Why has Canada's trade with the East Asian economies declined when these economies are booming? What can be done about this performance?
Benchmarking the Canadian Business Presence in East Asia is the first in a series that examines Canadian economic relationships with the countries of East Asia. This volume examines the apparent paradox that even though East Asia is the world's most dynamic region, Canadian exports to the region have been declining since the late 1980s. In accounting for this paradox the study explores Asians' perceptions of Canadian performance and offers strategic suggestions from six of Canada's leading authorities on East Asia and international business.
This book will help Canadian managers to better understand: the strategies of Japanese multinationals and other East Asian firms and governments, the linkages between trade and investment, and the nature of the different business systems. It also establishes a systematic benchmark against which to judge future progress by Canadian business in the region.
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- Includes bibliographical references
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- 382/.097105
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- Erratum tipped in Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- 9781442671249 0969969104
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- HF3228.E37
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- B45 1995eb
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- 1 electronic text (iv, 162 p.)
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- Canada
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Table of Contents
- Contents 8
- Preface 6
- Introduction 10
- Canada's business presence in East Asia: Overview and strategic options 18
- Introduction 18
- Statistical overview 20
- How do trade and investment in East Asia benefit Canadians? 31
- Infrastructure opportunities in East Asia 43
- Conclusion 46
- Capturing Japan's attention: Canada's evolving economic relationship with Japan 50
- Introduction 50
- The emerging motivations of Japanese MNCs in a global context 54
- FDI's place in the product cycle 59
- The changing Canadian-Japanese paradigm 66
- Innovation and competition in Japanese high technology industries 68
- The pattern of competition in Japan 69
- Foreign firms and the paradigm 72
- Summary and conclusions 75
- The China market: Dancing with a giant 84
- Introduction 84
- Canada's position in the China market 86
- China's changing trade and investment regime 91
- China's business environment and business systems 102
- Canada and the China challenge 106
- Canadian readiness 109
- Southeast Asian perceptions of Canadian business 116
- Introduction 116
- The Canadian presence in Southeast Asia 117
- Business environment and business systems 119
- Southeast Asian perceptions of Canadian business 133
- Canadian companies in Southeast Asia: Three case studies 139
- Implications for Canadian business 144
- Conclusion 150
- Where to from here? 158
- About the authors 168
- Centre for International Business 170
