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With increased competition among business groups, companies need to enhance the value of their business and effectively manage individual firms. This book explores and elucidates business group and inter-firm management in Japanese environments, both theoretically and practically through case studies, survey research and other methodologies. In considering the concept of the "Keiretsu" in Japan, as well as other management methods employed by Japanese companies, this book provides extensive coverage on uniquely Japanese management methods. Examples are the application of evaluation system, execution of M&A, utilization of segment information, management of inter-firm relations, and organizational learning. The analyses, hypotheses and conclusions presented in this book will be useful for business practitioners and scholars

Part 1. Global topics of management -- Part 2. Finance and accounting -- Part 3. Human capital -- Part 4. Theory of the firm -- Part 5. Cooperation in research

Small firms and innovation policy in Japan / Cornelia Storz -- How do we formulate policies? / Lambert T. Koch -- Japanese science and technology policy in transition / Martin Hemmert -- Innovation policy for SME in Japan : the case of technology transfer centres / Klaus Ruth -- Cognitive models and economic policy / Cornelia Storz -- SME and technology policy in the U.S. and Japan : the case of biotechnology / Reiko Kishida and Leonard H. Lynn -- Supplier system and innovation policy in Japan / Hiroshi Ueno, Takashi Murakoso and Takumi Hirai.