An Investigation Of Japanese Corporate Culture, Its Trends And Changes

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that there is a large amount of authority
given to the man at the top, and in the commitment that is shown by the people
around him, Beedham points out that this can be evident in the way that their
car factories, investment banks and government ministries are ran.

This clan-like-behaviour has the effect of making decision making painfully slow,
with compromises having to be met in all directions, but this is starting to
change, as the people of Japan are starting to change and have different
priorities. These changes can be put down to several factors that are changing
in Japanese society as a whole.

3.1 Changing social culture. The increasing and speeding up of urbanisation is
one way in which corporate culture is being changed. Because of this
urbanisation there is less commitment to groups as people become more individual
and have their own priority in life. Marriage and family ties are also starting
to loosen. Links between children, parents and grandparents are not the ...

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is designed
like a profit machine and operated like a profit machine.

Within the Japanese business world, the corporation is not seen as been there
for just profit. Profit is important, but it is not the only reason for the
company's existence, but involves people and their future. The community factor
is as important, and sometimes more important than, short term profitability.
The Japanese business people see their company as a community, this community
has within in it people who happen to live together by working together. The
company is a living society which needs profit as sustenance for growth.

Western Europe and China, has seen many revolutions throughout their ...

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