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

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  • Dunning, John H.

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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.

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  • Dunning, John H., 1986. "Decision-making structures in US and Japanese manufacturing affiliates in the UK : some similarities and contrasts," ILO Working Papers 992451563402676, International Labour Organization.
    • Handle: RePEc:ilo:ilowps:992451563402676
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