Focuses on the issue of product standardization versus adaptation, with special reference to the practices of Japanese multinational companies (MNCs) operating in the Middle East. Reveals that the degree of adaptation of Japanese goods is generally moderate, with labelling, packaging and...

Taken from an inaugural address at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. Discusses postmodernism, particularly regarding Japanese influences in this sphere but also looks at the overview of organizational characteristics among other nations, particularly the US. Looks also at the changes which...

Unlike the traditional approach to quality control that is administered by quality inspectors at the end of the production process, the Japanese approach to quality control focuses on building superior quality in the production process through the development of team‐oriented human resource...

Examines one particular sector of a Japanese affiliate based in the USA, namely female Japanese local hires. Uses the format of an ethnographic diary, with examples from the experiences of a female American local hire. Shows how gender, race and language affect the dynamics of daily...

Examines the culturally‐conditioned localization process of a Japanese multinational in the United States. Analyses the case of a dialogical relationship between Americanism and Japanism as perceived and executed by organizational sub‐groups that paralleled the functional degradation process...

Purpose – The purpose of this exploratory paper is to examine how affiliates of a Japanese Social Welfare Corporation, a national nonprofit organization (NPO) which provides services for social improvement, have utilized electronic techniques for advocacy purposes and explores the factors that...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to use an empirical model to investigate the effects of eight types of shareholders on corporate social responsibility (CSR) investments in terms of the monetary amount and ratio of each investment. Design/methodology/approach – Cross‐sectional data...