Revisitando el modelo de la cultura corporativa japonesa y la importancia de su comprensión en América Latina

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20983/novarua.2020.21.5

Palabras clave:

Cultura corporativa, Japón, Japan Inc, América Latina, inversión extranjera directa

Resumen

A partir de una revisión documental y desde un enfoque cultural, este artículo revisita, luego de cuatro décadas de su popularización, los elementos principales del modelo de cultura corporativa japonesa, analizando la relación entre las prácticas organizacionales y la cultura laboral con elementos específicos de la cultura de aquella sociedad. Asimismo, desde una perspectiva cualitativa y partiendo del análisis de la política exterior, se revisarán las características de la inversión japonesa en América Latina a fin de destacar la importancia de una mutua comprensión cultural entre Japón y América Latina.

Biografía del autor/a

Yunuen Ysela Mandujano-Salazar, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez

Doctora en Ciencias Sociales, especialista en estudios japoneses y de medios.  Adscrita al Departamento de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez. Miembro del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores Nivel 1.

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2020-12-18