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)Â Â Â Â Â National Service through Industry
2)Â Â Â Â Â Fairness
3)Â Â Â Â Â Harmony and co-operation
4)Â Â Â Â Â Struggle for betterment
5)Â Â Â Â Â Courtesy and humility
6)Â Â Â Â Â Adjustment and assimilation
7)Â Â Â Â Â Gratitude
Values in America: (B)
1)Â Â Â Â Â A belief in the best
2)Â Â Â Â Â A belief in the importance of the details of execution
3)Â Â Â Â Â A belief in the importance of people as individuals
4)Â Â Â Â Â A belief in superior quality and service
5)Â Â Â Â Â A belief that most members of the organization must be innovators
6)Â Â Â Â Â A belief in the importance of informality to enhance communication
7)Â Â Â Â Â 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
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2) Cohesive work groups                                     Positive                  Positive
2)Â Â Â Â Â Dense supervision; close
supervisor-subordinate contact                      Positive                  Negative
4) Tall hierarchies                                    Positive                  Positive
5)Â Â Â Â Â 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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