Security Strategies in International Business History : German Companies in Asia in the 20th Century (Hardcover)

1. Introduction PART I: Beyond Formal Colonialism ? Economic actors and their interests in the “Far East” in imperial, interwar and fascist Germany 2. Should We Own a Plantation? German Pharmaceutical Companies, Resource Security, and Cinchona Production in the Dutch East Indies, 1870-1900 3. “The Art Trade Here Is Possibly Even More Dangerous Than in Europe” ? Risk Perceptions by German Art Dealers, Connoisseurs, and Collectors in the Japanese and Chinese Art Markets 1900 ? 1940s 4. Risky Business: The Straits and Sunda Syndicate (1910?1945). German Investments in the Plantation Economy of Southeast Asia Part II: Postcolonial profiteers? Challenges and Opportunities for German companies in nationalising economies 5. Navigating Post-Colonial Landscapes: Analyzing the Strategies of German Corporations in Malaysia 6. Struggling for the release of German Enemy Property in India (1953 ? 1963) PART III: Business Strategies in Emerging Markets 7. Cooperation and Catching up. Telefunken's Relationships with Japanese Companies (1920s-1970s) 8. UnRisk Management of Market Entry: Early Korean-German Business Cooperation in the Pharmaceutical Industry, 1957-1972? ?9. German Chemical Enterprises and Investment Licensing in Post-WWII Japan: High-growth Japan and Political Risk, 1950?1975 PART IV: Cooperation with Communism - West German interests in the People's Republic of China 10. Secured Legitimacy: Deutsch-Asiatische Bank’s Strategy for Mitigating Political Risks in Chinese business (1945-1957) 11. Balancing Opportunities and Risks. A Case Study of Sartorius’ Approach to the Chinese Market, 1945-1995 12. Concluding Summary: Risk Mitigation Strategies in Uncertain Political Landscapes