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Comparison of Selected Work Factors in Japan and the United States.

Authors :
Pascale, Richard Tanner
Maguire, Mary Ann
Source :
Human Relations; Jul80, Vol. 33 Issue 7, p433, 23p, 1 Diagram, 8 Charts
Publication Year :
1980

Abstract

The article compares the industrial relations practices of companies based in Japan and the U.S. As Japan becomes more industrialized and labor costs increase, when labor is no longer in short supply, Japanese industrial relations practices and work-related values should come to resemble more closely those of other industrialized societies. The cultural diversity argument emphasizes cultural variables. Employers and employees are seen to behave in a manner consistent with values to which they have been socialized in their particular cultures. Culture is perceived to be more or less homogeneous with a society and thus one can speak of the importance of the individual person in the U.S., a consequence in part of the early American folk heroes, the pioneer settlers of the expanding West. American workers are more oriented toward their occupation than their employing company and career progression not infrequently means movement from one company to another. American companies are oriented toward viewing their employees more as producers and are less likely to invest company resources in social activities for employees.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00187267
Volume :
33
Issue :
7
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Human Relations
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
5008150
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/001872678003300701