PART JAPANESE MANAGEMENT IN TRANSITION Vocational Training in the Japanese Enterprise Changes in Japanese Corporate Culture Japanese corporate strategies in emerging markets Revision of the Equal Employment Opportunity Law in Japan Building Japanese Brands The Attitude towards Risk in Japanese Management PART TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION R&D Management in the Japanese Pharmaceutical Industry Innovation and the Appropriation of Knowledge in Japanese Corporations Post-Crisis Approaches to Knowledge Management in the J-Firm Path dependency and path plasticity - The Japanese software industry in comparison