There has been a great deal of Japanese industrial expansion since World War II which has been noted by other industrialized nations around the world. Japan began from a position far behind the West, with a devastated infrastructure. Yet over time the country became a major economic power, challenging the United States and other industrialized nations for world leadership in innovation and industrial production. This is especially true in high-tech industries. The U.S. has recently started giving Japan greater attention. Companies in the U.S. study management styles used in Japan and try use them to increase the success of their operations. There has also been a move to increase in Japanese investment in the U.S., with the opening of Japanese manufacturing companies in the U.S.
Kuniyasu Sakai does not understand why American companies are trying to copy Japanese management styles. He notes that he has seen many of the books on the subject of the Japanese style that encourage American managers to approach problems and issues with methods like those used by the Japanese. Sakai feels that such books do not provide many of the basic facts of the companies they a
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