This study noted that although short term planning by Thais and long term Japanese planning may not create severe conflict, it can lead to different perceptions, which can be a potential source of conflict later on. As Thais lack long term planning, when a problem occurs, they will need to sort out it out straight away. This creates an attitude that Thais are very good at solving problems at hand and are better skilled in this than the Japanese. This is totally opposite to the Japanese culture of long term orientation. Japanese expatriates believe that with good planning and close monitoring of all potential problem sources, the problems can be avoided. Thus, a short term focus, concentrating only on daily tasks creates problems that Thais have to solve, but could be prevented.