Training for overseas managers at Japanese firms
Many Japanese firms are experiencing some difficulty when they attempt to localize key management positions. They are not confident in the capabilities of their locally hired managers, not sure...
Many Japanese firms are experiencing some difficulty when they attempt to localize key management positions. They are not confident in the capabilities of their locally hired managers, not sure...
Many Japanese expatriates don’t have a clear idea of what their role is….most don’t even have job descriptions, so it’s no wonder they feel unclear about their mission....
Japanese and Americans have radically different assumptions about how to communicate, how to make decisions, how to share information, how to run meetings, how to evaluate alternatives, how to deal...
A call that we frequently receive from HR managers regard Japanese expatriates who do not get along with the American staff. Often the behaviors are ones that would not...
Japanese firms need to find ways to extend their competitive strength in human resource development to their employees outside of Japan…although such global rotation programs make sense for high potentials...
The contrast between the specialist-oriented career paths prevalent in the U.S. and the generalist-oriented career paths that are common in Japan can often clash, sometimes causing the parent company to...
Many of the Japanese expatriates at my clients’ subsidiaries in the U.S. don’t have a clear idea of what their role is. Given vague titles like “Coordinator” or “Liaison”,...
Methods used to manage engineers in Japan often do not meet the expectations of non-Japanese engineers. This results in disruptive high turnover rates, and difficulty transferring technology....
For Japanese companies operating outside Japan, this means that the Japanese expatriates assigned to overseas locations are knowledgeable about different cultures and take those cultures into account in their business...
Although Japanese seldom intentionally try to hide things from American colleagues, they often inadvertently create that impression through various habits and communication style differences. By adopting practices and techniques...
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