The adoption of Japanese management techniques in Brazilian industry

Article Abstract:

Changing competitive conditions in Brazilian industry are leading companies to seek Japanese management techniques as a means of rapidly raising productivity and quality. Macroeconomic instability, low levels of educational achievement and poor labor relations would seem to present barriers to the use of these techniques. Case studies of firms in the motor components industry show that firms in Brazil can make radical changes to their production systems, overcome educational deficiencies and also secure reverse past employment relations practices in order to obtain some degree of acceptance of change by labor. However, there are reasons for supposing that these successes may be difficult to sustain in a difficult and turbulent macroeconomic environment. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Motor vehicle parts and accessories, Motor Vehicle Parts, Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing, Automobile equipment and supplies industry, Automotive parts industry, Automotive parts, Brazil, Corporations, Corporations, Japanese, Corporations, Brazilian

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MANAGING THE MANAGERS: JAPANESE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN THE USA

Article Abstract:

Issues related to hiring native managers in a foreign business operation are examined, focusing on the dynamics within an organization when a manager of one culture must work within the management structure of another culture. Topics include the experiences of American managers in Japanese companies in the US, how social customs determine management style, and differences between Japanese and American management styles.

United States, Japan, Management science, Foreign business enterprises

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