TY  - BOOK
ED  - Storz, Cornelia
AB  - This new book discusses the extent to which the Japanese economy encourages entrepreneurship and innovation.         Although Japan has a strong reputation as an innovator, some people argue that this reputation is misplaced. Contrary to earlier expectations, the USA rather than Japan emerged as the leader in the biotech industries in the 1990s, and also many small firms in Japan supply only a few – or just one – other company, thereby limiting their view of the marketplace and the commercial opportunities within it. Despite the increase of international patents, international scientific citations and a positive technology trade balance, the Japanese innovation system is weak in giving birth to radical innovations.        The book explores fully these issues, making comparisons with other countries where appropriate. It concludes that the Japanese innovation system has both advantages and disadvantages and contributes to a better understanding of how policy changes take place.
DO  - 10.4324/9780203027899
ID  - OAPEN ID: 1005999
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 475967947
ID  - OAPEN ID: http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24132
KW  - japanese
KW  - system
KW  - economy
KW  - supplier
KW  - medium
KW  - enterprise
KW  - agency
KW  - manufacturing
KW  - extension
KW  - partnership
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/24132/1/1005999.pdf
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/24132/1/1005999.pdf
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/24132/1/1005999.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/32916
PB  - Taylor & Francis
PY  - 2006
SN  - 9780415368124;9780415651721;9781134207527;9781134207510;9781134207473
TI  - Small Firms and Innovation Policy in Japannull
ER  - 
