pie. But a Japan‐based multinational supermarket chain offers a more thorough and all‐embracing training programme to its … Japanese graduates than to those it recruits in Hong Kong. The differences highlight the company’s differing assumptions about … the level of commitment and future role of its Japanese and foreign managers.  …

technologically oriented performance in technologically oriented businesses in mainland China and Japan. Design …/methodology/approach – Data was collected from 262 employees in mainland China and 236 employees in Japan pertaining to their service and … satisfaction, performance orientation, and helpfulness. In Japan, the seven dimensions consisted of extroversion, emotional …

in cross‐border technology transfer in the Japanese sample companies. Findings – Contradicting the assumptions in Western …. Practical implications – Survey results from a small‐sized exploratory study on Japanese companies and their experience in …

/methodology/approach – Samples from Japan ( n = 73), Turkey ( n = 95) and the USA ( n = 128) were surveyed using these two resources. Generally, the … individualism, while Japan stresses respect and agreeableness. Findings – Interestingly, members of the Turkey sample found it …

Purpose This paper aims to examine the Japanese elderly consumer sensitivity to corporate social performance (CSP) and … of CSP which is subjected to context-specific factors relating to CSP of Japanese firms. Showing a high level of … sensitivities among elderly consumers. Originality/value Studies on consumers’ perceptions towards CSP in Japan are scarce …

Purpose – This qualitative research aims to examine through their voices, why Japanese teachers who invited corporate … changed. Design/methodology/approach – Out of 275 food companies in Japan, three leading companies were selected as cases … study” as a receptor for corporate food education lessons in Japan.  …

extremely lucrative business. Suggests Japanese incursions into US domestic markets caused the drop in confidence in US … catch up with the new thinking of the Japanese and others. States this is an ‘ongoing’ situation.  …

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 …

Investigates how some Japanese companies have more success than others, particularly such as Toyota, Honda, Canon and … Komatsu. Posits there are two Japans — one is unstoppable and the other is inefficient. States Japan’s unique management has … competition. Uses an inset about clothing on the rack, which is very prevalent in the Japan schema of things, none of Japan …