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A Lesson for American Managers: Learning from Japanese Experiences in the U.S.

Nosow, Sigmund – National Productivity Review, 1984

Research finds that, in Japanese-owned plants in America, efforts are made to bring the system around slowly to a Japanese management style through acculturation, communication, and training. Problems engendered by these efforts emerge particularly at the middle management levels. Barriers to corporate unity are far fewer at the plant level. (CT)

Descriptors: Acculturation, Administrator Role, Cultural Differences, Employee Attitudes

Forging Institutional Links: Making Quality Circles Work in the U.S.

Cole, Robert E.; Tachiki, Dennis S. – National Productivity Review, 1984

The authors discuss the top three problems reported to hinder the spread of quality circles and evaluate selected solutions to them. The top problems include middle management resistance, lack of top management support, and employee resistance or apathy. Solutions discussed include social recognition and economic rewards. (CT)

Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes

Evaluation of an Organizational Development Program for Social Service Agencies. Final Report 77-2.

Olmstead, Joseph A. – 1977

This report describes and evaluates an agency development program designed to aid administrators and supervisors of local social services to achieve effective agency performance. The program was conducted for a period of one year within four local agencies; two additional agencies were used as control groups. Assistance was provided through…

Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Guides