In an organization, management is a vital tool for the continuity of the vision, mission, and objectives of an organization. As we have seen, to say the art of management in coordinating production elements so that the organization’s goal is reached. All this is a successful tool of the various purposes by using the human factor, materials, and machinery. The question is, how these three factors accumulated so that work can become a dynamic system in an organization. In the late 70s, the Japanese started this approach and successfully implemented in almost every company in Japan.
The Japanese approach is to give attention to the man on top of two other factors; materials and engine management in the equation. Philosophically in the management of Japanese people, human beings are not only considered as a factor of production but also as the end of the overall management effort. This practice seems to make them achieve great success in international business competition in the 1970s to the present.
In studying Japanese management can not not require a thorough understanding of the dimensions and the concept of Japanese people work. Japanese man famous for his hard work. This may be caused by the relatively scarce land, the residents, many and solid, has a bad weather, and do not have natural resources. Japan also connect their work ethic with his religious beliefs. Zen Buddhism teaches that through the work and their creations will reach perfection pemabangunan character. Therefore, for the Japanese work has value and gives a deep meaning to their lives.
One other aspect of Japanese society associated with the work ethic is the background history of this nation. Centuries has been led by the Japanese military class or group of Samurai. Samurai Group has instilled in the Japanese importance of hard work. At least in this era, they gave a high appreciation of physical activity rather than intellectual.