japan's Industrialization by Masayuki Tanimoto Pdf

This volume explores Japan's industrialization from the perspective of "indigenous development", focusing on what may be identified as "traditional" or "indigenous" factors. Japanese industrialization has often been described as the process of transferring or importing technology and organization from Western countries. Recent research has, however, shown that economic development had already begun in pre-modern period (Tokugawa-era) in Japan. This economic development not onlyprepared Japan for the transfer from the West, but also formed the basis of the particular industrialization process which paralleled transplanted industrialization in modern Japan. The aim of the volume is to demonstrate this aspect of industrialization through the detailed studies of so-called"indigenous" industries.This collection of papers looks at the industries originating in the Tokugawa-era, such as weaving, silk-reeling and pottery, as well as the newly developed small workshops engaged in manufacturing machinery, soap, brash, buttons, etc. Small businesses in the tertiary sector, transportation and commerce, are also observed. Available for the first time in English, these papers shed new light on the role of "indigenous development" and our understanding of the dualistic character of Japan'seconomic development.

Author : Professor Anabela Mesquita,Professor Paulino Silva
Publisher : Academic Conferences and publishing limited
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781912764464

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ECMLG 2019 15th European Conference on Management, Leadership and Governance by Professor Anabela Mesquita,Professor Paulino Silva Pdf

Author : D. Hugh Whittaker
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198893448

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Building a New Economy by D. Hugh Whittaker Pdf

Japan is attempting to build a new economy. It goes by various names, such as 'Society 5.0', 'sustainable capitalism', and 'new form of capitalism'. It is to be constructed through digital and green transformation, and a 'virtuous cycle of growth and distribution'. The effort faces strong headwinds, including demographic decline and ageing, Japan's external energy dependence and geopolitical turbulence, and the legacies of Japan's 'lost decades'. Nonetheless, since 2015 a path has been identified that steers between Big Tech market oligopoly on the one hand, and an overbearing state on the other. For others facing the same post-neoliberal, sustainability transformation challenges as Japan, this public-private coordinated building effort is noteworthy. Building a New Economy uses an evolutionary conceptual framework of states-and-markets, organizations-and-technology, and institutional change. It shows how the institutional coherence of the manufacturing-centred postwar model broke down, and was followed by the ideological and institutional dissonance of the 'lost decades'. However, new institutional building blocks have been identified and (partially) assembled which could lead Japan towards a new model which is more open and adaptive. These blocks include a reconfigured developmental state, and new forms of coordination with and within the corporate sector, at times encompassing civil society. Importantly, for a country that has favoured social stability over creative destruction, and has struggled with change, the path forward may require 'controlled dis-equilibrium' of institutions rather than tight coherence. 'Society 5.0' and the 'new form of capitalism' claim to be people-centred; making them so will be the crucial challenge.

Author : Mehmet Odekon
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1761 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781412918077

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Encyclopedia of World Poverty by Mehmet Odekon Pdf

Provides more than eight hundred alphabetical entries that cover issues relating to poverty around the world.

Author : Pardeep Singh,Anamika Yadav,Indranil Chowdhury,Ravindra Pratap Singh
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031403040

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Green Circular Economy by Pardeep Singh,Anamika Yadav,Indranil Chowdhury,Ravindra Pratap Singh Pdf

This book highlights the concepts, issues and policies related to the circular economy. The chapters of this book are designed to include the theoretical approach to the green circular economy, sustainable supply chain and challenges in the green circular economy. The book is a step towards designing sustainable circular economy embedded production and management practices. This book also addresses the capability of green-lean productions and a circular economy to improve resource efficiency and address environmental sustainability issues. Environmental sustainability is a hot topic in politics, science, and industry. There is a need to achieve economic, social, and environmental sustainability goals through adaptations of the green circular economy, which can help minimize greenhouse gas emissions, toxic pollutant releases, waste and energy and resource usage by employing renewable energy concepts and recyclable materials. The production processes must be resource-efficient and environmentally friendly, including green-lean manufacturing. Adopting a circular economy in manufacturing is less evident than green-lean management. However, systematic strategies to bridge this gap have yet to be devised. There is an urgent need to fully explore the Circular Economy concept to attain resource and environmental goals for the sustainability of the environment in the present era of global climate change. Its framework's powerful strategies need to solve the problem created by linear economic growth through industrialization and gross economic growth. There is a need to improve the sustainability management capabilities in the manufacturing and industrial sector to support the circular economy and a need to examine the impact of green human resource management. This book proposes the combined approach of green-lean solutions and a green circular economy. Through this book, we try to produce the content and information in a compiled form to give the audience an understanding of the circular economy concept framework and challenges.

Author : Peter Warrian
Publisher : Business Expert Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781606494189

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A Profile of the Steel Industry by Peter Warrian Pdf

Steel companies were at the birth of the modern business corporation. The first billion dollar corporation ever formed was U.S. Steel in 1901. By the mid-twentieth century the steel mill and the automobile plant were the two pillars upon which the twentieth century industrial economy rested. Given the scale of capital and operations, vertical integration was seen to be pivotal, from the raw materials of iron ore and coal on one end of the supply chain to the myriad of finished products on the other. By the end of the twentieth century, however, things had dramatically changed. Take a look inside for a brilliant and concise history of the steel industry. The author has put together a true presentation of the economics of the industry, with an overview of how the industry operates and the environment in which it operates. This book includes a detailed discussion of the regulation of the industry; a documentation of the reasons why a rejuvenated steel industry will be critical to the economic health of the United States and Canada; and a rationale for the reemergence of the steel industry in particular, and manufacturing in general, as a vital force in the North American economy of the new millennium. It was widely perceived that the United States was moving from an industrial age into an information age, driven by high technology. That process is now being reversed. The steel industry has continuously been forced to remake itself, and this book describes those developments and dynamics.