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Have the Seeds of Japanese Teamworking Taken Root Abroad?
Author(s) -
Morita Masaya
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
new technology, work and employment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.889
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1468-005X
pISSN - 0268-1072
DOI - 10.1111/1468-005x.00087
Subject(s) - work (physics) , china , root (linguistics) , political science , engineering , mechanical engineering , law , philosophy , linguistics
Whether or not the Japanese work organisation may be considered teamworking is debated, especially by European researchers. In this paper four characteristics of the Japanese work organisation are outlined. These characteristics are typical for this form of teamworking. Empirical data are presented on its transfer to China and the United Kingdom.