Japan's Case Study: The Culture Of Work Organization

Task 1

Sociology of work is a branch of sociology that includes typical social processes that are reflected in society's relationship of how to response in working, it’s social activities, relations beetwen each other and how to construct a team from different social groups.

The culture of work organization of Japan corporation.

The 127 mln. people of Japan are heavily concentrated in the coastal areas and urban regions because of the mountainous nature of the country. Half of the population lives in and around the three main metropolitan areas of Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya. At the end of 1980s Japan could be characterized as atrong country in political, social, culturally ,conservative, and homogenous ways. During the next few dozens of years it’s continued to grow in all dimensions. To analyze the current dynamics which cause changes in the Japanese market, its firms, and its managers we should look through its political and social basis.

The cultural frameworks of Hofstede and Trompenaars shows a low level of individualism and a high level of uncertainty avoidance compared with Western cultures(Europe,North America), reflected in the high priority placed on rituals, routines, and procedures in organizations and society in general. The Japanese are relatively neutral or unemotional in the workplace and they work with using objective rather than subjective forms of decision-making. A strong sense of collectivism rather than individualism tends to dominate many aspects of Japanese life. Whether work-related or outside work, clubs, groups, and societies exist at all levels and people will tend to belong to several, with a distinct ranking in each according to its focus and their age and