Japan

Japanese Management - Characteristics

What 5 characteristics on Japanese corporate management based on a comparison with the USA and Western Europe do you consider the most important in the given time periods?

	Before 1990 (Economic boom)	1991 – 2005 (Recession)	2006 – 2014 (Recovery)	2015 – 2025 (Future prospects)
Continuous improvement

Cooperation with customers

Corporate social responsibility

Cost efficiency maximization

Defects elimination

Environmental focus

Group decision-making

Harmony

High ethical standards

High process and resources utilization

	Before 1990 (Economic boom)	1991 – 2005 (Recession)	2006 – 2014 (Recovery)	2015 – 2025 (Future prospects)
High quality of products/services

Job rotation

Just-in-time production

Lean production

Life-time employment

Management from a long-term perspective

Management from a short-term perspective

Mobility and diversity of personnel

Process innovation

Process stability

	Before 1990 (Economic boom)	1991 – 2005 (Recession)	2006 – 2014 (Recovery)	2015 – 2025 (Future prospects)
Process standardisation

Productivity

Quick decision-making

Safety

Seniority system

Sense of morality

Strong collaboration with suppliers

Temporary employment

Trainings

Other

Which of the characteristics mentioned above do you consider the most important and effective Japanese practice in comparison to Western management systems?

Which of them do you consider as the weakness?

Can you determine key management characteristics that will continue to be the source of competitive advantage for Japanese companies in the future?

On the other hand, can you estimate what characteristics will not be the source of competitive advantage for Japanese companies in the future any more?

Employees

What 5 features in relation to national and ethnic characteristics of the Japanese employees do you consider the most important in the given time periods?

What characteristics has been the most important for you while working with your Japanese colleagues?

What characteristics do you see as the weakness of the Japanese employees in respect to their foreign colleagues?