ABSTRACT
Japanese curiosity is particularly keen with respect to those things which are new and different. They exhibit no resistance to these things, and in fact take to them aggressively. Following World War II, the Japanese adopted the American 6-3-3 educational system for their own. One facet of the Japanese sense of innovation is their methods and processes involved in organizing work. Most Japanese businessmen have a never-ending interest in how their counterparts in foreign countries do their work, what types of unique experiences they have, and what results they are consequently achieving. In Japanese factories, the sharing of information across, for example, design, pilot production, and manufacturing departments, is natural and proper. Some Japanese car manufacturers are encouraging this sort of interdepartmental information sharing in their American subsidiaries, and are receiving favorable reactions from their local staff members. Right after World War II, Shiseido cosmetics embarked on a reorganization of its distribution systems.
