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Cultural Differences
Between North America and Japan that Influence the Success of Teams
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Yonatan Reshef
School of Business
University of Alberta
(Nahavandi & Aranda, Academy
of Management Executive, 1994, Vol. 8)
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- Core of performance is the individual
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- Core of performance is the group
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- Preservation of individual rights is key
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- Preservation of harmony is key
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- Conflict & competition are allowed
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- Conflict is dangerous to group harmony
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- Striving for egalitarian membership
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- Status within group is important
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- Focus on present & quick results
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- Focus on past & the future
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- Heterogeneous cultural values
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- Homogeneous cultural values
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