Business Strategy

American businessman and Thai silk entrepreneur Jim Thompson disappeared in the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia on March 26, 1967, and despite a massive search effort, no trace of him was ever found.

During the 2000s, many major Japanese electronics and tech companies struggled to maintain global market share as they prioritized traditional, hardware-focused "monozukuri" (the art of making things) and perfectionism, which delayed their adaptation to the shift toward software-driven, internet-con

Extensive analysis by industry experts, economists, and technology historians attributes Japan’s difficulty in transitioning to software-centric business models in the 2000s to a rigid corporate culture that prioritized hardware-based perfectionism and risk aversion over the rapid, iterative adaptat

During the 2000s, many major Japanese electronics manufacturers struggled to transition from a successful hardware-centric model to a software-driven ecosystem, leading to a loss of global market share to more agile competitors like Apple and Samsung.