HR management

Power harassment

Articles, HR management, Japanese business keywords by Rochelle Kopp

Being harsh towards one’s subordinates is often encouraged in Japanese culture, and a blind eye is turned toward yelling and other harsh treatment. For many Japanese, a tough boss...

Engineering culture gap for Japanese firms

Articles, Global management, HR management by Rochelle Kopp

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....

“Cross-cultural fitness” for Japanese companies

Articles, Global management, HR management by Rochelle Kopp

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...

A tale of three Japanese Presidents

Articles, Global management, HR management, Leadership by Rochelle Kopp

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....

What do American engineers want?

Articles, Global management, HR management, North America by Rochelle Kopp

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...

Role clarity in Japanese organizations

Articles, HR management, Working with Japanese by Rochelle Kopp

Three common issues at Japanese firms –job descriptions, office layout, and correcting of work, may seem unrelated, but actually they all stem from the Japanese concept of organizational roles....

Changes for Japanese working women

Articles, Diversity, HR management by Rochelle Kopp

Japan is no longer the completely male-dominated workplace that many outside of Japan think it to be. Businesspeople from outside Japan need to be aware of is the...

Why do Japanese avoid detailed job descriptions?

Articles, HR management, Working with Japanese by Rochelle Kopp

In Japan it is rare for a company to use any job descriptions. In fact, many employees don’t even have titles…because Japanese companies do little external hiring, there are...

Japan’s disengaged workers

Articles, HR management, Japanese workstyle by Rochelle Kopp

Japanese HR departments are simply not equipped to learn enough about employees’ skills and interests to match them carefully to positions. As a result, large numbers of Japanese are...

why Japanese don't like training seminars

Why don’t Japanese like training?

Articles, HR management, Japanese business by Rochelle Kopp

In Japan training is viewed as impractical and not relevant, individually-oriented and thus selfish....

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Power harassment

Engineering culture gap for Japanese firms

“Cross-cultural fitness” for Japanese companies

A tale of three Japanese Presidents

What do American engineers want?

Role clarity in Japanese organizations

Changes for Japanese working women

Why do Japanese avoid detailed job descriptions?

Japan’s disengaged workers

Why don’t Japanese like training?

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