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COMPARISION BETWEEN JAPANESE AND AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION 2 MAIN PART 4 1. Differences between Japanese and American workers characteristics and traditional management policies towards workers 4 1.1. Workers Characteristics 4 1.2. Management policies to workers 5 2. Reasons of differences 7 2.1. Geographical and natural conditions 7 2.2. History and culture 7 2.3. Education system 8 CONCLUSION 9 BIBLIOGRAPHY 10 INTRODUCTION During the last century the conception of a successful management system had significantly changed along with time. Among a large number of management systems introduced worldwide at that time, Japanese and American management systems, in general, emerged as the two most successful ones in the 20th century. Japanese management system achieved huge success and was widely recognized during 1970-1990 when industrial age reached its peak. Not only American companies but also most other companies around the world had analyzed and tried to imitate the Japanese management system. However, until the last decade of the 20th century, the Japanese economy was in recession and many Japanese companies lost their competitiveness. Although Ja