Harukiyo Hasegawa is Lecturer in Japanese Studies at the University of Sheffield.

• Introduction The structure of the book Part I Differences in corporate environments 2 Economic development 3 Industrial organisation 4 Institutional practices 5 The Japanese steel industry 6 Management and labour in Japanese steel works 7 Management and labour at head office (Japan) Part III The British steel industry 8 The British steel industry 9 Management and labour in British steel works I0 Management and labour at head office (UK) Part IV Convergence and relative advance 11 Japan/UK comparison of management and labour 12 Implications of convergence and relative advance 13 Further changes in the 1990s