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1. Valuing Intellectual Property in Japan, Britain and the United States

   Edited by Ruth Taplin

   As over half the assets of many major companies are now intangible assets, there is an increasing need to assess more accurately the value of intellectual property (IP) from a wider interdisciplinary perspective. Re-evaluating risk and understanding the true value of intellectual property is a...

   To Be Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
2. Mental Health Care in Japan

   Edited by Ruth Taplin, Sandra J. Lawman

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Japan Series

   Mental health, including widespread depression, a high suicide rate and institutionalisation, is a major problem in Japan. At the same time, the mental health care system in Japan has historically been more restrictive than elsewhere in the world. This book looks at the challenges of mental health...

   To Be Published June 21st 2012 by Routledge
3. Outsourcing and Human Resource Management

   An International Survey

   Edited by Ruth Taplin

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

   Outsourcing is an increasingly popular strategy deployed by a variety of institutions, including banks, multinational companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The book assesses the problems and solutions for those attempting to outsource through an analysis of human resource...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
4. Intellectual Property, Innovation and Management in Emerging Economies

   Edited by Ruth Taplin, Alojzy Z. Nowak

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

   This book argues that intellectual property (IP) management development and innovation are fundamental to economic development , especially in newly emerging economies which often hold vast reserves of natural resources and human knowledge that remain unprotected. It sheds light on countries that...

   Published August 17th 2010 by Routledge
5. Intellectual Property and the New Global Japanese Economy

   By Ruth Taplin

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

   The Japanese economy is the second largest in the world and is becoming once more one of the most competitive. Despite the stagnation and deflation experienced during the 1990s, Japan has progressively become more aware of the need to be a global player, in particular under the radical...

   Published April 2nd 2009 by Routledge
6. Innovation and Business Partnering in Japan, Europe and the United States

   Edited by Ruth Taplin

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

   Innovation studies and partnering/collaborative alliances are rapidly growing areas of interest. Originally combining the two areas, this book examines the role of business partnering as a pathway to innovation for small and medium enterprises – SMEs. This text outlines global and regional trends,...

   Published October 17th 2006 by Routledge
7. Japanese Telecommunications

   Market and Policy in Transition

   Edited by Ruth Taplin, Masako Wakui

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

   Presenting a comprehensive survey of the telecommunications industry in Japan, Taplin and Wakui cover the different sectors of the industry – including mobile, broadband and satellite, whilst considering key questions such as the structure and economics of the industry, government policy,...

   Published January 18th 2006 by Routledge
8. Risk Management and Innovation in Japan, Britain and the USA

   Edited by Ruth Taplin

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

   Assessing and managing risk is vitally important, and is increasingly studied in a range of areas including politics and international relations, finance and insurance, and innovation and the valuing of intangible assets such as patents and intellectual property. The degree to which innovation is...

   Published October 19th 2005 by Routledge
9. Decision-Making & Japan

   A Study of Corporate Japanese Decision-Making and Its Relevance to Western Companies

   By Ruth Taplin

   Demonstrates that Western individualism and Japanese groupism are not necessarily incompatible or mutually exclusive....

   Published July 5th 1995 by Routledge