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Yokota, Hirokazu – Journal of Educational Administration, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine how internationally recognized styles of transactional, instructional, transformational and distributed leadership have emerged in the Japanese education system. Design/methodology/approach: National legislation and policy documents in Japan since 1945 were collected by searching for the word…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Principals, School Administration, Foreign Countries
Nosow, Sigmund – National Productivity Review, 1984
Research finds that, in Japanese-owned plants in America, efforts are made to bring the system around slowly to a Japanese management style through acculturation, communication, and training. Problems engendered by these efforts emerge particularly at the middle management levels. Barriers to corporate unity are far fewer at the plant level. (CT)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Administrator Role, Cultural Differences, Employee Attitudes
McGee, Glenn W. – 1997
In the United States in recent years there has been extensive concern about school reform and keen interest in Japanese business-management practices. This paper presents findings of a case study that examined the role and responsibilities of two middle school principals, one in Japan and one in the United States. The study is based on Krug's…
Descriptors: Administrator Behavior, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role