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Jinji Ido – The Japanese organizational “refresh” button

Articles, HR management, Japanese business keywords by Rochelle Kopp

The HR department is given a degree of power that is beyond what is typical in most western companies, creating a special kind of rhythm to life in a Japanese...

How can Japanese multinationals effectively manage non-Japanese staff

Articles, Global management, HR management by Rochelle Kopp

While compensation can certainly be an important motivator for non-Japanese employees, other factors like recognition, involvement, challenge, and opportunities for growth, can also play key roles in job satisfaction....

In Japanese corporate culture, you play the cards you’re dealt

Articles, HR management by Rochelle Kopp

It is in the Japanese employee's interest to make as few waves as possible, because he has few alternatives other than to stay with his firm...

Omoiyari — key to success with Japanese customers

Articles, Customer service, Japanese business keywords by Rochelle Kopp

Japanese customers tend to not ask for what they want, they believe that they shouldn't have to explain...

Latin American cultural awareness crucial for Japanese firms

Articles, Latin America by Rochelle Kopp

I have seen Japanese expatriates coming to Mexico, assuming that Mexicans will be similar in values and behaviors to Americans…anyone familiar with Mexico knows that that is not an accurate...

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Setting goals for U.S. and Japanese companies

Articles, Japanese business, North America by Rochelle Kopp

When it comes to goals set by their organizations, Americans’ sense of practicality tends to take over. In Japan, goals are used to show employees a lofty vision, something...

Turnover in Japanese firms

Articles, HR management, North America by Rochelle Kopp

American employees of Japanese firms tend to measure their career progress against their peers in American firms and thus expect more rapid advancement. An adjustment Japanese firms will need...

Why do many Japanese businesspeople live apart from their families? Tanshinfunin.

Articles, HR management, Japanese business by Rochelle Kopp

When assigning an employee to a transfer, whether it be within Japan or to someplace abroad, Japanese companies typically do not ask employees “Is now a convenient time for you...

Career planning in the U.S. and Japan

Articles, HR management, North America by Rochelle Kopp

Japanese employees have little control over where they are assigned in their companies… Americans will take career planning into their own hands, deciding what they like to do and what...

Americans paint a picture with words…Japanese tell the story with pictures

Articles, Japanese business, Japanese business keywords by Rochelle Kopp

Many Americans discover that using more graphics is effective when working with Japanese. Do Americans find this approach more convincing? Or do they accept the need to use...

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Jinji Ido – The Japanese organizational “refresh” button

How can Japanese multinationals effectively manage non-Japanese staff

In Japanese corporate culture, you play the cards you’re dealt

Omoiyari — key to success with Japanese customers

Latin American cultural awareness crucial for Japanese firms

Setting goals for U.S. and Japanese companies

Turnover in Japanese firms

Why do many Japanese businesspeople live apart from their families? Tanshinfunin.

Career planning in the U.S. and Japan

Americans paint a picture with words…Japanese tell the story with pictures

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