Corporate Culture in Multinational Companies : A Japanese Perspective

This book explores the value component of corporate culture of companies and their relationship with production efficiency and personal values of the employee. The authors combine both qualitative analysis of the experiences of leaders of these organizations and the most advanced quantitative analysis regarding the corporate performances. "The objective of corporate culture in a company is to align the organization's espoused values to the perceived (ideal) values of the corporation and its employees whether within the country or within the worldwide network of subsidiaries to create competitive success. We can call this value alignment among employees (irrespective of their nationality) the creation of company citizenship. We propose that company citizenship can be enhanced when the employees' personal values are in alignment with the values of the corporate culture in a multinational company. Corporate Culture in Multinational Companies examines this issue in the context of a number of Japanese multinational companies from various industrial sectors. This work explores the value component of corporate culture in these companies and their relationship with production efficiency and personal values of the employee, which create motivation. The authors combine both qualitative analysis of the experiences of leaders in these organizations and the most advanced quantitative analysis regarding corporate performance as reflected in the human resources in these organizations."-- Provided by publisher Front Matter....Pages i-xii Introduction....Pages 1-4 Corporate Culture: Concepts and Issues....Pages 5-20 The Management System of Japanese Companies: Macro and Micro Perspectives....Pages 21-43 The Role of Corporate Culture in Production Efficiency....Pages 44-63 Corporate Culture in the 40 Samurais....Pages 64-70 Corporate Culture in Shogun One....Pages 71-81 Corporate Culture in Shogun Two....Pages 82-90 International Transfer of Corporate Culture....Pages 91-119 Corporate Culture at the Highest Level: Governance....Pages 120-158 Corporate Culture in the Japanese Management Model....Pages 159-167 Conclusion....Pages 168-170 Back Matter....Pages 171-203