Expatriate learning: exploring how Japanese managers adapt in the United States

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Two sets of survey, one is of 267 Japanese expatriates and another that surveyed 126 American managers, were analyzed to compare the adaptation techniques of managers in multinational corporations. It was observed that Japanese expatriates learn to adapt to their managerial roles more effectively over time compared to their American counterparts.

United States, Management dynamics, Public affairs, Social aspects, Practice, Comparative analysis, Cross-cultural studies, Cross cultural studies, Japanese, Japanese (Asian people), Report

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Neo-instead of post-Fordism: the transformation of labor processes in Hungary

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The institutional heritage of an innovative work organization (teamwork) that emerged in state socialist firms in Hungary in the 1980s is discussed. The impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on work organization and the role of employees in task-structuring in the post-socialist economy of the 1990s is also discussed.

Hungary, Economic aspects, History, Work groups, Teamwork (Workplace), Democratization

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Type A behavior at work - an empirical study of Taiwanese managers and entrepreneurs

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The impact of occupation, age and gender of Chinese managers and entrepreneurs in Taiwan, on work behavior, is examined. Behavioral questionnaires are used to study the work behavior.

Taiwan, Usage, Work environment, Businesspeople, Personality tests, Personality questionnaires, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurs, Working conditions

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