... but that they also have a moderately high task orientation score are useful for managers and expatriates working in Japan to understand the behavioural tendencies of Japanese people and the relevant changes over time. Originality/value Japan is a high‐context culture; therefore Japanese people are traditionally...

...Aya Fukushige; David P. Spicer Purpose The paper aims to explore Japanese followers' leadership preferences and consider the suitability of Bass and Avolio's full‐range leadership model in Japan. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative approach is used predominantly, including template...

... with job‐performance orientation. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Australia Human relations Japan National cultures Performance USA Understanding people with different cultural backgrounds can be achieved by understanding the value systems or perceptual systems which they have acquired through...

... subsidiaries are found to be insignificantly influenced by their parent companies and to practise a professional style of leadership. However,Japanese subsidiaries are found to be significantly influenced by overseas parent companies and to practise a corporate style of leadership (when the CEO is Japan...

...Larry R. Cross Provides a unique model for strategic, co‐operative international management education. Describes multi‐educational programme modules which incorporate cross‐cultural, language and technology training. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Japan Management development Models National...

...Kiyotaka Yamada This article aims to clarify some obstacles for creative activity which have been existing in Japan – especially through socio‐cultural views. (It may be refreshing to see an article about several of the weaknesses of Japan because so much can be seen about the success of Japanese...

...Donald S. Bolon; Charles R. Crain Japanese and American management decision‐making patterns are compared. The Daido Steel Company of Nagoya, Japan, was a very co‐operative partner in providing both demographic and action step information. Overall, three research hypotheses are focused on relating...

... inherent in AR as an interpretive comparative management framework is illustrated through an initial comparative analysis of US and Japanese management practices. © MCB UP Limited 1988 International Business Japan Management Organisation Development Review USA ORGANISATION DEVELOPMENT...

...M.T. Vaziri; Joe Won Lee; Joseph L. Krieger Japan's success in the management of its organisations has long been admired and envied by the rest of the western world. An early “manager” is examined and his example upheld as one of the first exponents of Japanese management practice. © MCB UP...

...M.T. Vaziri Japan's adoption (and adaption) of QC circles 10 years earlier than most of the rest of the world, and the role this has played in Japan's advancement as an industrialised nation, is examined. The growth of circles in Japan is charted, and a consideration is given of the implementation...

...Norman Coates In an effort to determine, with reference to the US and Japan, what factors give rise to a society's emergence, growth and possible decline, some parallels are found between Buddhist, Confucian and Tao ideals and Christian tenets, representing the equivalent of a “Confucian ethic...

...James D. Boulgarides; Moonsong David Oh Cultural difference leads to unmatched diversities of managerial decision styles among American, Japanese and Korean groupings when these three groups are studied by means of the Decision Style Inventory. Decision Analysis Japan Korea USA...

...; providing greater job security; and developing an open information system. © MCB UP Limited 1985 Japan Management Styles United Kingdom The author is grateful to Elaine Collier, Gail Le Breton and Trish Miskelly for their help in searching out background information and typing...