Japanese work ethic and export boom

Title

Japanese work ethic and export boom

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

20 Dec 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:23

Description

Report on the Japanese manufacturing industry. Includes interview with management consultant Ron Collard, who says the Japanese copied US and UK work practices and combined them with the Japanese work ethic. Also interviewed is Andy Walker of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), who has researched industrial relations in Japan. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Ron Collard; Andy Walker

Keywords

Exports; Labour relations; Japan; Employment relations; Manufacturing industry; Industrialization

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