Multiskilling, technical change and the Japanese firm
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Workers in a business firm are hostile to technical changes because such changes pose a threat to their continued employment. In such an environment, a singly-skilled worker will not reveal any labor-saving ideas. If workers are trained to be multiskilled, however, support of technical innovations is more likely to occur. Such a scenario is investigated via a model of a static labor market that features several Japanese employment practices.
Publication Name: Economic Journal
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0013-0133
Year: 1993
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Japanese Say Cheese
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Eastman Kodak will soon market portable video camera- recorders and video tape manufactured in Japan. In 1983 Eastman Kodak's sales declined. Japanese market analysts predict that sales of video cassette recorders will rise by thirty-five per cent in 1984. Several other companies are likely to enter this growing market in the near future.
Publication Name: Economist
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1984
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Japanese cars in top gear
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The Japanese share of the world's car market should make a strong recovery in 1997. This acceleration will be due to a weakened yen, rising local production in many Asian markets, and competitive exports. Growth in this sector should also entail increased production in western Europe and emerging Pacific Rim markets.
Publication Name: Asian Review of Business and Technology
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0956-3784
Year: 1997
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