Abstract
This chapter explores two sets of issues related to the operation of a Japanese book company - which we call Yomitakunai - in Singapore. First, the case of this book company allows us to examine the “transplantation�? of a retail business from Japan to this national context. This kind of analysis is important because it has been primarily production facilities and (more recently) financial services which have been systematically studied by social scientists (Hayashi 1986; Blumenthal 1987). Thus against the background of previous studies of what has been termed the “transferability�? of Japanese organizational practices we can better see the distinctive characteristics of retail businesses.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Japan in Singapore |
Subtitle of host publication | Cultural Occurrences and Cultural Flows |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Pages | 112-132 |
Number of pages | 21 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781136116100 |
ISBN (Print) | 0700712453, 9780700712458 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2013 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2000 Eyal Ben-Ari and John Clammer.