Formula for competitiveness: how countries compete: teamwork on a national scale

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Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore all took different approaches to achieve their success in electronics industries, but one thing they all shared was government support. The Japanese government controlled the acquisition of foreign technology in the years following World War II to give its burgeoning high-technology industries a boost, assuring that the technology went to several companies, each of which had the potential to become a strong competitor in the domestic Japanese market. Many Japanese firms emphasized such high-volume products as semiconductor and consumer electronics, improving manufacturing techniques and dropping costs as volume increased. How companies in the region worked together as well as along with the government to assure success and the development of bank-affiliated conglomerates in the area are described.

ELECTRONIC & OTHER ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, South, Electronic Industry, Industry Analysis, Competition, Joint Venture, National Government, Asia

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John R. Pierce: writing to clarify

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Long-time Bell Laboratories researcher John Pierce found out that writing is central to his understanding a problem. Pierce, currently a visiting professor of music emeritus at Stanford University's Center for Computer Research in Music, is renown for his 35 years of innovations at the AT and T Bell Laboratories (Murray Hill, NJ). These include communications satellites, photo-multipliers and the Pierce Gun, which generates electron beams. The engineer considers himself a 'low-grade theorist,' always enjoys the problems he is working on and finds he works best alone, although he enjoyed gaining knowledge he needed from fellow experts at the Bell Labs. He approaches a new problem by attempting an initial mathematical analysis, struggling at first until some insight suddenly arrives. Details of Pierce's life and accomplishments are discussed.

Commercial nonphysical research, Commercial physical research, Officials and employees, T, Engineering, Inventions, Scientists, Music, Biographies, Writing, Lucent Technologies Inc. Bell Laboratories, Creativity, Biography, Attitude, Methods

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