This book examines the question—how Japanese have been able to carry out technological change so quickly and so smoothly—in depth by comparing the introduction of a major new industrial process—use of the basic oxygen furnace (BOF)—in Japan and in the United States.
The speed with which the Japanese have adopted new industrial technology has been a major factor in their economic success. This book examines in depth by comparing the introduction and use of the basic oxygen furnace (BOF)—in Japan and in the United States.