Directors & Boards articles from September 1992

Directors & Boards archives from September 1992

The ultimate test. (American companies to access Japanese market) (Accessing the Japanese Market)
September 22, 1992... We used to say, 'If you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere.' The slogan now is, 'If you can make it in Tokyo, you can make it anywhere.' There are many reasons why American corporations can and will earn a larger share of the...

The Japanese economy: what's ahead. (Accessing the Japanese Market)
September 22, 1992... Stepping away from the noise of day-to-day events, Japan is evolving into a more mature industrial economy, and many changes are likely in the coming years. The pace of events in Japan is probably no faster than anywhere else; it just seems...

U.S.-Japan policy and commerce programs. (Accessing the Japanese Market)
September 22, 1992... Equal opportunity is what the U.S. business community is seeking in Japan, and is what the Bush administration is committed to achieving. When President George Bush led a pioneering business development mission to Japan last January, he...

Competing in Japan. (Accessing the Japanese Market)
September 22, 1992... A perspective on the current business climate, the obstacles that still exist for U.S. companies, and an agenda for succeeding in this market. With new commitments to bring the bilateral trade imbalance between the U.S. and Japan under...

Japanese management: a study in stagnation. (Accessing the Japanese Market)
September 22, 1992... Japanese senior managers are sorely ill-prepared -- culturally, educationally, professionally, and psychologically -- for the future. When Western analysts discuss management in Japan, whether in praise or in criticism, they tend to attribute...

A turning point for Japan Inc. (competition among Japanese companies) (Accessing the Japanese Market)
September 22, 1992... Japanese companies have reached a point where they need to thoroughly review their fundamental business practices. In Japan, competition among companies in the market is extremely fierce. The market for consumer electronics products exemplifies...

M&A opportunities for U.S. companies. (merger and acquisition) (Accessing the Japanese Market)
September 22, 1992... The prospect of significant corporate restructuring in Japan will serve up many more real acquisition possibilities than ever before. American companies have recently been seeing more acquisition opportunities in Japan than ever before....

Developing a joint venture. (includes related article) (Accessing the Japanese Market)
September 22, 1992... Here are some legal strategies for consideration in initiating a successful Japanese joint venture. Many American executives are coming to recognize the importance of having a presence in Japan. Almost all American companies of any size are...

Legal issues for U.S. companies in Japan. (Accessing the Japanese Market)
September 22, 1992... An advisory on three major areas of continuing difficulty: intellectual property protection, labor relations, and distribution of products. During the 1970s and 1980s, Japan dismantled many of its most infamous legal barriers to foreign...

Negotiating and 'mind-meeting.' (differences between American and Japanese negotiation techniques) (Accessing the Japanese Market)
September 22, 1992... How Americans and Japanese come to the bargaining table with different perceptions and expectations of the negotiating process. The very definition of negotiating can vary culture to culture. Before one even comes to the table, such differences...

Challenge your Japan plan. (Accessing the Japanese Market)
September 22, 1992... Fundamental assumptions upon which a Japan market strategy has been built, and the conventional wisdom about how business is conducted, may no longer apply. Okyakusama wa kamisama desu," goes the popular Japanese saying: The customer is God....

Lessons learned in Japan. (Accessing the Japanese Market)
September 22, 1992... Based on our journey to full acceptance in Japan, we would offer these three principles: Be There, Be Prudent, Be Patient. Ever since Commodore Perry sailed his "black ships" uninvited into Edo Bay in 1853, the notion of penetrating the...

Land of the rising market share. (Apple Computer Inc.'s foray into the Japanese market) (Accessing the Japanese Market)
September 22, 1992... A dazzling turnaround: How Apple Computer lost, then won, in the Japanese personal computer market. To become a truly global company, Apple Computer knew it had to make it big in the world's second-largest economy -- Japan. A decade ago,...

In the land of rising quality. (product quality crucial to success in Japanese market) (Accessing the Japanese Market)
September 22, 1992... A quality product, supported by a quality 'total delivery system,' is the first step to success in Japan. Quality. Over the past few years no other concept has received so much attention from business. In the next decade no other concept should...

A checklist for bank directors. (executives' liability insurance) (D&O Liability) (Column)
September 22, 1992... Item from the New York Times earlier this year: "David Thomas, the chairman and founder of Wendy's fast-food chain, declined an offer to be a director of a savings bank in Ohio after his lawyer advised him of potential regulatory risks." This...

Smoothing the transition. (how corporate directors can facilitate a successful merger) (Mergers and Acquisitions) (Column)
September 22, 1992... Friendly takeovers -- or mergers -- are fast becoming the preferred trend of the '90s, as companies seek to combine strengths and minimize weaknesses to compete in global markets. Much has been written about antitakeover tactics and the...

CEOs are still the 'ideal' choice. (chief executive officers)
September 22, 1992... Korn/Ferry International, a leading executive search firm, released in June its 19th Annual Board of Directors Study, an annual tracking of significant trends in corporate governance. The firm surveys the CEOs of the Fortune 500 industrial and...

'Tapping into the expertise.' (chief executive officers elected as corporate directors) (Welcome to the Board) (Column)
September 22, 1992... As the results of the latest Korn/Ferry study of boards of directors indicate, chief executives of other companies continue to be the most prevalent and most sought-after individuals for the position of outside director. Listed below is a...

Directors who deserve respect. (corporate directors) (Governance and the Board) (Column)
September 22, 1992... The evolution of institutional investors has fundamentally affected the dynamics of corporate governance in the United States. For a long time, corporate governance seemed to be thoroughly settled, to have no dynamic component. The theory was...