Doing Business with Japanese Men: A Woman's Handbook
Author: Christalyn Brannen, Tracey Wilen
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ISBN: 1880656043
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press (01 April, 1993)
Sales Rank: 79,062
Average Customer Rating: 4 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 3 out of 5
Computing Japan Magazine Book Review (November 98)
Although intended for foreign women, this book is an eye-opener for foreign men, Japanese women, and Japanese men born after Pink Lady. Full of helpful hints on culture and etiquette, this book is also peppered with frank anecdotal examples of the kind of sekuhara (sexual harassment) that would make Michael Douglas blush. This book would be a good addition to a sensitivity training course.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Prepare for the worst! Japan is still male-dominated society
As a Japanese businesswoman working for some 20 years, I believe this book will help a lot for those women doing business with Japanese men. Especially those who are new to Japan. Unfortunately, Japanese business world is still male-oriented, and most of Japanese businessmen don't know how to deal with women in business. One of the Japanese businesswomen's complaints is, "Japanese men treat business women only in three manners. Treat them as their wives, daughters, or hostesses at the night bars. They just don't know how to treat them as a collogue or business partner?c" This book consists of actual experiences of many foreign women and how they dealt with. Those experiences are no exaggeration from my eyes. It will be a good preparation to know what you may confront in Japan.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Good
The title may ward of half of the population, and that is unfortunate. There are lots of great points that apply to business etiquette in general and are not unique to "women doing buisness" in Japan. The author implies that the foreign woman should take every advantage of her feminin charms on the helpless Japanese Industry, I would only suggest common sense. Similar Products
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