Competitive-cum-Cooperative Interfirm Relations and Dynamics in the Japanese Semiconductor Industry

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-4-431-67984-4
Verlag: Springer Japan

Buch, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 400 g

Japanese semiconductor firms are well known for obtaining dynamics in a short period of time and achieving even global leadership. A significant portion of their success are attributable to cooperative interfirm relations and the development of intermediate organizational structure based on long-term relationship between firms. The purpose of this book is to explain how interfirm relations contributed to their dynamics during the golden age of the semiconductor industry. Meanwhile this book clarifies the real source of dynamics in interfirm relations and how the firms have interacted. The author concludes that the competitive-cum-cooperative (CCC) interfirm interaction are observed. Quantitative and qualitative findings show that firms enjoy not only flexible cooperation based synergy effects, but also dynamics market-like effects by creating competition among partners through CCC interaction.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Okada, Yoshitaka

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Verfahrenstechnik, Chemieingenieurwesen
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Elektronische Baugruppen, Elektronische Materialien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Organisationstheorie, Organisationssoziologie, Organisationspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

One Theory of Competitive-cum-cooperative (CCC) Interfirm Governance.- A. Theoretical Bases: Transaction Cost Economics and Path-dependent Institutional Development.- B. Harmonizing Mechanisms and Path-dependent Institutional Development.- C. Institutions and Transformation of Cooperative Behavior.- D. Competitive-cum-cooperative Interfirm Relations.- E. Propositions for Empirical Inquiry.- Two.- A. Typology of Technological Innovativeness.- B. Development of the Transistor in Japan.- C. Development of the Integrated Circuit (IC) and Other Semiconductors.- D. Development of the Large-scale Integrated Circuit (LSI) and Other Semiconductors.- F. Development of Ultra-large-scale Integrated Circuit (ULSI) and Other Semiconductors—Leveraged Creativity Period (1984–1992).- Three Basic Characteristics of Intra- and Interfirm Interaction.- A. Prevalence of Competitive-cum-cooperative Interaction in Business Transactions.- B. Nature and Characteristics of Interaction.- C. Summary.- Four Effects of Cooperation-oriented CCC Interaction in Procurement Relations.- A. Procurement of Parts and Materials.- B. Procurement of Manufacturing Equipment.- C. Comparison of CCC Interaction in the Procurement of Parts/Materials and of Equipment.- Five Effects of Competition-oriented CCC Interaction in Sales and Internalized Interaction in R&D.- A. Sales.- B. Dynamics of Intrafirm Relations in R&D.- C. Comparison of CCC Interaction in the Procurement of Parts/Materials and Sales.- Six CCC Dynamics and Structure of Intra- and Interfirm Relations.- A. Dynamic Mechanism of Competitive-cum-cooperative Interfirm Relations.- B. Overall Structure of Intra- and Interfirm Relations.- Author Index.