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Amano-Ito, Yuko – Journal of Research Administration, 2021
Japan's operating budget for its national universities has been reduced since 2004 year by year, leaving a tight competition among universities in securing research funding. Urban universities with several prominent researchers can operate by securing competitive funding, joint research with companies, and donations, whereas small rural…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Financial Support, Medical Schools, Rural Schools
Reich, Robert B. – Scientific American, 1989
Described are research efforts in the United States designed to help improve the competitive nature of high technology manufacturing in the U.S. U.S. policies and techniques are compared with those of Japan. Six recommendations for improving manufacturing practices in the U.S. are detailed. (CW)
Descriptors: Electronics Industry, Engineering, Foreign Countries, Manufacturing Industry
Eguchi, H., Ed.; Ichinohe, H., Ed. – 1971
A set of 10 articles which first appeared in the Japanese periodical "Studies in Broadcasting" comprises this collection. Of the four essays dealing with Japan, one covers the historical changes in its broadcasting policies, treats the legal character of the Japanese public broadcasting company (Nippon Hoso Kyokai), and also reports on…
Descriptors: Audiences, Broadcast Industry, Mass Media, Media Research
OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2006
This conference, jointly organised by OECD's Department for Science, Technology and Industry and the Italian Ministry for Innovation and Technology, was attended by approximately 350 representatives from industry, academia and government. Rapporteurs presented summaries in terms of issues and areas where there was agreement and/or convergence…
Descriptors: Industry, Foreign Countries, Copyrights, Access to Information
Lambert, Richard D., Ed.; Moore, Sarah Jane, Ed. – American Academy of Political and Social Science Annals, 1990
Articles in this theme issue of the journal, devoted to the subject of languages in the workplace, include: "Language Use in International Research" (Eugene Garfield, Alfred Welljams-Dorof); "The Foreign Language Needs of U.S.-Based Corporations" (Carol S. Fixman); "Foreign Language Use Among International Business…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Business Administration Education, Business Communication, College Graduates
Merchiers, Jacques – Training & Employment: French Dimensions, 1991
Transformations in the French metalworking industries have given rise to numerous studies on employment and job content in metallurgy over the past decade. One study related technical transformations to changes in the skills content of certain categories of workers. Although automation results in the elimination of certain know-how belonging to an…
Descriptors: Adults, Automation, Comparative Analysis, Continuing Education