Panasonic and Japans Changing Culture In Japan in 1918 Konosuke Matsushita founded Matsushita Electric a consumer electronics company which is known today as Panasonic. Panasonic has offices in 58 different countries and is regarded as one of the world’s largest electronics companies. (Panasonic‚ 2013) Panasonic alike many other Japanese companies was established on a Confucian value system. The Confucian value system consists of three main elements; reciprocal obligations‚ honesty and loyalty
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Japan has a population of just over 126 million people‚ although each year this number slowly decreases due to the birth rate of 1.39 per couple1. As well as the fact that Japan is an extremely homogenous society with 99% of citizens and residents being Japanese with 1% of their population being non-Japanese. The declining population reflects highly upon society as many Japanese in their twenties feel they are too busy working to raise children‚ as well as the rising cost of living making it hard
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its position in the Asian region. Japan managed to adopt modern ways whilst also being able to keep its unique culture and traditions. Modernisation in religion‚ education‚ the military‚ economics‚ and politics had a significant effect on society in Japan and its position in the Asian region. To begin with‚ education in Japan was modernised during the Meiji period to help adopt Western technology and philosophies‚ but at the same time preserve Japanese culture and traditions. To ensure the success
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Advice Center. BDC Entrepreneurs First. Retrieved: http://www.bdc.ca/en/advice_centre/articles/Pages/exporting_entering.aspx Rocha‚ Robert. 6 Lessons From Japanese Business Culture. Power and Money. Ask Men.com Retrieved from:http://www.askmen.com/money/successful_100/134_success.html Japanese Non-Verbal Communication. My Japan Phone.com ; Business Basics and the Environment. Retrieved from: www.myjapanphone.com/japan_business_servive/basic_business_enviroment/Japanese
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– AN AMERICAN GOES NATIVE IN JAPAN In the fall of 1962‚ Mr. Leonard Prescott‚ vice-president and general manager of the Weaver-Yamazaki Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. of Japan‚ was considering what action‚ if any‚ to take regarding his executive assistant‚ Mr. John Higgins. In Mr. Prescott’s opinion‚ Mr. Higgins had been losing his effectiveness as one who was to represent the U.S. parent company because of his extraordinary identification with the Japanese culture. The Weaver Pharmaceutical Company
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office of JETRO (Atlanta‚ Chicago‚ Denver‚ Houston‚ Los Angeles‚ New York‚ and San Francisco) on behalf of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)‚ Tokyo‚ Japan. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice‚ Washington‚ D.C. Misunderstandings caused by different communication styles often lead to lost business opportunities for foreign businesspeople dealing with Japan. This booklet is intended to fill such gaps. We asked Dr. Ernest Gundling‚ an intercultual specialist‚ to
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Global Business Cultural Analysis: Japan A Cultural Study of Japan Kellye Wright BUSI604-D08 Liberty University Dr. Roshawrn Thomas December 2014 Table of Contents: A. Abstract - 3 B. Introduction - 3 1. The Major Elements and Dimensions of Culture in Japan - 4 1.1 Culture - 4 1.2 Communication - 6 1.3 Education - 7 1.4 Family - 9 1.5 Employment - 11 2. The Integration of Culture into the Japanese Business Market - 13 2.1 Business Organization - 13 2.2 Management - 16 2.3 Workforce - 16
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Kelly’s Assignment in Japan Title: Solutions to Kelly’s Assignment in Japan Case Study Module Title and Number: Managing Across Borders MGT 3203 Date : January 28‚ 2013 Word Count : 1650 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE Introduction 3 Culture Shock Stages Reflection…………………………..………………………….………………..3 Assessment of Clashes 5 Successful International Assignments 5 Suggestions to Remedy the Situation 6 Conclusion 7 REFERENCES 8
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Introduction Increasing globalization requires more interaction among people from diverse cultures‚ beliefs‚ and backgrounds than ever before. People no longer live and work in an insular marketplace; they are now part of a worldwide economy with competition coming from nearly every continent. For this reason‚ organizations need diversity to become more creative and open to change. Therefore maximizing and capitalizing on workplace diversity has become an important issue for management today. Since
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Japan is one of the many wonders in the world. Infamous for there horrific attack on Pearl Harbor and secluded for most of their time being a country‚ that is until now. But besides all their mistakes as a country they are a very respectful country and honor their elders. They will do what they are told with out a doubt. They have an honor system and respect each other in many ways‚ as I will explain to you. Their food base is mainly from the sea‚ being that they are a bunch of scattered islands
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