Japan Inc: Lessons for North America?
1980
27 min
Coming soon
This short documentary is an absorbing study of Japanese business and industry. Discipline and productivity in Japan are much more regimented than in many other parts of the world. For the 110 million Japanese, survival means doing things together, rather than asserting a North American-style individualism. Japan's industry has automated and computerized at an unparalleled rate. Open-concept offices and collaborative work styles offer a model of the changing style of modern work that could inspire the West to modify their processes as well.
Details
This short documentary is an absorbing study of Japanese business and industry. Discipline and productivity in Japan are much more regimented than in many other parts of the world. For the 110 million Japanese, survival means doing things together, rather than asserting a North American-style individualism. Japan's industry has automated and computerized at an unparalleled rate. Open-concept offices and collaborative work styles offer a model of the changing style of modern work that could inspire the West to modify their processes as well.
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directorKalle Lasn
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producerKalle Lasn
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editingKalle Lasn
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executive producerJohn TaylorPeter JonesJohn Coney
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scriptJoe Wiesenfeld
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cameraBill SchmalzYukio YamashitaFumio Sakuma
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sound mixerPaul Sharpe
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narratorStan PetersHideo Iso
Education
Ages 10 to 18
Study Guide - Guide 1
Diversity - Identity
Geography - Territory: Regional
Health/Personal Development - Careers & Education
History and Citizenship Education - Economy and Development (1500-present)
Based on the film title, what do you think the message will be? After viewing, return to your response and determine if you were correct. Use a Venn Diagram to compare/contrast Canadian and Japanese approaches to work. Has the work ethic in Canada or Japan changed as a result of technological changes such as the Internet?
