Program for Research on Organizations and Management : the United States-Japanese Electronic Industries Study : NTIS

: This paper reviews a long term research project which describes and analyzes the U.S. and Japanese electronics industries. The research is based on an organization theory application of an efficiency model. The project's long range purpose is to describe and understand firm's strategic relations with other firms so that more efficient, equitable, and effective transactions can be determined and implemented. This paper reviews 6 components of this project with preliminary results that indicate structural differences between the U.S. and japanese electronics industries. (Author)