Categories
Technical
Study
Novel
Nonfiction
Health
Tutorial
Entertainment
Business
-- Economics/Finances
-- Business/Investing
-- Internet Markting
-- Economic Management
Magazine
Arts & Design
Audiobooks & Video Training
Cultures & Languages
Family & Home
Law & Politics
Lyrics & Music
Software Related
eBook Torrents
Uncategorized
Study
Novel
Nonfiction
Health
Tutorial
Entertainment
Business
-- Economics/Finances
-- Business/Investing
-- Internet Markting
-- Economic Management
Magazine
Arts & Design
Audiobooks & Video Training
Cultures & Languages
Family & Home
Law & Politics
Lyrics & Music
Software Related
eBook Torrents
Uncategorized
Share With Friends
Archive by Date
2012-08-06
2012-08-05
2012-08-04
2012-08-03
2012-08-02
2012-08-01
2012-07-31
2012-07-30
2012-07-29
2012-07-28
2012-08-05
2012-08-04
2012-08-03
2012-08-02
2012-08-01
2012-07-31
2012-07-30
2012-07-29
2012-07-28
Search Tag
Fournier
Underslunky
Krisen
Sowjetische
Iland
Divx
Squatters
puscule
Kapovich
Lipservice
Tensor
embedded
Windows
Theming
Slackware
artisans
Puech
Daydreams
comptable
Hormonal
Mangas
Clacso
forgiving
ritage
Torpeden
Biparametric
spanking
Lamentazioni
Schaback
Frolov
ligue
Sabu
Lilith
Muskogee
52012
guld
disciplinary
CoreDRAW
Weynfeldt
Messen
Bandicoot
twins
Halvorson
Confrontation
MegaPack
Blutlinien
Soledad
mosaics
indiens
language
Newest
Economics/Finances 12 Month Loans
Economics/Finances William H. Greene "Econometric Analysis" Solutions Manual (repost)
Economics/Finances A First Course in Corporate Finance (Repost)
Economics/Finances Yujiro Hayami, Yoshihisa Godo - Development Economics: From the Poverty to the Wealth of Nations
Economics/Finances Joel Blau - Illusions of Prosperity: America's Working Families in an Age of Economic Insecurity
Economics/Finances Kent Eaton - Politicians and Economic Reform in New Democracies: Argentina and the Philippines in the 1990s
Economics/Finances Transition, Regional Development And Globalization: China and Central Europe
Economics/Finances Macroeconomics: Principles and Applications, Reprint
Economics/Finances Petrochemical Economics: Technology Selection in a Carbon Constrained World
Economics/Finances Kaplan Schweser CFA 2010 Level 01 eBooks Videos 16CDs [Reup]
Economics/Finances Managing Financial Resources, 3rd edition
Economics/Finances Malcolm MacLachlan, Leslie Swartz - Disability & International Development: Towards Inclusive Global Health
Economics/Finances Economics in Russia
Economics/Finances The Innovation Playbook, web site: A Revolution in Business Excellence
Economics/Finances Организация деятельности центрального банка
Economics/Finances Курс экономической теории
Economics/Finances The Alpha Hunter: Profiting from Option LEAPS (Repost)
Economics/Finances Maladie, invalidité et travail : Surmonter les obstacles : Synthèse des résultats dans les pays de l'OCDE
Economics/Finances Tools for homesteaders, gardeners, and small-scale farmers: A catalog of hard-to-find implements and equipment
Economics/Finances Andrew Crane, "Corporations and Citizenship (Business, Value Creation, and Society)"
Economics/Finances William H. Greene "Econometric Analysis" Solutions Manual (repost)
Economics/Finances A First Course in Corporate Finance (Repost)
Economics/Finances Yujiro Hayami, Yoshihisa Godo - Development Economics: From the Poverty to the Wealth of Nations
Economics/Finances Joel Blau - Illusions of Prosperity: America's Working Families in an Age of Economic Insecurity
Economics/Finances Kent Eaton - Politicians and Economic Reform in New Democracies: Argentina and the Philippines in the 1990s
Economics/Finances Transition, Regional Development And Globalization: China and Central Europe
Economics/Finances Macroeconomics: Principles and Applications, Reprint
Economics/Finances Petrochemical Economics: Technology Selection in a Carbon Constrained World
Economics/Finances Kaplan Schweser CFA 2010 Level 01 eBooks Videos 16CDs [Reup]
Economics/Finances Managing Financial Resources, 3rd edition
Economics/Finances Malcolm MacLachlan, Leslie Swartz - Disability & International Development: Towards Inclusive Global Health
Economics/Finances Economics in Russia
Economics/Finances The Innovation Playbook, web site: A Revolution in Business Excellence
Economics/Finances Организация деятельности центрального банка
Economics/Finances Курс экономической теории
Economics/Finances The Alpha Hunter: Profiting from Option LEAPS (Repost)
Economics/Finances Maladie, invalidité et travail : Surmonter les obstacles : Synthèse des résultats dans les pays de l'OCDE
Economics/Finances Tools for homesteaders, gardeners, and small-scale farmers: A catalog of hard-to-find implements and equipment
Economics/Finances Andrew Crane, "Corporations and Citizenship (Business, Value Creation, and Society)"
Useful Links
Economics/Finances Alliance Capitalism: The Social Organization of Japanese Business
Posted on 2010-03-16
|
More Michael L. Gerlach, "Alliance Capitalism: The Social Organization of Japanese Business" There has been the deluge of books and articles on Japanese keiretsu. But this book published a decade ago (1992) is still one of the best. There are so many good enough accounts on the vertical keiretsu appeared in the ToyotaA^?A^?s value chain. But not so, when it comes to the horizontal keiretzu. There is no shortage of materials but most of them are no more than anecdotal case studies or, at best, cursory impressions. I canA^?A^?t capture why they form such a long-term ties based on what interest at all, for example. The advantage of vertical keiretsu is obvious and well described. But what is the economic foundation of horizontal keiretsu? Is it mere social club of economic elites? Nobody could think so. The network structure (or network form) of horizontal keiretsu is well documented, such as main bank, cross shareholding, sacho-kai, and the preferential trading. But those are merely links forming the network. The network is more than the sum of links. ItA^?A^?s the linkage of links and it has contents. Links reproduce itself for something flows between nodes. This book plugs the gap systematic explanation of horizontal keiretsu with network analysis. In doing so, the author mobilizes not only qualitative data from interviews and business history but also extensive quantitative data to generalize his remarks to level of the population of the Japanese businesses. The author begins with describing the network structure of keiretsu from chapter 3 to 4. Then the remaining chapters deal with how the network formed and how it operates in real business environment. Namely, those chapters deal with the contents of network. Now you might retort A^?A^®whatA^?A^?s the difference from other materials? This book would supply better and well-organized illustration of keiretsu. But arenA^?A^?t those features common in other works?A^?A^? Maybe. But the most inspiring piece lies in the use of image. Keiretsu is the interfirm network and itA^?A^?s not unique on Japan but the ubiquitous phenomenon all over the world. Usually, they use the image of coalition, as it has developed in the game theory. The interfirm network, however more stable it is than armA^?A^?s length trading, is usually depicted with the image of coalition. The coalition, particularly in the form of game theory, is relatively fluid relationship. The coalition comes and goes according to the logic of strategic self-interest. This is the reality of business such as strategic alliance. YesterdayA^?A^?s foe could be todayA^?A^?s friend. For example, Apple shook hands with IBM to make PowerPC. But such an image doesnA^?A^?t fit into the long-term relationship of horizontal keiretsu over more than a generation. Affiliation in a keiretsu group is considered as permanent one. Instead, Gerlach uses the metaphor of alliance to illustrate the features of Japanese keiretsu. The image of alliance comes from anthropological fieldworks. It suggests long-term social relationship that links kinship groups over generations. The self-interest is also the driving-force in the kinship alliance. Kinship groups establish the long-term ties with other kinship groups through swapping women. Through this tie, they exchange resources like calling on in times of need or for protection of oneA^?A^?s own group. Those are valuable resources in primitive societies, with no doubt, and this relationship is long-term by nature. But in such a relationship, self-interest is tempered by the central role played by group history. Horizontal keiretsu emerged from the self-interest of member firms to stabilize the flow of resources. So at the left of group have lain the bank and sogo shosha. During the early postwar period, the capital and raw materials were scarce and most needed resources to be secured, and that, affiliation in the group opens doors to trade with other group members, and with the trading partners those firms have. But once the network is put into action, it takes the life of its own: It was instutionalized in the routine of business. Just as firms seek to position themselves advantageously in their industry and in the broader business community, so too do groups as a whole. Keiretsu network, for instance, expands itself with new memberships. Most of expansion has involved the firms that compete against firms in other keiretsu. Keiretsu compete against keiretsu for positioning in the business community. By expanding to include group-level representation in a broad variety of fields, the group simultaneously preempts market opportunities, enhances its prestige in the larger business community, and diversifies risk across a spectrum of industries. The power and prestige of the group make the individual member firm more appealing to prospective business partners and improves its status in the larger business community. The fortunes of group and companies are in this way intertwined. In other words, affiliation in group translates into marrying with the group. The individual firms act as if they are the members of the clan. This kind of interfirm network could be facilitated for the unique Japanese business history. 3 out of outstanding 6 (now 4) groups are ex-zaibatsu (industrial group). And some influences in early postwar period are crucial in forming the keiretsu. But this is the problem of this book: no convincing explanation about why such alliance is found only in Japan? This book offers good enough description of the phenomenon. I canA^?A^?t help asking A^?A^®Is this enough explanation?A^?A^? Unfortunately I donA^?A^?t think so. If you have this kind of question, I recommend, Ulrike SchaedeA^?A^?s A^?A^®Cooperative CapitalismA^?A^?. This book has a very long-term standpoint from Tokugawa period to the present. This book is not about keiretsu. But you could understand the institutional background of Japanese business. To start download click HERE: Uploading.com No another mirrors, please! >>> Read RULES Mirror >>> Download many interesting free eBooks HERE <<<
Rating:
2.5 out of 5 by Book123 |
Download Links | |
Server | Status |
---|---|
Direct Download Link 1 | Alive |
Direct Download Link 2 | Alive |
Download Link 1 | Alive |
Buy This Book at Best Price >> |
Like this article?! Give us +1: