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... apan problem convergence, or increasing commonality in the problems addressed by corporate innovation in the two countries, is occurring.2 However, there are a variety of views among committee members over whether there is growing similarity in the institutions underlying innovation in the two countries, as well as in the strategies and approaches to innovation of U.S.- and Japan-based companies. Some practices appear to be growing more similar, such as the use of external sources of innovation and the relationships of original equipment manufacturers with suppliers and customers.
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  • corporate innovation
  • japanese firms
  • equipment manufacturer
  • product cycles
  • external sources

  • japanese oems


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