ABSTRACT
Most American managers, like their fellow countrymen, speak and read only in English, and know very little about the cultural traditions, history, religions, business practices, politics, or even geography of countries other than our own. During World War II, American industry enjoyed the luxury of a national sense of purpose that is nowhere to be observed. History amply demonstrates how generous Americans can be with their time, talents, effort, and money when circumstances are sufficiently compelling and organized. One of the prime motivators in American industry, opportunity to move up the corporate ladder, will be seriously eroded, both for upwardly mobile supervisors and their ambitious subordinates. Former Communist Party Chairman Andropov, in 1983, publicly remonstrated with government and industry leaders about the need for more “discipline” throughout the entire “chain of development, supply, and production.”.
