{"product_id":"collision-course-9781647820480","title":"Collision Course","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the Best Business Books of 2021 by \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Japan it's called the \"Ghosn Shock\"—the stunning arrest of Carlos Ghosn, the jet-setting CEO who saved Nissan and made it part of a global automotive empire.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven more shocking was his daring escape from Japan, packed into a box and put on a private jet to Lebanon after months spent in a Japanese detention center, subsisting on rice gruel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the saga of what led to the Ghosn Shock and what was left in its wake. Ghosn spent two decades building a colossal partnership between Nissan and Renault that looked like a new model for a global business, but the alliance's shiny image fronted an unsteady, tense operation. Culture clashes, infighting among executives and engineers, dueling corporate traditions, and government maneuvering constantly threatened the venture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJournalists Hans Greimel and William Sposato have followed the story up close, with access to key players, including Ghosn himself. Veteran Tokyo-based reporters, they have witnessed the end of Japan's bubble economy and attempts at opening Japan Inc. to the world. They've seen the fraying of \u003ci\u003ekeiretsu\u003c\/i\u003e, Japan's traditional skein of business relationships, and covered numerous corporate scandals, of which the Ghosn Shock and Ghosn's subsequent escape stand above all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpertly reported, \u003ci\u003eCollision Course\u003c\/i\u003e explores the complex suspicions around what and who was really responsible for Ghosn's ouster and why one of the top executives in the world would risk everything to escape the country. It explains how economics, history, national interests, cultural politics, and hubris collided, crumpling the legacy of arguably the most important foreign businessman ever to set foot in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis gripping, unforgettable narrative, full of fascinating characters, serves as part cautionary tale, part object lesson, and part forewarning of the increasing complexity of doing global business in a nationalistic world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hans Greimel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48284019065083,"sku":"9781647820480","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781647820480.jpg?v=1772485943","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/collision-course-9781647820480","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}