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Title: Asian Firms
Condition: New
Subtitle: History, Institutions and Management
Author: Frank B. Tipton
Format: Hardback
ISBN-10: 184064334X
EAN: 9781840643343
ISBN: 9781840643343
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Genre: Business & Finance
Release Date: 28/08/2007
Description: Frank Tipton's book is a comparative study of the management structures of Asian firms. As Asian economies continue to expand, the management of Asian firms becomes ever more important, whether they are suppliers, customers, partners, or rivals. As the author argues, Asian firms are very different from their Western counterparts, and these differences reflect the variations in national history and institutions within which they operate.

Asian Firms compares Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Southeast Asian management structures and sets them in their historical and institutional context. Based on a wide range of interviews and material drawn from a variety of disciplines, the argument is framed by the sayings of the legendary strategist Sun Tzu and the renowned businessman Tao Zhu-gong. A series of case studies illustrate the strengths and weaknesses of the approaches of managers in each of the national traditions. Asian Firms asks in each case what Western managers can learn from Asian firms, and what Asian firms can learn from each other.

With a multidisciplinary approach and emphasis on practical lessons and tools, the book will be of great use and interest for managers. It will also appeal to students and researchers of international business, postgraduate management students in courses with a comparative or Asian emphasis as well as academics and researchers of Asian studies.


Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 234mm
Item Length: 156mm
Release Year: 2007

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