Author: Smitka, Michael J.
Title: Competitive Ties. Subcontracting in the Japanese Automotive Industry
Description: New York, Columbia University Press, (1991). orig.cloth. 23x15cm, xvi, 264 pp. Textual charts,graphs,tables. Minor rubbing, small tear to page edges of four pages, VG. dust ¶ Contents: Overview; A Case Study: The Soja Industrial Park; The Evolution of the Automotive Parts Industry; Labor Markets & Subcontracting; Case Studies: Kato Shatai Group & Sembokuya; The Management of Subcontracting: Innovations in Strategies & Techniques; Subcontracting by Other Industries;Conclusions.

Keywords: Motor Vehicle Industry, Automotive Parts, Japan Automobile, Subcontracting, Economics Economy, Japanese Economic, Business, Industrial History, Management