Theory and Management of Collective Strategies in International Business

RENÉ HAAK joined the German Institute for Japanese Studies in Tokyo in 1999 and is now head of the business and economics section, and deputy director. He was previously Senior Researcher at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production and Design Technology, and Research Fellow at the Institute for Machine Tools and Manufacturing Technology at the Technical University of Berlin. He has written numerous articles on production technology and strategic management in Japan and Germany. He is the co-editor with Hanns Günther Hilpert of Japan and China: Cooperation, Competition and Conflict, published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2002.

• Introduction Forms of International Business in Asia: Theoretical Foundation and Characteristics The Collective Internationalization Strategy Objectives and Motivation For Collective Strategies Assumptions, Success Factors, Conflicts and Leadership Implementation of the Collective Strategy Overview and Documentation of Japanese-German Cooperation in Asia Characteristics and Motives of Japanese-German Cooperation Conflicts and Elements of Success Case Studies Conclusion