Japanese and American management practices application in the Singapore context
This study is carried out with two objectives in mind : (1) to gain a better understanding of Japanese and American management style, and (2) to examine whether local companies' management practices are influenced by the two styles. A literature review on the two styles of management is do...
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| Format: | Final Year Project |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/64344 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | This study is carried out with two objectives in mind :
(1) to gain a better understanding of Japanese and American management
style, and
(2) to examine whether local companies' management practices are
influenced by the two styles.
A literature review on the two styles of management is done to enhance the
understanding of them and to bring out the differences between them. A survey is then
carried out to collect data on the management practices of local companies. This
enable us to analyse whether local companies' management practices have been
influenced by the two styles. Also, if so, what is the extent to which they have been
influenced?
A sample of one hundred local companies from various industrial sectors are
chosen for the survey. They are requested to complete and return the questionnaire.
Various statistics methods are used to analyse the data, including descriptive statistics
and t-tests.
From our findings, we concluded that local companies' management practices
follow mostly the American style of management, except in the area of decentralization
where local companies adopt their own style of management.As Singapore economic development has all along been based on
individualistic competition, though a large part of the population's forefathers imbibed
much of Confucius' teachings, the education system that is largely western in design
has produced "go-getters" bent on achieving individual and instant success.
Introduction of the Japanese Corporate ideology into Singapore would be
difficult as people are instilled with the value of individualism. This, therefore,
accounts for the ease of transfer-ability of the American style to local companies. |
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