This book examines the question-how Japanese have been able to carry out technological change so quickly and so smoothly-in depth by comparing the introduction of a major new industrial process-use of the basic oxygen furnace (BOF)-in Japan and in the United States.
By:
Leonard L Lynn Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Weight: 410g ISBN:9780367169923 ISBN 10: 0367169924 Pages: 212 Publication Date:19 October 2020 Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
1. Introduction 2. The BOF as an Evolving Solution 3. Problems and Actors. Japan 4. Early Adopters. Japan 5. The Late Adopters, Japan 6. Problems and Actors: North America 7. The BOF in North America 8. Conclusions