john higgins
1.1 SUMMARY
Pharmaceutical is one of the largest U.S drug firms and Yamazaki pharmaceutical is one of a major producer of drugs and chemicals in Japan that distribute also distribute Weaver’s product which is one of the largest U.S drug firms. Leonard Prescott is the vice president and general manager of Weaver Pharmaceutical. He thinks that his executive assistant John Higgins has lost control over his effectiveness representing the U.S parent company and has an extraordinary identification with Japanese culture.
Because of Higgins are too attached to Japanese cultures, Prescott has noticed his attitude and thinking causes a considerable ineffectiveness of administration. Higgins also applies many characteristic of typical Japanese executive during his work, spending time listening to subordinates who face personal problems. A typical Japanese employer always spending time listening to subordinates who face personal problems and become a third-party of employees who have dissatisfied with the new policy and fight for their rights which Higgins adopted in his management style and Prescott was unease. It cost more to the company in term of profit and loss account. He has also become a third-party of employees who have dissatisfied with the new policy, insisting their demands are defended.
Higgins objected the new implementation which he believed that Japanese culture must be preserved and should not be changed anymore. Nevertheless, Prescott believes there are dynamic changes occurring in traditional Japanese customs and culture. This opinion is facilitated because many Japanese subordinates are more willing to try out new ideas than Higgins.
Higgins had taken to the Japanese culture. He married a Japanese woman, moved to a strictly Japanese neighbourhood, and was active in different activities throughout his neighbourhood. Higgins was known to register complaints and demands for many of the employees. He also transferred an employee that was actually fired, and
Pharmaceutical is one of the largest U.S drug firms and Yamazaki pharmaceutical is one of a major producer of drugs and chemicals in Japan that distribute also distribute Weaver’s product which is one of the largest U.S drug firms. Leonard Prescott is the vice president and general manager of Weaver Pharmaceutical. He thinks that his executive assistant John Higgins has lost control over his effectiveness representing the U.S parent company and has an extraordinary identification with Japanese culture.
Because of Higgins are too attached to Japanese cultures, Prescott has noticed his attitude and thinking causes a considerable ineffectiveness of administration. Higgins also applies many characteristic of typical Japanese executive during his work, spending time listening to subordinates who face personal problems. A typical Japanese employer always spending time listening to subordinates who face personal problems and become a third-party of employees who have dissatisfied with the new policy and fight for their rights which Higgins adopted in his management style and Prescott was unease. It cost more to the company in term of profit and loss account. He has also become a third-party of employees who have dissatisfied with the new policy, insisting their demands are defended.
Higgins objected the new implementation which he believed that Japanese culture must be preserved and should not be changed anymore. Nevertheless, Prescott believes there are dynamic changes occurring in traditional Japanese customs and culture. This opinion is facilitated because many Japanese subordinates are more willing to try out new ideas than Higgins.
Higgins had taken to the Japanese culture. He married a Japanese woman, moved to a strictly Japanese neighbourhood, and was active in different activities throughout his neighbourhood. Higgins was known to register complaints and demands for many of the employees. He also transferred an employee that was actually fired, and