Chapter 1: Evolving Patterns of Trade Partnerships: An Overview -- Chapter 2: Changing Requirements of Industry Competitiveness -- Chapter 3: Trade Parternships and Industry Competitiveness -- Section 2: ToP and BoP Interface Capabilities (TBIC): Cases for Competitiveness -- Chapter 4: TBIC:...

This book discusses the ways in which characteristics of innovative firms and innovative talents with core competence in Japanese, Korean, German, and American contexts are developed and nurtured, and compares innovative firms with a long history of business operations from these four countries....