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Book Title: Choose and Focus : Japanese Business Strategies for the 21st Century
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Topic: Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades, Commerce, Management, Public Policy / Economic Policy, Commercial Policy, Strategic Planning
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2008
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics
Item Weight: 32.1 Oz
Author: Ulrike Schaede
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
