"Global Motivations analyzes the histories of Honda and Toyota as transplant automobile manufacturers in the United States. This book considers the historical, cultural, legal, and labor experiences of the two firms as they became established on the American industrial landscape. Comprised of...

Fastest man on earth -- Native sons -- The selden patent -- Meet me in St. Louis -- Sensation -- Bad behaviors, bad roads -- The horse loses power -- The West, still wild -- Victories and defeats -- Doubts subsiding -- "Equal to his weight in wildcats

1 Introduction -- 2 Acceptance of the Ford Production System by Japanese Manufacturing Industries -- 3 The Foundation of the Japanese Automobile Manufacturing Industry: Attempts to Adopt Ford’s Production System -- 4 Establishing Flow Production at Toyota: Collecting the Data on Shop Floors...

Introduction -- The Lure and Challenges of the Automobile Industry -- Institutions, Politics and Developmental Divergence -- Thailand: Early opening and Export success -- The Philippines and Indonesia: Extensive Development Arrested and Delayed -- Korea: Successful Intensive Industrialization --...