Hybrid Factories in Latin America: Japanese Management Transferred

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Viewpoint of Research Analysis for Japanese-Affiliated Enterprises in Latin America....Pages 3-18
Industrialization and Transnational Corporations in Latin America....Pages 19-31
Labor and Society in Latin America: Historical Backgrounds and a New Direction....Pages 32-43
Movement Toward Regional Markets in Latin America....Pages 44-70
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
Average Regional Application of the Japanese System on a Five-Point Scale, in Comparison to Application Worldwide and in Other Regions....Pages 73-86
Japanese Hybrid Factories in Mexico....Pages 87-109
Japanese Hybrid Factories in Brazil....Pages 110-126
Japanese Hybrid Factories in Argentina....Pages 127-144
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
Toyota’s Production Strategy in South America: Production in Brazil and Argentina....Pages 147-159
Toyota’s Production Plant in Mexico — which has been Embedded into Toyota’s North American Strategy....Pages 160-168
Nissan in Latin America — Mainly Nissan Mexicana....Pages 169-174
Honda in Brazil and Mexico — Starting with Production of Motorcycles and Moving to Automobile Production....Pages 175-189
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
Toshiba Amazonas SA in Brazil — Reception of Japanese Production System by the Local People....Pages 193-200
Newsan SA — The Joint Venture with Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd....Pages 201-211
Front Matter....Pages 213-213
A Review of the Hybrid Transfer Analysis — Highlighting the Latin American Hybrid Pattern....Pages 215-220
Free Trade Zones and Corporate Strategies in Latin America....Pages 221-229
Back Matter....Pages 230-242