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Japanese prefer meeting materials in advance

Meeting materials in advance is a must when doing business with Japan

Articles, Meetings by Rochelle Kopp

Unbeknownst to many non-Japanese, not receiving meeting materials in advance drives Japanese businesspeople crazy!...

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Writing reports the Japanese want to read

Articles, Cross-cultural communication, Working with Japanese by Rochelle Kopp

In any business setting, reports are a crucial tool. When writing reports for your Japanese colleagues, using a few key strategies can decrease frustrations and help you meet your...

Are Japanese secretive?

Articles, Japanese business, Working with Japanese by Rochelle Kopp

Japanese seldom intentionally try to hide things from non-Japanese colleagues, but they often inadvertently create that impression through various habits and communication style differences....

Working for a Japanese company – Is it right for you?

Articles, Working with Japanese by Rochelle Kopp

Joining a Japanese company can either be a career plus or a career disaster. The distinctive features of the Japanese business environment can be positive or negative depending on...

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Japanese acquisitions overseas – Building a hybrid culture

Articles, Global management, M&A by Rochelle Kopp

The concept of a hybrid culture is to take the best of each corporate culture and blend them together into a stronger whole....

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Japanese international acquisitions – What’s different this time?

Articles, Global management, M&A by Rochelle Kopp

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....

Being acquired by a Japanese company?

Articles, M&A, Working with Japanese by Rochelle Kopp

There are some things that you can expect if your company is purchased by a Japanese firm…The more you know, the fewer surprises there will be when you start interacting...

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....

Why do Japanese work such long hours?

Articles, Japanese workstyle by Rochelle Kopp

Many younger Japanese would workers prefer shorter working hours and more time with their families. The question is whether Japanese corporate culture will become flexible enough to make this possible....

Oseibo winter gift-giving in Japan — a fading tradition?

Articles, Japanese culture, Japanese etiquette by Rochelle Kopp

Oseibo is one of Japan's two traditional gift-giving seasons. Has it been supplanted by Christmas?...

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Meeting materials in advance is a must when doing business with Japan

Writing reports the Japanese want to read

Are Japanese secretive?

Working for a Japanese company – Is it right for you?

Japanese acquisitions overseas – Building a hybrid culture

Japanese international acquisitions – What’s different this time?

Being acquired by a Japanese company?

Role clarity in Japanese organizations

Why do Japanese work such long hours?

Oseibo winter gift-giving in Japan — a fading tradition?

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