Different Approaches to Wealth Creation: A Comparative Study of the American and Japanese Automobile
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2020
Publication Title
Cultural Factors and Performance in 21st Century Businesses
Pages
121-143
Publisher Name
IGI Global
Publisher Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Abstract
This chapter deals with the simple yet important question of whether national culture matters in today’s rapidly globalizing world. This study explores the automobile sectors in Japan and the USA and examines the relevance to the cultural constructs of individualism/collectivism, time orientation, and uncertainty avoidance. To maximize research confidence with limited resources, it triangulates its qualitative findings and the literature concepts generated from quantitative research. The grounded findings include the connection between business practices and cultural values, the interrelated nature of cultural dimensions, and a clarification of the cultural construct of uncertainty avoidance.
Identifier
9781799837466
Recommended Citation
Kitamura, Kanji. Different Approaches to Wealth Creation: A Comparative Study of the American and Japanese Automobile. Cultural Factors and Performance in 21st Century Businesses, , : 121-143, 2020. Retrieved from Loyola eCommons, School of Business: Faculty Publications and Other Works, http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3744-2.ch006
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Comments
Author Posting © IGI Global, 2020. This chapter is posted here by permission of IGI Global for personal use, not for redistribution. This chapter was published in Cultural Factors and Performance in 21st Century Businesses, Edited by Bryan Christiansen, John David Branch & Joanna Karmowska, pp. 121-143. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3744-2.ch006