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0 pointsbjourne2y ago0 comments

That theory fails to account for Japan's failed semiconductor industry.

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No it doesn't, because Japanese companies aren't Korean, Chinese, or Taiwanese.

So? What's the evidence for Japanese companies being more susceptible to "Harvard Business School ideas" than Korean, Chinese, or Taiwanese companies?

pigeons2y ago

After surrendering to the United States, Japanese companies were taught Harvard Business School ideas as part of a reconstruction effort.

While that is a very tiny piece of what is referred to as Japan's Economic Miracle, it is enough to explain the difference in exposure and susceptibility to Harvard Business School ideas compared to Korea, China, and Taiwan.

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tacostakohashi2y ago

No it doesn't, because Japanese companies aren't Korean, Chinese, or Taiwanese.

bjourneOP2y ago

So? What's the evidence for Japanese companies being more susceptible to "Harvard Business School ideas" than Korean, Chinese, or Taiwanese companies?

pigeons2y ago

After surrendering to the United States, Japanese companies were taught Harvard Business School ideas as part of a reconstruction effort.

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