"The explosive growth of the Japanese electronics industry continues to be driven by a combination of market forces and the unique characteristics of the Japanese social organization and people. As an industrial phenomenon, the Japanese electronics industry receives considerable attention from researchers in various fields. However, most of their studies focus on historical analyses or on American competitiveness in the face of challenges from Japanese technology.

Moreover, none of these studies can be free of the bias that stems from each researchers own upbringing and environment."--BOOK JACKET.