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Japanese and American Business Dealings, 2008.
An analysis of the different emphasis placed on business dealings between American and Japanese businessmen.
851 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper discusses the different approaches and focuses of American and Japanese businessmen during business negotiations. It particularly explores the emphasis the Japanese place upon fostering "harmony" in business dealings and how they perceive the business meeting between two sides as not a time for further negotiation, but as an opportunity for both sides to express their commitment to the deal brokered. It then discusses how these different focuses can affect business relations between the two parties.
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"To close, the preceding several pages have outlined how it may be possible for an American firm to negotiate in good faith with a Japanese company, secure valued concessions - and, ultimately, lose the deal or the cherished business relationship. Quite simply, the Japanese view business meetings and business arrangements in a way that is markedly different from the way Americans view them, and any U.S. firm which places bottom-line considerations before the building of personal and professional relationships is setting itself up for failure."
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Japanese Business Management, 2005.
An analysis of the future of small businesses in Japan.
1,527 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper discusses the future of small businesses in Japan and considers whether the era of the supportive small firm has ended. The paper examines whether small businesses are profitable in Japan's present economy. It then offers an explanation of the changing roles (trends) of the small firm in Japan. It looks at small businesses which have supported the large firm segment in Japan and then discusses their future.
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"The corporations in Japan have various dilemmas related to governance and has been thus since the decade of the 90's. The firms were termed "bank-based or stakeholder-oriented models with the external of corporate management vested in the main banks and the corporate management was a composition of internally promoted insiders that were assimilated into the culture of the corporation based on lengthy relationship terms .Approximately fifty-percent of the workers at a manufacturing company located in central Japan in the Tokai region work in a managerial capacity which is said to save money for the firm. The company, who wanted to be unnamed in an aggressive move convinced union members to become managers in 1999. Yet convinced these individuals that the company could not afford to pay them overtime. The managers make less in terms of overtime pay than do ordinary employees. With the second largest economy on a global basis, the country of Japan struggling with a banking (internal) crisis and an accompanying financial crisis. "
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"How to Do Business with the Japanese", 2005.
This paper describes the business culture of Japan based on the book "How to Do Business with the Japanese" by Boye deMente.
910 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper explains that Americans and other Westerners find negotiating with Japanese both frustrating and fascinating because Westerns are unable to believe things are as they seem in Japanese business proceedings, which results in some unusual and roundabout ways of negotiation. The author points out the difficulty of using advertising created in America because many English terms simply do not translate properly into Japanese and many of the people working at so-called "English-speaking agencies" do not speak English well enough. This paper concludes that, although the book was written in 1993, the author's description of the hard and fast traditional ways the Japanese strongly insist on doing business with foreigners means it will be well into the 21st century before anything changes and the Japanese will come to realize that some of their frustrating business methods need to be updated and internationalized.
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"The language barriers are formidable. DeMente figures only about 5% of all interpreters from Japanese to English are truly competent, which means that often the nuances of both languages fail to get translated and everyone misses the point. Even in lighthearted situations, the misunderstandings can be hard to grasp. At an Osaka hotel, next to a series of sunlamps in the spa, there was a sign which read "To Kill Water Bugs." Actually, the lamps were for athlete's foot treatment, but the Japanese term for Athlete's foot is mizu mushi which translates as "water bugs"."
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Japanese Management, 1996.
Critical comparison of 1973 & 1983 books on British & Japanese management philosophies & practices. "British Factory-Japanese Factory" by Robert Dore & "Under Japanese Management" by M. White & M. Trevor.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 2 sources, $ 95.95
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"Much has been written during the 1980s about Japanese management and how the techniques employed by the Japanese have ramifications and applications to management throughout the world. Just-in-time (JIT) inventory management and Total Quality Management (TQM) have both gained popularity in the United States and United Kingdom, as well as other regions, and their roots can be traced to Japan. However, management analysts have been interested in Japanese management techniques for a number of years prior to the recent wave of attention focused on Japanese management, and some researchers were conducting studies on factories in Japan and comparing their management styles to factories in the United Kingdom. This research examines two such works, written ten years apart, which studied Japanese factories and used the findings to..."
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Japanese Management, 1988.
Compares Japanese to American management. Discusses historical & cultural background, business-government relations, computers, competition, money, work ethics and employee-management relations.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 119.95
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" The purpose of this research is to examine the Japanese management system to see what makes it work and to compare their concepts with those of the United States.
Since World War II, Japan has discovered or developed an ability to grow, economically, with a speed that is unlikely to be surpassed in the next century. They may at that time have the largest gross national product in the world. Whether or not they will have a major influence on the politics and society of the 21st century remains to be seen.
The growth of Japan's GNP has been followed by the growth in other areas of Japanese life: scientific, technological, cultural, and religious. Therefore, if the Japanese want to exert world-wide influence they may have the power to do so (...)"
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Japanese Style Management, 2002.
This paper discusses Japanese style management and how it has helped to make Japanese firms successful.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 106.95
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This paper discusses Japanese style management and how it has helped to make Japanese firms successful. The contribution of this style and its different factors are addressed in looking at Japan's big picture. This paper also addresses the difficulties involved in American firms attempting to copy some of traits of the Japanese style management.
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Japanese Management Practices, 2002.
A literature review of current Japanese management practices.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper discusses how, in recent years, Japanese management techniques have been considered one of the key factors accounting for the success of business. It examines how this has led to a great deal of comment and analysis in the academic literature, much of it devoted to what Western nations can learn from the Japanese. It shows that the conclusion to be drawn from studying and analyzing the literature is that there can be adaptive strategies arising from a series of historical events to produce a variant of managerial capitalism. In this managerial capitalism, management is, in effect, freed of all the major constraints to its actions--shareholders, trade unions, domestic speculators and others.
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"Haitani (1990) saw more danger than most observers in the Japanese concept of groupism. His article looks at the negative side of Japan's group-oriented value system that has also brought high labor productivity, product quality, and a long-term management outlook. Haitani does not criticize those results. Instead, he sees danger in three areas: "(1) the closed nature of the Japanese market; (2) the difficulty of taking really effective measures for reducing the frictions; and (3) the emerging problem of Japanese firms' inability to integrate foreign managerial employees into their corporate hierarchies" (Haitani, 1990, 240)."
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Japanese Management Practices, 1992.
An argument that in order to achieve some degree of Japan's success, and due to the extent of Japanese investment in America, US managers are attempting to emulate Japanese management styles to the greatest possible degree.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 9 sources, $ 55.95
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"Introduction
The Japanese industrial expansion since World War II has been considerable and has been noted by other industrialized nations around the world. Japan began from a position far behind the West, with her infrastructure devastated, and since has achieved a position of economic preeminence, challenging the United States and other industrialized nations for world leadership in innovation and industrial production, especially in high-tech industries of great import on the international scene today and into the future. The U.S. has recently started giving Japan greater attention in order to discern the management styles used in Japan and to emulate them to the greatest degree possible, and..."
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U.S. and Japanese Management, 2002.
A comparison of the U.S. and Japanese management philosophies.
2,458 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper discusses how the Japanese management philosophy has changed drastically in recent years due to a declining economy and rapidly changing technological advances. It looks at how ideals such as lifetime employment and seniority based pay systems have all but disappeared in Japan. It demonstrates how the new management philosophies are modeled somewhat after U.S. human resource principles such as pay based on performance. It also examines how the U.S. in turn, has also re-structured some of it?s management practices to reflect Japanese ideals of total quality management and efficiency.
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Introduction
State of the Economy
Lifetime Employment in Japan
Seniority Based Promotions
Union Memberships
Japan vs. U.S.
Quality Control
Productivity and Efficiency
Conclusion
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"Many theorists have claimed that the changes occurring in the Japanese management system are making the management more Western in nature, more reminiscent of U.S. styles of management. In some respects this idea is true. Human resource policies in Japan encouraging performance based pay structure are very similar to ideals adopted by many U.S. business entities (Ornatowski, 106). The major changes occurring in Japan are related more to seniority based pay and wages, as well as consensus management decision making than lifelong employment philosophies. It is true that thousands of ?lifelong? employees have been displaced due to harsh economic times. It is important to remember however, that not all employees in Japan are lifelong employees, and only key or ?core? employees."
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Japanese Management, 2004.
A discussion on whether there is a fundamental change transformation taking place in Japanese management.
2,884 words (approx. 11.5 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 85.95
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This paper Looks at how traditionally, a Japanese company is seen as a provider of welfare and security, where often loyalty to the company even surpasses the family bond. It shows how lifetime employment is a very common and distinctive feature in Japanese employment practices. It explores whether Japanese management practices are undergoing a fundamental change and if so, to what extent. The reasons for these possible changes are investigated and concluded. Factors such as freeters, part-timers and women at work are also analyzed with research findings to support the discussion.
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"Although the majority of large companies wish to retain lifetime employment there are many critics of the system, who argue that it is too rigid in today?s dynamic marketplace. Hirakubo, (1999) argues that for companies to survive it is essential that they are more flexible and less bound to the traditional Japanese management style of lifetime employment. He argues that if Japan cannot develop a more fluid job market and flexible management style, firms will continue to suffer. Nikkeiren also comments that the rigid methods of employment traditionally used in Japan, i.e. lifetime employment cannot respond to the socio-economic changes taking place. He argues that more dynamic and elastic structures should be set up to allow flexible responses to the changing economic and business conditions."
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U.S. and Japanese Management Styles, 2005.
This paper compares U. S. and Japanese management styles.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper explains that there are major differences between U.S. and Japanese management styles. The author points out these differing concepts of correct management practices. The paper describes the vast cultural influence on management style in especially in negotiations.
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"According to Tolich Kenney and Biggart, American sand Japanese conceive of management very differently and have strikingly different conceptions of themselves as managers and of correct management practice. The impact of cultural influence on management styles cannot be underestimated in today's global business environment and an increasing number of multinational operations in the U .S. owned by the Japanese. This analysis will compare and contrast differences in U. S. and Japanese management styles. There are a number of cultural factors."
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Japanese Management and Decision Making, 1992.
A look at the social, educational and political influences on management, comparing Japanese and U.S. management.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 7 sources, $ 87.95
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"Japanese management and decision-making techniques have shown a great deal of success in recent years. In contrast with the American style, Japanese management places more focus on the people within the organization than on the organization itself. Also in contrast with the American way, Japanese decision-making is considered to be a responsibility of the group rather than that of a single individual. One area in which these factors have had particularly strong success is that of long-term planning. Because of the managerial concern for people, the average Japanese employee is hired for a lifetime. In addition, because they share the communal interests of the group as a whole, Japanese managers tend to work on goals which emphasize the long-term growth of their companies (Sheldon & Kleiner, 1990, May/June, p. 17). This way of thinking is sharply contrasted..."
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Business-to-Business vs. Business-to-Consumer, 2005.
An analysis of the differences between B2B and B2C supply chains.
1,240 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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The internet has brought about an incredible evolution in business practices and has vastly altered the ability of businesses to reach their clients and suppliers. This paper examines how, although business-to-business and business-to-consumer companies operating on-line are similar in many ways, the differences are also significant. It discusses many of the differences and outlines why those differences are so vital to the success of these companies. It also shows how from sales to orders to software integration and delivery systems, the variations are important.
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Supply Chain
Business-to-Consumer Supply Chain
Business-to-Business Supply Chain
The Differences
Discussion
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"Most business-to-consumer sites operate similar to the traditional brick and mortar stores in terms of the supply chain. These companies typically have various suppliers from which they purchase either finished products or raw materials for the in-house production of a product. Many of those e-businesses that purchase finished products for resale are wholesalers. These companies or individuals contract with larger organizations to sell a company's product to the end-user for a small profit. Often these wholesalers do not have to maintain any sort of inventory, as the delivery of the product occurs via drop shipments."
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Japanese Culture and Management Style, 1991.
This paper discusses the cultural basis for Japan's economic superiority despite small size & dearth of resources: Socio-historical and philosophical foundations for successful management emphasizing common goals and manager-worker cooperation.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 18 sources, $ 111.95
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"As a modern, industrial country, Japan has been able to significantly and steadily improve its productivity and enhance the quality of its manufacturing processes to the point where it is providing world leadership in the art and science of management, especially production management. Although the West has expressed considerable interest in Japanese management techniques over the last few decades, there has been only limited interest in adopting particular aspects of Japanese management into the American corporate environment. This is due, in part, to the overriding belief that Japanese management is inexorably tied to Japanese culture, and hence is not transferable. In fact, although there are numerous examples of culture and management being intertwined, particular variables and techniques from Japanese management "are transferable to the West, although ... "
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Brand Management in the Japanese Hotel Industry, 2003.
A brief examination of 10 articles and their impact on the subject.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper examines ten articles on the subject of brand management in the Japanese hotel industry. It looks at brand management as an important part of most marketing activities and its importance to the hospitality industry. The paper also looks at the importance of building brand awareness, image and loyalty.
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"Brand management is an important part of most marketing activities and can be particularly important in the hospitality industry. This research examines ten articles and their ..."
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