1. International Capital Flows 1 -- Recent Trends in International Capital Flows 5 -- Foreign Direct Investments 8 -- Characteristics of International Capital Inflows 11 -- Capital Flows Since the 1980s 16 -- Developments Since 1991 17 -- The Role of International Mergers & Acquisitions 20 -- Capital Flows to the Developing Countries 21 -- Asian Economic Crisis and Capital Flows 29 -- 2. Global Environments for Japanese Multinational Companies 31 -- Political Economy of the Relationships Between Multinational Companies and Governments 32 -- International Business Law Regarding Foreign Investments 35 -- Characteristics of the Foreign Direct Investment and Trade Theory 36 -- Economic Rationales for Incentives and Disincentives to Foreign Investment 37 -- Non-economic Rationales and their Effects: Sovereignty and Foreign Firms 41 -- Alternative Approaches to Foreign Investments in International Business Law 43 -- Major Aspects of Trade-related Intellectual Property (TRIPs) 45 -- Business Law Regarding Foreign Investment in Malaysia 47 -- Business Law Regarding Foreign Investment in Singapore 48 -- Business Law Regarding Foreign Investment in Korea 50 -- Business Law Regarding Foreign Investment in China 51 -- Business Law Regarding Foreign Investment in Taiwan 53 -- Business Law Regarding Foreign Investment in Hong Kong 55 -- Business Law Regarding Foreign Investment in Philippines 55 -- Business Law Regarding Foreign Investment in Indonesia 57 -- Business Law Regarding Foreign Investment in Thailand 58 -- Business Law Regarding Foreign Investment in India 60 -- Business Law Regarding Foreign Investment in Germany 62 -- Business Law Regarding Foreign Investment in the United Kingdom 64 -- 3. Domestic Environments for Japanese Companies 67 -- The Cultural Environment of Multinational Business 68 -- Cross-cultural Management 69 -- Competitive Strategies of Japanese Companies 72 -- Japanese System of Product Development 75 -- Operation Management System of Japanese Corporations 76 -- Manufacturing Process and Control System in Japan 84 -- Financial System in Japan: Implications of Deregulations and Entry of Foreign Financial Institutions 85 -- 4. Expansion of Japanese Foreign Investments 91 -- Developments Since 1980 91 -- Investments in North America 100 -- Investments in Europe 102 -- Portfolio Investments in the United States and Europe 104 -- Investments in Asia 107 -- Investments in the Middle-East and Africa 116 -- Investments in Latin America 117 -- Performance of Japanese Subsidiaries 118 -- Impacts of a Recent Crisis in Japan and East Asia on Foreign Direct Investment 124 -- 5. Japanese Foreign Investments Strategies and Their Impacts 131 -- Objectives of Japanese Foreign Direct Investments 132 -- Effects on Trade Between Japan and Host Countries in Asia 135 -- Changing Trade Structure with the Asian Countries 136 -- Impacts of Overseas Activities on Trade and Domestic Production 143 -- Networking and Intra-Regional Trade 145 -- Impacts on the Domestic Economy of Japan 146 -- Japanese Multinational Companies in ASEAN Electrical and Electronic Industries 149 -- Japanese Investments 150 -- 6. Strategic Planning Process in Japanese Multinational Corporations 153 -- Basic Steps in Strategic Planning 154 -- Functional Strategies in Multinational Corporations 158 -- Organizational Characteristics of Multinational Corporations 161 -- External Analysis of Strategic Planning Process in Multinational Corporations 163 -- External Analysis at Industry Level in Multinational Corporations 165 -- Internal Analysis in Multinational Corporations 166 -- Strategic Planning Process in the Nissan Motor Co. 171 -- Strategic Planning Processin the Toyota Motor Co. 178 -- Strategic Planning Process in the Honda Motor Co. 187 -- 7. Human Resources Management of Japanese Multinational Companies 207 -- Theories X and Y 207 -- Analysis of the International Division of Leadership 209 -- Leadership Behaviours and Styles 210 -- The Role of Level, Size and Age on Western Managers' Attitudes towards Leadership 211 -- Leadership Styles in Japan 212 -- Analysis of the Human Resources Management and Leadership Style of the Nissan Motor Co. 213 -- Analysis of the Human Resources Management and Leadership Style of the Toyota Motor Co. 216 -- Analysis of the Human Resources Management and Leadership Style in the Honda Motor Co. 217 -- Difference Between Japanese and Western Leadership Styles 220.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-236) and index.