Matsushita (Panasonic) and Japan’s changing culture 1. What were triggers of cultural change in Japan during the 1990s? How is cultural change starting to affect traditional values in Japan? Cultural change in Japan during the 1990s has a few factors. One of them was the richer society. The society being richer than the previous times made the new generation feel that they had greater opportunities rather than being tied to a company for life and being a “salary-man”. The western culture was also
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Closing case of International Business‚ Charles Hill: 1. The triggers of cultural change in Japan during the 1990s are the followings: The generation born after 1964 had grew up in a richer world where Western ideas affects their thinking and the possibilities seemed greater. Therefore‚ they tended not to be tied to a company for life In 1990s‚ a prolonged economic slump in Japan had leaded to the changes in Japanese firms’ traditional ways of doing business. The cultural change is starting
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and Japans Changing Culture In Japan in 1918 Konosuke Matsushita founded Matsushita Electric a consumer electronics company which is known today as Panasonic. Panasonic has offices in 58 different countries and is regarded as one of the world’s largest electronics companies. (Panasonic‚ 2013) Panasonic alike many other Japanese companies was established on a Confucian value system. The Confucian value system consists of three main elements; reciprocal obligations‚ honesty and loyalty. These elements
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Title: Social Media Changing the Way We Do Business Table of Contents ABSTRACT ..3 Introduction 4 Legal and Employment Risks 4 Conclusion and Ethics 14 Appendix – Laws – Definitions 19 References 22 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to point out the employers versus the employees’ point of view in regards to the analysis of law‚ ethics‚ and social responsibility. Not since the industrial revolution has there been such a shift in how business and commerce is being
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1 Many children spend more time watching television than doing active or creative activities. What are the causes of this? Suggest some solutions. 2 Museums and art galleries are not necessary because people can see the historical objects and works of art in those places on television or on the Internet. Do you agree or disagree? 3 Some people think that modern technology makes life more convenient‚ while others think that life was better when technology was simpler. Discuss both these views
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Josh Venter 8.26.14 Per. 3 One significant event that changed my life was my grandmother passing away. My grandmothers passing definitely played a life-shaping effect on my life. My grandmother passing was something that was very unexpected and shocking. This was something that no one in the family expected and left a lasting impression on me and my siblings. The reason my grandmothers passing was so significant event was that before her passing I was heading down a bad path in life and associating
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Case #2; Panasonic and Japan’s Changing Culture 1. Some of the drivers of the cultural changes in the 1990’s with Panasonic were that Japan’s generation of workers‚ starting with the generation born in the 1960’s‚ did not wholly believe in being a “salaryman” and working for a company from when they start until when they retire. After many years‚ in the 1990’s Japan entered an economic slump that lasted the majority of the 1990’s. Only a few companies at first started to lay off employees and
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The media has a huge impact on the values and ideas of our culture. Most people are influenced by what they see on television or on their computers. Social media websites like Facebook‚ Twitter‚ and Myspace are becoming more and more popular each day. What started out as a simple way to communicate with your friends turned into a worldwide phenomenon. Even some adults have gotten hooked onto this new addiction known as social media. However‚ a lot of people feel that this has become a serious issue
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1. What were triggers of cultural change in Japan during the 1990s? How is cultural change starting to affect traditional values in Japan? During the 1950s -1980s Matsushita was able to benefit from traditional Japanese culture because the business was able to hold onto personnel through period of extreme growth‚ hence retaining acquired knowledge‚ experience and skills. This meant that Matsushita never needed to relearn tasks only to improve on what they already knew. From the 50s through the
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