Decision-making structures in US and Japanese manufacturing affiliates in the UK: some similarities and contrasts

John H. Dunning

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper, comparison of decision making process in foreign enterprise subsidiarys of American and Japanese multinational enterprise located in the UK - contrasts the role of USA management attitudes in the 1950s with role of Japanese industrial management in the 1980s; covers cultural factors, labour relations, production control, procurement policies, subcontracting, marketing methods, and the locus of authority; suggests that perhaps the time dimension explains many of the differences observed. Bibliography, statistical tables.

Keywords: decision making.; foreign enterprise.; subsidiary; multinational enterprise.; role of USA.; management attitude; role of Japan.; industrial management; cultural factor.; labour relations; production control; procurement; outsourcing; marketing; statistical table; prise de décision; entreprise étrangère; filiale; entreprise multinationale; rôle des Etats-Unis; attitude patronale; rôle du Japon; gestion industrielle; facteur culturel; relations de travail; contrôle de production; achats; externalisation des activités; marketing; tableau statistique; toma de decisiones; empresa extranjera; subsidiaria; empresa multinacional; papel de los EUA; actitud de la dirección; papel del Japón; gestión industrial; factor cultural; relaciones laborales; control de la producción; aprovisionamiento; tercerización; mercadotecnia; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28 P. pages
Date: 1986
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Published in Multinational Enterprises programme working paper series

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