What is the difference between American culture and Japanese culture?

United States: superior natural conditions, abundant resources and remarkable economies of scale. Give priority to material and financial resources, and the management of people is used to starting from the cultivation and development of personal ability.

Japan: The lack of natural resources in an island country forces them to attach importance to their only rich resource-people, and also forces them to rely on unity and cooperation to reduce losses.

2. Different historical backgrounds

America: They have no historical tradition. They are a country of immigrants. Most immigrants from western Europe are afraid of centralization because they have escaped the high-handed policy. Everyone has a sense of independence and strong individualism, and his behavior follows liberalism.

Japan: Influenced by the feudal family relationship in history, the superiors showed paternalistic rule, care and intervention to the subordinates, while the subordinates showed obedience, trust and loyalty. The harmonious atmosphere of a big family focuses more on the interests of the country and the collective, and individuals obey the collective.

3. Different cultural backgrounds

America: Most people believe in Christianity. There is a concept of original sin in the doctrine, which holds that people are naturally lazy, so management should strengthen control and supervision.

Japan: Japanese culture is deeply influenced by Buddhism, Confucianism in China and local Shintoism. It follows the Confucian ethical culture of "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, loyalty, filial piety, harmony and love", and people pursue harmonious coexistence, mutual assistance and mutual love. Emphasize interpersonal trust, loyalty and altruism.

Extended data:

The characteristics of American corporate culture are result-oriented and performance-oriented. In order to achieve organizational goals, it has established a set of evaluation system with clear rewards and punishments, which is an efficient and fair cultural model. Behind this leadership style is the embodiment of pursuing freedom and advocating individual heroism in American culture.

Japanese corporate culture is characterized by inspiring employees' sense of belonging and exerting bottom-up team spirit. Different from American enterprises, Japanese enterprises often make employees willing to work hard for the company's long-term goals through long-term and stable employment policies, so as to further exert team spirit and the wisdom of field workers, find and solve problems, improve the production and management efficiency of enterprises, and realize bottom-up leadership.

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