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Rethinking Inter-firm Ties in Japan as a Factor of Competitiveness

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Inter-firm ties have become a thorny political issue. The probable reason for this is that the inter-firm relationship within the economic organisation as a whole has been fully recognised as one of the most important factors of international competitiveness.

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  1. N. Suzuki, America shakai-no-naka-no-Nihon kigyo (Japanese Companies in the USA) (Tokyo: Toyo Keizai Shimposha, 1991) p. 178.

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  2. Economic Planning Agency, Aratana hiyaku-o mezasu kigyo kodo (Company Activities on the Verge of Change) (Tokyo: Keikichohen, 1990).

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  3. K. Imai and I. Kaneko, Nettowaku soshikiron (Network Organisation) (Tokyo: Ivanami Shyoten, 1990) pp. 66–7.

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© 1994 Ivan S. Tselichtchev

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Tselichtchev, I.S. (1994). Rethinking Inter-firm Ties in Japan as a Factor of Competitiveness. In: Schütte, H. (eds) The Global Competitiveness of the Asian Firm. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23423-3_4

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