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...
In Japanese companies, the periodic rotation of the President presents a constant challenge. Successfully managing these transitions is one of the most challenging activities for Japanese-affiliated firms....
High turnover among the engineering staff is becoming a headache. Other than just money, it seems that American engineers want something else that their Japanese employers may not be...
The concept of a hybrid culture is to take the best of each corporate culture and blend them together into a stronger whole....
While each M&A situation poses its unique challenges, and thus requires unique approaches, the common element is that careful attention needs to be paid to the complex people issues involved....
Take matters into your own hands. You may not be able to change the rotation system, but you can change what you yourself do about it. Accept frequent...
Americans should try to avoid thinking that everyone in the world wants to be exactly like them and always following their lead. When one does business internationally, inevitably one...
Using the trappings of a team to help quickly build a team identity...
Japanese companies allow latitude to subsidiary branches, which can make the corporation seem inconsistent...
