1. Discuss the societal triangle that exists in the movie with regard to (a) culture and (b) social systems.
The culture aspect exists in nearly the entire movie. A Japanese auto corporation wants to bring its work ethic and business strategies to the United States. This is in hopes of great success however the cultural differences to include the language barrier and tradition seem to prove difficult. Both countries display a level of ethnocentrism and ethical imperialism, believing that their culture and norms are what should be precedent in the corporation. The interaction the Japanese leadership have with their workers proves detrimental when implemented in the United States. The Unites States workers attempt to implement their own inter relationships, proving a successful merge in the end to both countries’ ideas.
2. Please explain the differences in individualism/collectivism in the movie. Make sure and provide adequate examples to support your argument.
In the movie we see collectivism with the Japanese corporation as they work for the company as a team. In the beginning of the movie the Japanese manager wanted to build spirit and build a team with the Americans. He thought if …show more content…
Americans believe they should have a say in the factory decisions instead of being told what to do. In the movie, the American workers stood up for their rights by making labor union decisions. When the Americans did this, the Japanese took offense to the American’s actions. Japanese believe whoever is in authority should be the one to make the decisions and others should obey by these decisions without question. Americans want and try to make power equal, but when power is distributed a certain way and they do not agree, then they want justification for why it was done this way. Japanese workers have a certain place without needing justification, which was shown in their management training
The culture aspect exists in nearly the entire movie. A Japanese auto corporation wants to bring its work ethic and business strategies to the United States. This is in hopes of great success however the cultural differences to include the language barrier and tradition seem to prove difficult. Both countries display a level of ethnocentrism and ethical imperialism, believing that their culture and norms are what should be precedent in the corporation. The interaction the Japanese leadership have with their workers proves detrimental when implemented in the United States. The Unites States workers attempt to implement their own inter relationships, proving a successful merge in the end to both countries’ ideas.
2. Please explain the differences in individualism/collectivism in the movie. Make sure and provide adequate examples to support your argument.
In the movie we see collectivism with the Japanese corporation as they work for the company as a team. In the beginning of the movie the Japanese manager wanted to build spirit and build a team with the Americans. He thought if …show more content…
Americans believe they should have a say in the factory decisions instead of being told what to do. In the movie, the American workers stood up for their rights by making labor union decisions. When the Americans did this, the Japanese took offense to the American’s actions. Japanese believe whoever is in authority should be the one to make the decisions and others should obey by these decisions without question. Americans want and try to make power equal, but when power is distributed a certain way and they do not agree, then they want justification for why it was done this way. Japanese workers have a certain place without needing justification, which was shown in their management training