What differ Japanese management from "hitting the numbers" management?

     In my study of Japanese domestic company, the organizational structure of Japanese business has its own set of belief and value system that has a different approach compared with Western structure. Under the Confucianism (that follow the idea and inspiration of Confucius, the Chinese philosopher and teacher from 551- 479 BC), the top leader, owner, or manager of an organization has a duty, or owes a certain degree of protection to the workers (OSB, 2008). In tradition, the management (or the master) has an obligation or responsibility to take care the welfare of his employees --like a team and not based on the notion of individualism. They may question or doubt their leadership skills or initial business planning, and believe the value of each individual and networking. In response, the employees are very loyal to the firm, in some cases; they would like to help out and work longer hours, or accept transfer to other undesirable branches or cities. "Hitting the numbers" may not always benefit the objectives of an organization.

Reference

Organization structure of business (OSB). (2009). Retrieved February 14, 2009

 From http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/project/Spring01/Newsome/structure.html