Adam Johns

Sophia University · Faculty of Economics

This paper analyses the application of competition policy regulation and its effect on market conduct and performance through the case study of communication satellite broadcasting in Japan. Focusing on structural regulations such as vertical separation and conduct regulations such as open access, this paper questions whether regulations have effec...

While a considerable amount of place branding research examines the factors that determine an attractive city, region, or nation, these brands in turn equally have the ability to become cogent indicators of values, tastes, and quality for goods and services from those places. As both contributors to and beneficiaries of such place brands, this pap...

Traditional craft industries in Japan offer an opportunity to explore the dynamics of tradition and innovation. With an urgent imperative to change in order to ensure the continued existence of this cultural industry, this chapter offers a theoretical exploration and practical insights from firms based in Kyoto of whether innovation, internationali...

Cultural and creative industries can be both contributors to and beneficiaries of a city’s, region’s, or nation’s brand, allowing for investigation of how jurisdictions seek to incorporate these industries into their brand identity, and how the industries’ product offerings incorporate the place brand into their projected image. As traditional craf...

The offshoring of both upstream and downstream activities has allowed producers and brands around the world to achieve production efficiencies and gain access to new technology and innovation. Yet the potential pitfalls extend beyond managing production quality and operational efficiency to potential shifts in perceived identity of the brand when s...

The Palgrave Handbook of Experiential Learning In International Business is a one-stop source for international managers, business educators and trainers who seek to either select and use an existing experiential learning project, or develop new projects and exercises of this kind.

To what extent does the offshore production of creative goods reduce the authenticity of these products as perceived by consumers? This paper explores the issues surrounding perceptions of authentic products based on different country of origin components and contending definitions of authenticity. The paper then discusses the offshoring trends in...

This paper is about the split of design and production. It examines the extent to which Japanese animation firms can carry out production offshore without compromising the authenticity of the 'national' brand that they bear and maintain competitiveness in domestic and global markets. Japanese animation producers have regularly offshored lower valu...

The issue of industry policy to improve the competitiveness of domestic industries is often based on the infant industry argument. Yet Japanese policymakers have become interested bolstering the international presence of animation and games industries in Japan under a moniker of 'Cool Japan' well after their establishment in global markets. This pa...

This paper analyses the application of competition policy regulation through the case study of communication satellites broadcasting in Japan. Findings presented here suggest that ex ante regulation designed in principle to achieve performance-oriented goals of contestability and diversity actually impaired the functioning of the market and the abi...

Over the last decade, considerable attention has been paid to the creative industries as drivers of innovation and economic development. Governments of varying policy persuasions have taken an interest in developing export-oriented media and digital content industries within their jurisdictions.While many governments see their role as directly inte...

Due to a critical mass of high-tech manufacturers and the resultant intensity of domestic competition, Japan has long been a hotbed of innovation in various manufacturing and services sectors. Yet despite this potential for domestic competition to fuel international competitiveness of locally developed innovations, many Japanese firms have faced di...

While a significant amount of attention is devoted to the development of telecommunications network infrastructure as the building blocks for ICT industries and regional economies, promotion of the content that is distributed over these networks is often neglected. Contemporary studies of network development largely examine the choice between comme...

In contrast to many other countries, mobile internet technologies in Japan have created significant value for users, with subscribers exceeding 60million in January 2003. Furthermore, they have not only proved to be an important source of revenue for mobile operators, but also provided various firms with a valuable marketing and distribution channe...