JAPANESE EMPLOYERýAMERICAN EMPLOYEE

About the Book

The presence of both Japanese-owned and joint-venture organizations in the United States is hard to ignore. In the future, these organizations not only will remain in America, but others will be added to their numbers. There will be a need for American employees to staff them.

Can an American employee find a successful career within these Japanese organizations? Author Sam S. Bowman knows that it is indeed possible. But he also realizes that an American employee will face major career-jeopardizing problems in this work situation. Japanese Employer-American Employee: An Employee Career Survival Guidebook categorizes these problems, notes their primary cause, and recommends solutions to guide you toward a successful career in the foreign workplace by covering the following topics:

• Unusually high levels of conflict
• Business decision making
• Organizational structure
• Teaming
• Language barriers
• Job security

For all American employees working toward a thriving career within the transplanted Japanese organization, Japanese Employer-American Employee: An Employee Career Survival Guidebook will assist you in making your career a success.

About the Author

Sam S. Bowman has degrees in electrical engineering and business administration and is certified by the American Production and Inventory Control Society in production and inventory management. He has worked for a joint Japanese/American company for four years in both the United States and Japan. Additionally, He conducted numerous interviews of both American employees of Japanese automotive manufacturers and Japanese second tier suppliers to his company.