Kobe Steel, Japan’s third-largest steelmaker, admitted falsifying product specifications. Kobe Steel is a supplier to manufacturers of automobiles, planes, trains, nuclear equipment. Host Dan Loney talks with Richard Dasher, Director of the US/Asia Technology Management Center at Stanford University, to discuss the fallout from this announcement and how it will affect not only Japan’s reputation but the manufacturing industry as well on Knowledge at Wharton.
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Kobe Steel Scandal with Richard Dasher
Kobe Steel, Japan's third-largest steelmaker, adm…
November 1, 2017
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Kobe Steel, Japan's third-largest steelmaker, adm…
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