Creative Innovative Firms from Japan

This book discusses the ways in which characteristics of innovative firms and innovative talents with core competence in Japanese, Korean, German, and American contexts are developed and nurtured, and compares innovative firms with a long history of business operations from these four countries. Firstly, the book examines innovation practices of long-lived Japanese firms and compares them with those of German, American and Korean firms. Based on extensive interviews with executives and field studies, it identifies the essential qualities of each country in which these innovative firms and innovative talents are found.

It then focuses on theoretical and practical aspects, using the theoretical framework to define organizational and technological factors for long-term innovation success. Further, the book provides recommendations based on organizational practices for developing innovative talents in Japanese, German, American and Korean contexts. Intended for academics, students and practitioners in the areas of organizational theory and strategic management, this book clarifies the critical practices of long-lived innovative firms and organizational innovators.

Provides an expanded focus mainly on Japanese and Korean firms and compares them with German and American firms Contributes to theoretical and practical aspects of the field, suggesting a theoretical framework and guidelines for firms to nurture innovative factors and personnel for successful innovation Suggests key factors for innovative talents based on research conducted through extensive interviews

Autorentext
Young Won Park, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Saitama University
Paul Hong, College of Business Innovation, University of Toledo

Inhalt
Section : Characteristics of Japanese Innovators.- Chapter 2. Strategies of Long-lived Big Japanese Innovators (LLBJI).- Chapter 3. Strategies of Long lived Small and Medium Japanese Innovators (LLSMJI).- Chapter 4. Developing Creative Innovators for Global Competitiveness of Japanese SMEs.- Chapter 5. Adaptive Knowledge Capability of Japanese SMEs.- Section II: Strategies of Korean, German, American Innovator firms.- Chapter 6. German Innovator firms.- Chapter 7. American Innovator firms.- Chapter 8. Korean Innovator firms.- Chapter 9. Lessons and Implications of Innovator Firms.- Chapter 10. Concluding remarks and future research issues.