Working for the Japanese : the economic and social consequences of Japanese investment in Wales / by Jonathon Morris, Max Munday, Barry Wilkinson.

Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Foreword; One: JAPANESE INVESTMENT IN WALES: THE BACKCLOTH; Historical trends of Japanese investment; Recent trends in Japanese FDI; Japanese FDI in Europe: country comparisons; Japanese manufacturing investment in the UK: a regional comparison; Conclusions; Two: JAPANESE INVESTMENT IN WALES: THE WHO, WHY AND WHAT; The companies and their markets; Employment; Economic performance; Plant operations and productivity; The location decisionThree: JAPANESE MANUFACTURING INVESTMENTS IN WALES: THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCESRegional policy and the economic needs of Wales; New jobs?; How have new jobs been created?; Cost and location of new jobs; The quality of Japanese inward investment; The nature of the new employment; Local purchasing linkages; Plant level autonomy and scale of R & D; Conclusions; Four: WORK, ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; Production control and continuous improvement; Quality control; Work organizat ...

Wales has one of the highest concentrations of Japanese manufacturing investment in Europe. It provides a case study for examining the economic and social impact of this investment, which is often perceived as being very different from existing foreign investment. The book evaluates this case study, looking at the attraction of Japanese capital to Wales, its impact on the Welsh economy, upon employment, management practice, industrial relations, the community, and upon the Japanese themselves. First published in 1993, this title is part of the Bloomsbury Academic Collections series.