PRINCIPAL NATURE OF MANAGEMENT IN JAPANESE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

This is an examination of the differences in the management styles of American and Japanese managers, and how the differences will impact the construction industry. The study shows the differences from a management point of view by using managerial problem-solving style analysis. This is an application of the theory of psychology of Carl Jung (1923) to the analysis of the nature of management. Japanese management in the construction industry has characteristics that originate in its principle of management by unconsciousness. The adaptability of Japanese management is limited to the closed society where this system will work quite effectively. However, there is a possibility that a future system of management within the construction industries of the world could be developed from a combination of Japanese and American management.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Baba, K
• Publication Date: 1990-6

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 351-364
• Serial:
  • Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
  • Volume: 116
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9364
  • EISSN: 1943-7862
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jcemd4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction industry; Construction management; Problem solving; Psychological aspects
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Highways; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497556
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM