The Rice-Paper Ceiling: Breaking through Japanese Corporate Culture - Hardcover

Kopp, Rochelle

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1880656140 ISBN 13: 9781880656143

Publisher: Stone Bridge Press, 2000

Synopsis

Every day, 700,000 Americans working in Japanese companies confront the "rice-paper ceiling." International business consultant Rochelle Kopp exposes this invisible obstacle to advancement at Japanese corporations, how it operates, and what you can do to "break through" it to improve your workplace relationships and career prospects. Along the way she details case studies that reveal the profound differences between Japanese and American work styles and cultures. If you work for a Japanese company, or plan to, you need this book. "A revealing, readable account of American-Japanese interactions in the workplace."-Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School

Rochelle Kopp is a Yale graduate with an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. She is Managing Principal of Japan Intercultural Consulting in Chicago.

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About the Author:

Rochelle Kopp is a Yale graduate with an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. She is Managing Principal of Japan Intercultural Consulting in Chicago.

From Library Journal:

Is there really a "rice-paper ceiling" that keeps Americans out of top management jobs in Japanese companies? Kopp, a principal of Japan Intercultural Consulting in Chicago and a former employee at a Japanese firm, investigates the cultural origins of the ceiling and gives advice on breaking through it. She presents an evenhanded analysis meant not to Japan-bash but to help Americans and Japanese build bridges. In the future, she contends, Americans and Japanese will have to rely more closely on one another to maintain global economic success. Though a bit long-winded and repetitive, this well-written and interesting book offers important advice on how to evaluate a potential Japanese employer and how to succeed on the job. It should be read by anyone seeking a job with a Japanese firm. Recommended for all career collections.
Kris Swank, American Graduate Sch. of International Management, Glendale, Ariz.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1880656140
• ISBN 13: 9781880656143
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272