Communication and Decision Making Across Cultures Japanese and American Comparisons.pdfVIP

Communication and Decision Making Across Cultures: Japanese and American Comparisons Author(s): Richard Tanner Pascale Source: Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 1 (Mar., 1978), pp. 91-110 Published by: Sage Publications, Inc. on behalf of the Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University Stable URL: /stable/2392435 . Accessed: 05/09/2013 19:09 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms Conditions of Use, available at . /page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@. . Sage Publications, Inc. and Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University are collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Administrative Science Quarterly. This content downloaded from 1 on Thu, 5 Sep 2013 19:09:33 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions Communication and Based on measures across a variety of dimensions, this Decision Making across paper reports on the communications and decision- Cultures: Japanese and making practices of Japanese firms operating in Japan and the United States compared to American firms American Comparisons operating in the United States. The findings document substantial similarity among these firms. Contrasting Richard Tanner Japanese firms in