International Human Resource Management in Japanese Firms - by T Keeley (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

This book examines possibly the greatest challenge facing Japanese multinationals as they continue to expand their foreign direct investment: how to integrate local managers into the management process of overseas subsidiaries as well as in that of the parent companies themselves. In the majority of Japanese subsidiaries, management control has remained in the hands of Japanese managers at extremely high cost, but now Japanese firms are being forced to consider integrating local nationals into the management process of their companies, a process which may yield significant competitive advantage.

Review Quotes

'For all those who read about the Japanese miracle of the 1980s, this book is an important corrective...' - Alan Clardy, Personnel Psychology

About the Author

TIM KEELEY has been lecturing for the past ten years at Kyushu Sangyo University in Japan where he is Professor in International management. Formerly, he worked for two major US corporations and dealt with over 200 Japanese companies. He is fluent in Japanese and has published numerous articles in the area of Japanese FDI and host country nationals.