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Conclusion

In: The Rise of the Japanese Specialist Manufacturer

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  • Ferguson Evans

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The specialist manufacturer is now a global reality, or to be more precise it is a phenomenon which, having first seen the light of day on the thoroughfares of early commercial concentration, subsequently diversified via the multitudinous byways of industrialization en route to venturing along the path of globalization. Generically speaking it is of universal provenance, becoming increasingly prevalent with economic advancement. The emphatic grooves of its fastidious calling have tended to constrain growth within an optimum, manageable scale of operations. Never static and ever conscious of its partnership with change, the specialist firm nevertheless associates its competitive advantage with its sustained accumulation of resources amounting to a stubborn rear-guard resistance to their unreasoned realignment. Change must have its own motivating justification. Adhering to this formula, the best of the genre have been able to carve out an enviable status for themselves in the markets they pursue, maintaining their position by constant improvements in quality and service.

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  • Ferguson Evans, 2008. "Conclusion," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Rise of the Japanese Specialist Manufacturer, chapter 14, pages 220-229, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-59495-1_14
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230594951_14
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