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Japanese innovation strategy : technical support for business visions

Title: Japanese innovation strategy : technical support for business visions / Lewis M. Branscomb and Fumio Kodama.
Author: Branscomb, Lewis M., 1926-
Publication: Cambridge, Mass. : Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University, [1993], ©1993.

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Additional Authors

Kodama, Fumio.

Description

xix, 102 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Series Statement

CSIA occasional paper ; no. 10

Uniform Title

CSIA occasional paper ; no. 10.

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Contents

Ch. I. Introduction -- Ch. II. Corporate Culture and Business Definition. Self-differentiation of firms by corporate culture. A typology of business strategies for evaluating technology strategies -- Ch. III. Business and Technology Strategies. The typology hypothesis. "Market-focused" business strategy. "Technology-focused" business strategy. "Product-focused" business strategy. "System-focused" business strategy. "Customer relationship-focused" strategy. The general case of diversified firms. Core competencies and business typologies -- Ch. IV. Technology Strategy, Priority Setting, and Planning -- Ch. V. Managing the Innovation Process. Spiral model of innovation. Priority programs: top-down management. Technology fusion and specialization. Demand articulation. Managing under-the-table projects. Teamwork, commitment, and technology transfer -- Ch. VI. Conclusions. Managing technology. Interfirm cooperation. Diversification. Managing risk: technological conservatism and business aggressiveness.
Managing change -- Appendix A: Background Reading -- Appendix B: Note on the Importance of Government Activities.

ISBN

LCCN

93008471

OCLC

ocm28183701

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Columbia University Libraries