The Japanese are taught to be strong, faithful employees who work as a team. When the company fails, they should feel like they've failed. They don't work for the money. They work for the company. he American workers have more freedom, yet still, most of the time, they work efficiently. The Japanese workers are more faithful to the company, but at the same time are scared to request freedom, luxuries, and independence. Once they agree to a job, they are that job. No excuses.The culture clash between American and Japanese workers is at the heart of the story here, and how mid-level managers Hunt Stevenson (Keaton) and Oishi Kazihiro (Gedde Watanabe) direct their approach to work. Americans are industrious and competent, but by the Eighties, the demands of family life often took priority. Whereas for the Japanese, work is the defining characteristic of one's life and other considerations are not allowed to intrude. The picture seems to take a fairly well balanced approach in bringing each side over to the other's point of view.

In the movie Gung Ho, different cultures clash in terms of production operations and work ethic. This cultural clash helps develop a distinct line between the Japanese management and the American workers. Hunt tries to blur the line created but both parties have conflicting ideologies when it comes to production. The Japanese enforce strict rules and lower wages. Due to the lack of production, the Japanese have chosen to close the plant. But due to the importance of the plant in such a small town, Hunt convinces Japanese management to keep the plant open if they produced 15,000 cars. Also if the production number is met, wages would be raised back to their normal levels prior to the Japanese arrivals. Hunt tries to make both parties work together in order to stabilize production. Although Hunt faced the struggle of mending two conflicting work ethics, the plant eventually hit their production numbers. Though two different cultures may have different ways of producing, their overall and consistent goal is to produce efficiently and fairly. Therefore this movie shows that two groups of people with completely different standards of production can come together and produce goods efficiently. I enjoyed this movie that explored different cultures in terms of factory management and execution. It was interesting and enjoyable to watch the struggles that one may have to overcome when two cultures clash.Hunt Stevenson, played by Keaton, maintains a very casual and informal relationship with plant employees, involving them in the decision making process when possible and is quick to question the decisions of his superiors. The American employees are concerned with taking time off for personal reasons, and do not place the companys well-being as a priority. Oishi Kazihiro, played by Watanabe, has a much more formal relationship with his employees and supervisors. He is reluctant to question decisions or his superiors and treat his employees any differentlyThe Japanese workers performed without complaint at a lower wage and higher production rate consistently. The American workers, however, showed less loyalty to the company than Japanese workers and it was evident when Keaton tried to convince his workers to meet the 15,000 production quota. Instead of making concessions to meet the company goal as their Japanese counterparts had, the American plant workers immediately began talking themselves out of meeting the goal and finding ways to lower it. Keaton thought he could get them to push to the 15,000 quota anyway, but found without the same level of company loyalty, the US workers were not as driven and motivated to meet the goa

The Japanese introduce job rotation so that every man is capable of performing every job. As oppose to the previous American methodology of allowing each employee to specialize in a specific job on the production line, the Japanese demand that each man can perform any job with quality and effectiveness. In Japanese factories, all employees are able to do so, and this is expected of the American employeeslI think this movie sends out a good message about globalization and what should be done for companies to have a successful integration.This movie focused on globalization and the challenges it can create within an organization. Although the movie was made in the late 1980s many of the dilemmas it confronts are still relevant.as the globalism expands, companies should try to set aside cultural differences and their pride to learn skills that are producing success. It definitely sounds easier said than done though, but in order to be competitive in a global market, drastic steps should be taken., the Japanese employers expect their workers to work overtime, nights and weekends when required. And Japanese workers consider the whole company as a big team, while Americans consider team as a group of people whom you work together.Gung Ho does a good job of showing the difficulties of doing business globally.This movie displays a good example of what we may face in the workplace, and what many of us may experience now in school. Binghamton University is mix of students from many different parts of the world. In our groups we must manage to work together as a team to perform our best. Even though we may have different beliefs and thoughts, we need to compromise and try to decide what is best for our team. Sometimes the blend of all these different ideas helps to generate new better ideas.yond our own class, we all will likely have to deal with foreign companies later in our careers. Globalization is an undeniable force that will touch all of us. We must learn to accept and work with people from every culture in order to be successful in our futuresJapanese workers dedicate everything to the company, put in long hours, and work overtime without hesitation. American workers are not nearly as committed to the company and it caused tension with management.

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1. What are the differences between the American and Japanese culture?

In the movie Gung Ho, different cultures clash in terms of production operations and work ethic. This cultural clash helps develop a distinct line between the Japanese management and the American workers. The film demonstrates the individualism of the culture of America. The Japanese work ethics are vastly different from Americans in the sense that they work together at everything. Some scenes from the movie reveal the culture difference between the American and Japanese work ethics. One great example is when Hunt Stevenson, maintains a very casual and informal relationship with plant employees, involving them in the decision making process when possible and is quick to question the decisions of his superiors. The American employees are concerned with taking time off for personal reasons, and do not place the companys well-being as a priority, while Oishi Kazihiro, has a much more formal relationship with his employees and supervisors. The Japanese bring with them business practices that are unheard of in the United States, like the morning calisthenics and the chopsticks they ate their lunch with but the americans found humours about it.

2. What are the desirable traits that you can learn from the American and Japanese?

There are many traits and characteristics that I admired most from the Japanese. They are taught to be strong, faithful employees who work as a team. When the company fails, they should feel like they've failed. They don't work for the money. They work for the company. the Japanese employers expect their workers to work overtime, nights and weekends when required and they consider the whole company as a big team. Being a family oriented is not a bad thing, especially in our Filipino culture. We possess a genuine and deep love for the family. Filipinos are closest to their family. I admired how the Americans give time for their loved ones. The movie also shows how industrious and competent Americans are.

3. What is the key to the success of a company based on the movie?

I think this movie sends out a good message about globalization and the challenges it can create within an organization, showing the difficulties of doing business globally. As the globalism expands, companies should try to set aside cultural differences and their pride to learn skills that are producing success. The movie also displays a good example of what I may face in the workplace of my future career. Workplace is mix of successful people. If I will be put in a certain unit or division for a position in a company, my co-workers and I must manage to work together as a team to perform our best. Even though we may have different beliefs and thoughts, we need to compromise and try to decide what is best for our team. Sometimes the blend of all these different ideas helps to generate new better ideas. department

The movie Gung Ho examines the cultural differences that can occur when two completely different countries are working together towards a common goal. They do not appreciate the advantages of working with each other, and instead their customs clash and it is counterproductive.In the movie, when the Japanese purchase an American car plant, these cultural differences are witnessed immediately. Firstly, the exercise routine that the Japanese executives are used to performing in the morning are found to be foreign and undesirable to the American workers. Such a custom is obviously unheard of in America. Also, the Japanese assume that the American workers, like the Japanese, are completely dedicated to the company and will work their hardest to meet any goal. This is seen by the high quota set by management thinking that it will increase the efficiency of the plant. However, if you set a goal that is virtually impossible, efficiency will definitely not be increased.