This study describes in detail the potential for the effective international transfer of Japanese management and production systems. It is the result of a ten-year research project by a joint US/Japanese study team

After examining the concept of flexibilism and how it is characterized in US manufacturing, the authors trace the movements of US electronics manufacturing activity offshore to the Commonwealth Caribbean. They show that the sections of the industry which continue to reside offshore are those...

This paper examines the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) in research and development laboratories by 32 multinational enterprises in the pharmaceutical and electronics industries. The paper applies a dichotomous set of motives for FDI. Results from an econometric analysis of 136...