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To: TobagoJack who wrote (2235)	3/4/2001 9:43:32 PM
From: WTSherman	Read Replies (1) of 74559

Jay, as you say many Japanese senior managers are "very quick on the uptake", so it is a bit hard to explain why they have struggled so to deal with their situation. But, my impression is that the influence of Japanese culture and behaviors on Japanese people is so strong that it overpowers logic when it conflicts with it. If you are familiar with the concept of "cognitive dissonance" and with Japanese managers you probably know that it occurs very often in Japanese company's. They simply don't give credence to evidence that conflicts with their previously formed plans. As evidence of this I would again point to WWII, the Japanese were no dumber then than they are now, yet, they CHOSE to start a war with the U.S. A war they could not possibly win. It makes no sense, people like Yamamoto knew they could not win it, yet, they went ahead anyway. Culture is everything in terms of understanding people's variations in behavior.

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