 Business in Japan and the United States of America; some implications for management science and operations researchMartin K Starr and H Newton Garber Omega, 1987, vol. 15, issue 5, 383-388 Abstract: Significant differences exist between United States-managed and Japanese-managed organizations. - - U.S. firms are epitomized by surplus behaviors (emphasis on profits and returns on assets, investments and equity).- - Japanese firms are characterized by scarcity behaviors (emphasis on husbanding resources and reduction of waste).- - Management Science has been used in the generally surplus-oriented Western-world. Western values drive its application, or the decision not to apply it.- - Management Science can work effectively within a scarce-resource framework, as well as within a surplus-resource framework.- - Management Science has been barely used by the Japanese, although they might use it effectively. A possible explanation is that the Japanese culture is pervasive and consistent in dealing with scarcity.- - Management Science, when combined with a severe distaste for waste, may enable Western-world management to develop better strategies to achieve Global Competitiveness.- - The scarcity-oriented value system elevates the importance of people as resources. Management Science, to be effective, must do the same. Date: 1987 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:jomega:v:15:y:1987:i:5:p:383-388 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Omega is currently edited by B. Lev More articles in Omega from Elsevier |
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