Actually speaking, there doesn’t seem to be much difference in the American and Japanese styles of motivation. The difference in only in the way it is presented.
Values in Japan: (A)
1) National Service through Industry
2) Fairness
3) Harmony and co-operation
4) Struggle for betterment
5) Courtesy and humility
6) Adjustment and assimilation
7) Gratitude
Values in America: (B)
1) A belief in the best
2) A belief in the importance of the details of execution
3) A belief in the importance of people as individuals
4) A belief in superior quality and service
5) A belief that most members of the organization must be innovators
6) A belief in the importance of informality to enhance communication
7) Explicit belief in and recognition of the importance of economic growth and profits
No picture of contrast, as revealed above in the 2 lists of 7 values each, could have been more vivid. B-7 and A-1, B-1 and A-4, B-3 and A-3, -5, -7 look quite similar. The only difference is in the language. Now, considering the management styles and their impact on work attitudes;
Management/ Employment practice Impact on work attitudes (Positive or Negative)
Japan America
1) Long term employment and age/ Positive Positive
Seniority grading
2) Cohesive work groups Positive Positive
2) Dense supervision; close
supervisor-subordinate contact Positive Negative
4) Tall hierarchies Positive Positive
5) Formal centralization of
decision making Positive Positive
6) Quality circle participation Positive Positive
7) Welfare services Positive Positive
8) Unions Negative Negative
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