Japanese managers are famous for inspiring loyalty, long hours and high-quality production in their workers. But can they carry that management skill with them to other countries? TIME Correspondent D.L. Coutu last week visited a Sony television manufacturing plant in San Diego where Japanese executives help supervise 1,800 workers. Her report:
Time clocks are banned from the premises. Managers and workers converse on a first-name basis and eat lunch together in the company cafeteria. Employees are briefed once a month by a top executive on sales and production goals and are encouraged to...
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