... polar dimensions to arrive at a coplot mapping of these nations. Under his mapping, Japan and USA coplot to an ES cluster, whereas India and Thailand fall under a FE cluster. It could therefore be inferred that executives from Japan and USA would display similar attitudes to work being in the same ES...

.... This first time research seeks to explore how managerial perceptions of the aid workers of the local staffs affect their behaviour and performance in cross‐cultural project settings. Design/methodology/approach With the cooperation of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), 244 valid responses...

...Anura De Zoysa; Siriyama Kanthi Herath Purpose The purpose of this research is to empirically test the impact of owner/managers' mentality on enterprise performance . Design/methodology/approach A mail questionnaire survey was conducted on a sample of SMEs in Japan. The questionnaire...

...Mitsuru Kodama Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify key factors for generating new knowledge creation in the fields of high tech requiring the integration of a variety of technologies and business models. Design/methodology/approach – The case study will center on NTT DoCoMo, Japan's...

...L.I. Okazaki‐Ward Postgraduate business education in the higher educational institutions in Japan was poorly developed, and lagged far behind not only the other advanced economies, but in some of the developing countries until the end of the 1980s. However, during the 1990s it has undergone...

...Hideo Ishida Keio University has been in the vanguard of adult business education since 1956 when it introduced American management techniques into Japan by initiating the annual one‐week “Keio‐Harvard advanced management programme” for top businessmen in Japan. But it was not until 1978 that Keio...

... of the existing female managers whose rise owes less to EEOL than to their efforts, suggests conditions which are required for the future development of female managers in Japan. There are two aims to this paper. One is to get an overview of the present state of so‐called josei sôgôshoku (women...

...Masayuki Kitaura Describes the areas of human resource development that come under the administration of the Human Resources Development Bureau of the Ministry of Labour in Japan, and are administered through human resource development councils at the central and prefectural level. The recent rapid...

... research and the experience of the Kobe University in this area. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Japan Management education Masters of Business Administration The year 1989 was a memorable year for MBA education in Japan. In that year MBA education was inaugurated by two national universities...

... of the business as a group by the year 2000, based on the following three keywords (3 Gs): Growth, Group Management, and Globalization. To this end, seven guiding principles have been established: © MCB UP Limited 1996 Business schools Japan Management development Vision Established...

... is particularly serious to white‐collar workers and those in managerial grades. In brief, the whole emphasis is now laid, not upon the continuous length of employment or service, but on genuine employability. Interestingly, under the current pressure for a greater mobility of workers, Nikkeiren (Japan...

...Norihiko Suzuki Looks at the long recession the Japanese economy suffered in the 1990s and its ramifications on the employment situation in Japanese corporations. Describes, in general, the current trends in human resource management in corporate Japan which have long‐term implications...

...James P. Neelankavil Focuses on the training practices of Japanese firms and explains,in part, some of the phenomenal successes of their global and domestic operations. Relevant information was gathered by a survey questionnaire from 110 Japanese managers working in Japan (in ten manufacturing...

... Japanese workers much more than their Australian and German counterparts. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Australia Germany Japan National cultures Empowerment Employee attitudes Multinationals Developing Managers' Ability to Empower Employees Developing Managers' Ability Guvenc G. Alpander...

... Together and Alone: Cooperation, Competition and Individualisation, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1975 pp. 59-69 and pp. 71-93. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Japan Management development Organizational change Workplace learning Team building Note: This paper was subsequently...

...Norihiko Suzuki The attributes and qualifications required by a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in Japan are described. The “life‐long employment” practice, whereby promotion occurs only in strict seniority order, still prevails. However, the Japanese are beginning to recognise some of the advantages...

... Managers Western Workers: Cross-cultural Training and Development Issues by Larry Crump Management and Cultural Consultant, Tokyo, Japan This article examines key concepts which influence Japanese business practice. These include "amae", "hitonami", "haji" and "ringi". For a moment, imagine you...

...Yui Kimura; Masaru Yoshimori A description is given of the MBA programme which began in 1988 at the International University of Japan (IUJ) in conjunction with an American business school. A discussion of the traditional Japanese management development methods is given and differences from...

...Kazuhiko Adachi In spite of the increasing number of female employees in Japan, the managerial training and opportunities they are offered is limited. Despite the Equal Opportunity Law of 1984 few real changes have taken place to improve the career prospects of women employees. The realities...

...Toyoshige Tanaka This article introduces the outlines, objectives and concrete programmes of training performed at the Hitachi Institute of Management Development, Japan, as an example of in‐house education in Japanese industry. The institute serves as a common education centre among the companies...