The European Commission′s Executive Training Programme in Japan is introduced, explaining its contents and objectives, including the 12‐month language module and six‐month “total immersion” language and Japanese business culture exposure as a trainee working in a number of prominent...

A common characteristic of the typical private sector industrial organization in developing economies is the multinational make‐up of the workforce. Each nationality has a unique culture which influences how an individual from that culture will respond to various situations or events in the...

This study contributes exploratory evidence on the relationships between corporate culture and company size, competitive environment and corporate performance in the U.S. and Taiwan. The findings indicate that environmental uncertainty – one aspect of industry dynamics – failed to uncover...

Questions whether human resources are being viewed in Slovakia in a manner which transcends profit maximisation. Compares three cases of corporate HR action in post‐communism: two take place within multinationals which have set up shop in the former Czechoslovakia and one is a domestic success...

Fifty years after Pearl Harbor, Japanese economic arrogance is becoming widely apparent. Argues that the cultural and economic homogeneity which formed the basis of Japan′s economic success will eventually lead to its downfall. Examines the fallacies of economic arrogance and what lies in the...

Relationship marketing is the paradigm which is currently seen to offer insight into the internationalising process. This paper takes these concepts and links them together with notions of culture and learning in novel ways. The knowledge impacts of national and corporate culture need to be...

The purpose of the study reported in this article has been to explore and describe the influence of some national cultures on the way quality management is practised. Case studies have been carried out in the UK, Germany, France and Italy. Some differences in focus have been found. These are...

Profiles a Hungarian company which produces electric lighting equipment, and examines the ways in which it has escaped the constraints of its cultural background by implementing TQM tools and techniques. Shows how the emphasis placed on quality, Customer service and cost reduction, together with...

Outlines and discusses some of the pertinent issues of management and organization facing less developed countries (LDCs). Based on a review of the most recent literature, illuminates the central place of culture in reflecting and explaining organizational behaviour. Examines the controversies...