Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
5-31-1990
Degree Name
Master of Science in Management - (M.S.)
Department
Organizational and Social Sciences
First Advisor
Anthony Kahng
Abstract
Japanese management techniques have been praised for its high efficiency and quality output. However, when these same techniques are transplanted in the United States, the results have been less than desirable. This thesis will investigate how the nature of the Japanese management system lends itself to employment discriminations which have resulted in court cases against Japanese firms in US.
The thesis will firstly identify the unique characteristics of Japanese management techniques and the reasons behind the efficient operations of Japanese firms. Since the Japanese management system is based on a paternal concept which identifies the corporation as the "second family", we must look into the relationships within a Japanese family and especially the expectations of a husband towards his wife. The "first family" forms the basis for the views of the Japanese business world.
Although Japanese firms in the US must abide by the Title VII laws, the Japanese culture and techniques are inherently structured to disregard these civil rights. This part of the thesis pertains to the correlation of how the differences between the American and Japanese employees inevitably turn Japanese management techniques ineffective and often harmful to Japanese firms. Two significant court cases against Japanese firms will be examined.
The final goal of this thesis is to determine whether or not the US based Japanese firms today are still using the Japanese management techniques. If so, how the decisions of managers using these Japanese management techniques are prone to repeating the same civil rights violation.
Recommended Citation
Mao, Doris S., "Japanese management techniques and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)" (1990). Theses. 2841.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/2841
