American vs. Japanese Business

American vs. Japanese Business

1. Purposes

   • American
     • To generate profit
     • To provide personal satisfaction
     • To stabilize the business itself as it expands
     • To generate employee satisfaction
     • To generate consumer satisfaction
   • Japanese
     • To generate profit
     • To stay organized and competitve

2. Relationship between managers and workers

   • American
     • Boss must work hard to gain respect and favor of his worker
     • Democratic way of running a business
   • Japanese
     • Boss tends to be the teacher
     • Boss tends to be the one who gives instructions

3. Working Efficiency/productivity

   • American
     • Flexible productivity achieved by correctly managing human resources
   • Japanese
     • both work towards high efficiency
     • Exceptional productivity due to insane working

4. perspective of a business

   • American
     • Working for personal satisfactions
     • Working for generation of income
     • a business is just a part of one's life
   • Japanese
     • Company is everything
     • Leaders must not fail others' expectations
     • A worker must work hard to build a strong base for the company
     • workers must acquire teamwork
     • Each one must be independent while completing tasks

5. Product Quality

   • American
     • High, but may have some imperfections
   • Japanese
     • High, but some may result vulnerable due to the lack of capital resources

6. Cultural differences

   • American
     • Handshakes and smiles to express friendliness
     • boss must encourage workers
     • straight to the topic
   • Japanese
     • Business cards and bows to express respect for others
     • Serious expressions to gain respect
     • sometimes starts with small things