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Transfers of united states aerospace technology to japan
George R. Hall,R. E. Johnson +1 more
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In this paper, the authors examined the circumstances that led to Japanese production of four U.S.-designed aircraft during the 1950's and 1960's, the flows of requisite technology and other goods and services, and the costs of transferring the technology.Abstract:
: The paper examines the circumstances that led to Japanese production of four U.S.-designed aircraft during the 1950's and 1960's, the flows of requisite technology and other goods and services, and the costs of transferring the technology. The history of this experience is instructive about the process and costs of one country's acquiring a sophisticated technical capability from another. Perhaps even more significant is a methodological implication to be derived from this study and others like it: that international flows of technology can be studied profitably by means of conventional market-force analysis. Such an approach can illuminate a number of the dark corners of economics and dispel some of the mystery concerning technology and economic change. (Author)read more
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Country capabilities and the permeability of borders
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A Framework for Organizing Lean Product Development
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Markets and Hierarchies in a Cultural Perspective
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A memoir and reflection: knowledge and an evolutionary theory of the multinational firm 10 years later
Bruce Kogut,Udo Zander +1 more
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The foreign investment decision process
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined globalisation in terms of conflicts between markets and economic management and suggested that the differential pace of globalisation across markets presents a number of challenges to policy makers in local, national and regional governments and in international institutions.