SGER: Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness Through More Effective Integration of Management Functions; United Statesand Japanese Needs and Experience

在发展世界上效率最高的制造业的过程中，美国的管理越来越依赖于信念和做法，事实证明，这些信念和做法不太适应1980年后重新获得国际竞争力的要求。本研究的目的是对日本五大公司的管理发展政策、实践和结果进行深入探讨，作为与美国五大公司在类似行业进行比较的基础。该勘探项目日本部分的实地工作已经完成。该项目将完成该项目的美国补充部分。鉴于迫切需要更好地了解我国制造业竞争力下降的核心问题，本研究不仅及时，而且应该为技术管理知识库提供一个独特的、非常受人尊敬的视角。

In the course of developing the world's most efficient manufacturing sector, U.S. management has relied increasingly on beliefs and practices which are proving to be less well adapted to post-1980 requirements for regaining international competitiveness. The objective of this research is to undertake an intensive exploration of the management development policies, practices and results in five major Japanese companies as the basis for comparison with five major U.S. firms in similar industries. Field work for the Japanese portion of this exploratory project has been completed. This project will carry out the U.S. complementary part of this undertaking. Given the urgent need for better understanding of the core issues underlying our county's decline in manufacturing competitiveness, this study is not only timely but should contribute a unique and very well respected perspective to the knowledge base in technology management.