erformed work. Japanese workers in Japan were different. They tended to agree with the statement: "I want to live up to the expectations of my family, friends, and society" (Komai, 1994, p. 22). For them work is simply living as one is supposed to live in accord with the order of society. It is a process of carrying out obligations owed to society and to oneself as a social being.
Japanese and Americans define a company differently (Sullivan, 1992, pp. 66-87). To Americans, the company is simply a convenient tool to serve the interests of owners, managers, and employees. To the Japanese, the company is a community bound together by a common destiny, as is the relationship between a married couple. All must work together to solve common problems. A company to the Japanese is a fate-sharing institution
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