Acknowledgments: We are grateful to NSK Corporation for opening the door to us, providing generously of their time, and openly sharing information with us. Specific individuals at NSK who gave generously of their time and support include S. Fuchigami, H. Otsuka, D. Rathmann, D. Reinhart, H. Tazaki, and T. Yano. Professors Paul Adler, Susan Helper, Bruce Kogut, and Eleanor Westney offered valuable comments on earlier drafts. This project was supported by a faculty fellowship from the Joel Tauber Manufacturing Institute and support from the Japan Technology Management Program at the University of Michigan (under Air Force Office of Scientific Research grant DOD-G-F49620-93-1-0612). RECONTEXTUALIZATION AND FACTORY-TO- FACTORY KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER FROM JAPAN TO THE US: THE CASE OF NSK In Remade in America: Transplanting and Transforming Japanese Production Systems edited by Jeffrey K. Liker, W. Mark Fruin, and Paul S. Adler, New York: Oxford University Press, 1999: 117-154. Mary Yoko Brannen Jeffrey K. Liker W. Mark Fruin