Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Company (NTT) and the Building of a Telecommunications Industry in Japan

The state's role in building Japan's telecommunications industry is illustrated by the history of the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Company (NTT) in the post–World War II period. Several factors explain the state's success in developing one of the world's most reliable and techn...

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Published in:Business history review 2001, Vol.75 (3), p.507-541
Main Author: Anchordoguy, Marie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
19th century
Business history
Business structures
Business studies
Communications industry
Communications networks
Corporate profiles
Economic development
Economic policy
Education
Factories
High technology industries
History
Industrial history
Industrial policy
Industrial Revolution
Industry
Japan
Joint ventures
Laboratories
Manufacturing
Post-war history
Power
R&D
Rail industry
Research & development
Self sufficiency
Statistical data
Technology
Telecommunications
Telecommunications industries
Telecommunications industry
Telegraph
Telegraph service
Telephone companies
Telephones
World War II
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Summary:The state's role in building Japan's telecommunications industry is illustrated by the history of the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Company (NTT) in the post–World War II period. Several factors explain the state's success in developing one of the world's most reliable and technologically advanced industries: a strong desire for technological self-sufficiency; a favorable international environment; an ability to legally reverse-engineer foreign products; and the existence of a business sector that was willing and able to invest heavily in the human resources and facilities necessary to become global players. Japan also benefited from a consensus among its state and business elite on how to use NTT for the purpose of national development.
ISSN:0007-6805
2044-768X
DOI:10.2307/3116385