The adoption of international best practices in a Western culture: East meets West

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The extent to which best practice in management can be transferred across international boundaries has been studied in Australia. Japanese companies in tourism and information activities in Australia are more like their counterparts in Japan, than are Japanese companies operating in the automobile industry in Australia and Japan. Different approaches toward labor unions is a major difference in the automobile industry. There is alsoa gradual decline of differences between management practices in Japan and western countries.

Management, Japan, Automobile industry

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Strategic compensation in South Korea's publicly traded firms

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The performance of a company is affected by the links between its compensation system and business environment. This view is in line with contingency theory. A sample of 75 South Korean firms has been studied to test this view. The companies studied were classed in terms of levels of certainty. The results of the study indicate that strategic fit has a positive impact on the performance of companies and this is especially tue for companies involved in uncertain environments.

South Korea

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Downward influence styles in cultural diversity settings

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Individualism as a cultural value can help explain the behavior of Japanese, US and Taiwanese managers. US expatriate managers in Taiwan tend to be more individualistic. The impact of the company's culture affected the behavior of Taiwanese managers who work for Japanese and US companies. Japanese companies emphasise a hierarchical arrangement and a drive toward consensus. Assertiveness and authority are thus emphasised more by Japanese managers.

Taiwan

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