The Invisible Link
Japan's Sogo Shosha and the Organization of Trade
$106.11
- Paperback
280 pages
- Release Date
29 January 1988
Summary
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 majo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262740142 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262740141 |
| Author: | Thomas B. Lifson, M.Y. Yoshino |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 29 January 1988 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 23mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
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Critics Review
This book puts the sogo shosha under the microscope. It examines the specifics of how they coordinate trade and the flow of goods through the production process and how management keeps these far-flung enterprises working together despite internal conflicts of interest. Along the way, it offers perhaps the best description available of the internal dynamics of a Japanese office. For foreigners wanting to know what makes the point men in Japan’s external trade tick, this is a valuable book.
-Business Week
About The Author
Thomas B. Lifson
Thomas B. Lifson is an Associate in the Program on US-Japan Relations at Harvard University.
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.
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