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The Invisible Link

Japan's Sogo Shosha and the Organization of Trade

By: Michael Y. Yoshino,Thomas B. Lifson

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The Invisible Link

Japan's Sogo Shosha and the Organization of Trade

By: Michael Y. Yoshino,Thomas B. Lifson

A sogo shosha is like no other type of company. "The Invisible Link "provides a systematic and well-balanced description that covers virtually all aspects of sogo shosha operations, from finance to personnel.The sogo shosha is not defined by the products it handles or even by the services it performs, for it offers a broad and changing array of goods and functions. Its business goals are equally elusive, for maximization of profits from each transaction is clearly not the major goal, at either the operating or philosophical level. The sogo shosha could be broadly defined as a large, diversified, multinational enterprise engaged primarily in trading. Yet it is a uniquely Japanese business operation whose structural and strategic dynamics have no close counterparts in North America and Europe.There are only nine sogo shosha in Japan - six of them of major significance - and the largest employs fewer than 15,000. Among them, they handle about one-half of all of Japan's exports and imports. The sogo shosha typically deal in bulk in products that are highly standardized and technologically unsophisticated - raw materials, commodities, intermediary products. A large sogo shosha will finance, develop, manufacture and/or carry over 20,000 different items, "from noodles to missiles" as one slogan has it."The Invisible Link "gives detailed coverage to such topics as historical evolution of the sogo shosha, strategic responses and competitive dynamics, culture and organization, administrative structures and processes, human resource systems, career outcomes, interunit and interfirm coordination, sectional and network organization, and emerging challenges as the nature of the Japanese economy changes.M. Y Yoshino is Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. Two of his books, "Japan's Managerial System" and "The Japanese Marketing System," were published by The MIT Press. Thomas B. Lifson is an Associate in the Program on US-Japan Relations at Harvard University.

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MIT Press

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0262240254

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Memoirs of the Life Times and Writings of Thomas Boston of Ettrick

By: Thomas Boston,John m'Neilage

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Memoirs of the Life Times and Writings of Thomas Boston of Ettrick

By: Thomas Boston,John m'Neilage

This book offers a captivating autobiography of Scottish divine Thomas Boston. With details of his spiritual awakening, his service within the church and the theological controversies he faced, readers will gain a deep understanding of his life, times and writings. A must-read for anyone interested in theological history or Scottish culture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Legare Street Press

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1021897892

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Letters of Thomas E. Thomas

By: Thomas E. Thomas

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By: Thomas E. Thomas

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Wentworth Press

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0526974427

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The Invisible Link

The Invisible Link

Memoirs of the Life Times and Writings of Thomas Boston of Ettrick

Memoirs of the Life Times and Writings of Thomas Boston of Ettrick

Letters of Thomas E. Thomas

Letters of Thomas E. Thomas

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