Competitive-cum-Cooperative Interfirm Relations and Dynamics in the Japanese Semiconductor Industry

One Theory of Competitive-cum-cooperative (CCC) Interfirm Governance.- A. Theoretical Bases: Transaction Cost Economics and Path-dependent Institutional Development.- B. Harmonizing Mechanisms and Path-dependent Institutional Development.- C. Institutions and Transformation of Cooperative Behavior.- D. Competitive-cum-cooperative Interfirm Relations.- E. Propositions for Empirical Inquiry.- Two.- A. Typology of Technological Innovativeness.- B. Development of the Transistor in Japan.- C. Development of the Integrated Circuit (IC) and Other Semiconductors.- D. Development of the Large-scale Integrated Circuit (LSI) and Other Semiconductors.- F. Development of Ultra-large-scale Integrated Circuit (ULSI) and Other Semiconductors-Leveraged Creativity Period (1984-1992).- Three Basic Characteristics of Intra- and Interfirm Interaction.- A. Prevalence of Competitive-cum-cooperative Interaction in Business Transactions.- B. Nature and Characteristics of Interaction.- C. Summary.- Four Effects of Cooperation-oriented CCC Interaction in Procurement Relations.- A. Procurement of Parts and Materials.- B. Procurement of Manufacturing Equipment.- C. Comparison of CCC Interaction in the Procurement of Parts/Materials and of Equipment.- Five Effects of Competition-oriented CCC Interaction in Sales and Internalized Interaction in R&D.- A. Sales.- B. Dynamics of Intrafirm Relations in R&D.- C. Comparison of CCC Interaction in the Procurement of Parts/Materials and Sales.- Six CCC Dynamics and Structure of Intra- and Interfirm Relations.- A. Dynamic Mechanism of Competitive-cum-cooperative Interfirm Relations.- B. Overall Structure of Intra- and Interfirm Relations.- Author Index.