Leadership in the International Context
Japanese Leadership Approaches
Japan is well known for its paternalistic approach to leadership
Japanese culture promotes a high safety or security need which is present among home country-based employees as well as MNC expatriates
Japanese managers have much greater belief in the capacity of subordinates for leadership and initiative than do managers in most other countries managers in Anglo-American countries had stronger feelings in this area
Leadership in the International Context
Differences Between Japanese and U.S Leadership Styles
Except for internal control, large U.S. firms tend to be more democratic than small ones- the profile is quite different in Japan
Younger U.S. managers appear to express more democratic attitudes than their older counterparts on all four leadership dimensions
Japanese and U.S. managers have a basically different philosophy of managing people-Ouchi's Theory Z combines Japanese and U.S. assumptions and approaches providing a comparison of seven key characteristics