‐psychological orientation of managers in terms of self‐responsibility and collectivist values which, in turn, affects the performance of … companies. Discusses the findings from interviews and questionnaires with 151 top and middle managers from 72 companies. Found … that top managers have a higher internally determined self‐responsibility and a stronger group adaptation value orientation …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to make clear how managers in Western organizations can understand the Japanese …, management model and way of doing business. What is evident, however, is that managers in both Japanese and Korean organizations … undertaking research of this kind in both Japan and Korea. Furthermore, it is advocated that a longitudinal study is undertaken in …

dramatically increased its percentage of female store managers through the implementation of a systematic plan with top management … in a Japanese context: managers cannot be allowed to argue that they are powerless to effect change. Originality …

responses were obtained from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)‐aid managers worldwide. Five perception related …Purpose – There is a wealth of studies which suggest that managers' positive perceptions/expectations can considerably … tendencies suggest that cautious consideration is advised since these findings may mainly apply to Japanese aid managers. However …

Builds a profile of values for a sample of Japanese managers and their immediate supervisors, to be used by Western … managers engaged in business ventures with Japanese counterparts. An exploratory factor analysis utilizes Maccoby’s head and … and Japanese managers espouse diametrically opposing values.  …

panel that explains the background to Keiretsu in Japan from 1853 up to the present day. Provides a broad overview of the … priorities and perspectives, which exist between Japanese and Western business managers. Chronicles that there is much here that … explains other factors which Western managers admire — like Japanese companies' abilities to operate over the long‐term without …

knowledge and confidence. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 647 responses from a cross sectional postal sample survey of … the health and social care sector in Cornwall, were analysed. Findings – Differences in knowledge and confidence around … knowledge and a ceiling effect was noted. Confidence linked knowledge and action. More confident staff offered more …

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between consumer self‐confidence, product expertise … is used to assess to what degree consumer self‐confidence, product expertise, and travel experience affect travel … information search and to examine the influence of consumer self‐confidence on product expertise. Findings – Findings from the …