ABSTRACT
It has often been posited that the Japanese worker is grouporiented. That assertion is examined in this paper. It is argued that the behaviour of Japanese workers can be better explained by reference to their economic interests. We will approach that assertion by examining behaviour which has been alleged to be the product of a group-orientation. By explaining the alleged group behaviour of workers with variables other than those associated with the notion of groupism, a basis will be established for criticizing the common assertions about the the group orientation of the Japanese worker.
