may result in employees gaining experience in six or seven distinct business functions. e
career paths in type Z US rms are somewhat narrower.
However, the career path valued in typical US rms is considerably narrower. Ouchi’s
research indicated that most US managers perform only one or two di erent functions in
their careers. is narrow career path re ects the value of specialization that is part of so
many US rms.
ControlAll organizations must exert some level of control to achieve coordinated action.
us, it is not surprising that rms in the US and Japan have developed cultural values r ...
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