This document discusses and compares three styles of management: American, Japanese, and Indian. The American style is short-term oriented and focuses on individual performance, while the Japanese style emphasizes long-term thinking and group performance. Decision-making is typically slow but implementation is fast. The Indian style incorporates elements of both short and long-term orientation, and can focus on either individual or group performance. It also discusses some characteristics and challenges of the Indian management style, such as poor execution, a bossy attitude, and less innovation.
3. AMERICAN STYLE OF
MANAGEMENT
JAPANESE STYLE OF
MANAGEMENT
INDIAN STYLE OF
MANAGEMENT
SHORT TERM ORIENTED LONG TERM ORIENTED BOTH SHORT TERM AND LONG
TERM
DECISION FLOWS FROM TOP TO
DOWN
DECISION FLOW FROM TOP TO
BOTTOM AND SOMETIMES
REVERSE
HIGHEST RANKING OFFICIALS
MAKE DECISION
DECISION MAKING SWIFT BUT
IMPLEMENTATION SLOW
DECISION MAKING SLOW BUT
IMPLEMENTATION FAST
AUTOCRATIVE OR
CONSULTATIVE
FORMALBUREACRATIC
ORGANISATIONSAL STRUCTURE
INFORMAL ORGANISATIONAL
STRUCTURE
MIGHT BE FORMAL OR INFORMAL
JOB NOT SECURED LIFETIME EMPLOYEMENT LIFETIME EMPLOYMENT IN
GOVERNMENT SECTOR AND HIRE
AND FIRELEADER ACT AS DECISION MAKER
AND HEAD OF GROUP
LEADER ACT AS A GROUP MEMBER CHARISMATIC LEADER
FOCUS ON INDIVISUAL
PERFORMANCE
FOCUS ON GROUP PERFORMANCE MIGHT BE GROUP PERFORMANCE
OR INDIVISUAL PERFORMANCE
5. SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES OF JAPANESE
STYLE OF MANAGEMENT
LIFE TIME EMPLOYMENT
MERIT BASED PROMOTION
RINGI SYSTEM (DECISION MAKING)
COMPANY TRADE UNION
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT(ECONOMICAL
MANNER)
QUALITY CIRCLES(QUALITY FIRST)
JUST IN TIME SYSTEM
6. INDIAN MANAGEMENT STYLE
HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM
YOUNG CAPITALIST ECONOMY
SOCIALISM
LIBERALISATION
RISK TAKING
PRACTICAL DECISION MAKING
BASED ON GLOBAL MODEL
7. PROBLEMS OF INDIAN
MANAGEMENT STYLE
POOR EXECUTION
BOSSY ATTITUDE
CONTROL ORIENTED STYLE
CONSERVATISM
MORE WORKLOAD
CORRUPTION
LESS INNOVATION