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Power harassment – Japanese workplace bullying

Articles, HR management, Japanese business keywords by Rochelle Kopp

For many Japanese, the only kind of management style they have ever experienced is one in which subordinates are treated harshly and no complaints are tolerated. . This...

What’s OK in Japan can be sexual harassment in the U.S.

Articles, HR management, Japanese business by Rochelle Kopp

Frequently, behavior that is tolerated in Japan is considered inappropriate in the U.S. Although only a small minority of Japanese businessmen engage in such behavior, when problems do happen...

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Sexual Harassment — What Japanese firms in the U.S. need to be careful about

Articles, Diversity, HR management by Rochelle Kopp

Comments which are overlooked in Japan can be extremely inappropriate in the U.S. context, causing Japanese employees to stumble into sexual harassment. Also, Japanese managers may not know how...

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What some consider criticism may be a nudge in the right direction in Japan

Articles, Japanese business, Working with Japanese by Rochelle Kopp

In Japan, a subordinate would not consider his supervisor making changes to his work to be insulting at all. There is not the same sense of personal ownership of...

Waiting Around in Japan

Articles by Patricia Pringle

For Japanese, waiting is active. For Americans, waiting is passive and feels like a loss of control. Knowing about the differences in time perception and attitudes Japanese and Americans hold...

Dedication to Principle — Japanese Company Philosophies

Articles, Japanese business, Working with Japanese by Patricia Pringle

“Recognizing our responsibilities as industrialists, we will devote ourselves to the progress and development of society and the well- being of people through our business activities, thereby enhancing the quality...

American expressions that the Japanese have difficulty with

Articles, Cross-cultural communication, North America by Rochelle Kopp

When Japanese are asked “Can you do it?”, unless they are 100% certain that they can, they would not answer “Yes we can.”… Americans, on the other hand, sometimes say...

When Japanese say “We must confirm”—what does this mean?

Articles, Cross-cultural communication, Japanese business keywords by Patricia Pringle

Your Japanese colleagues probably have a pretty good command of English, but they may not be aware of the nuances a seemingly simple sentence such as “We must confirm” may...

Power harassment

Articles, HR management, Japanese business keywords by Rochelle Kopp

ARE JAPAN AND TURKEY CULTURALLY SIMILAR?

Are Turkey and Japan culturally similar?

Articles, Europe, Global management by Pernille Rudlin

Japanese prime minister Abe has visited Turkey twice in less than six months to promote Japan's energy and infrastructure business. Will Japanese and Turkish business partners be able to...

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Power harassment – Japanese workplace bullying

What’s OK in Japan can be sexual harassment in the U.S.

Sexual Harassment — What Japanese firms in the U.S. need to be careful about

What some consider criticism may be a nudge in the right direction in Japan

Waiting Around in Japan

Dedication to Principle — Japanese Company Philosophies

American expressions that the Japanese have difficulty with

When Japanese say “We must confirm”—what does this mean?

Power harassment

Are Turkey and Japan culturally similar?

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