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1930 : Weaver First Sale in Japan
WORLD WAR II
1948 : Resumed Sales
1954 : Weaver and Yamazaki established
HISTORY OF
COMPANY
CHARACTERS
Lenord Prescott : John Higgins:
Vice president and general
Executive assistant of Weaver-Yamazaki
manager of Weaver-Yamazaki
Pharmaceutical of Japan
Pharmaceutical of Japan
-Joined Army language school
-25yrs in Weaver
-Interpreter and Translator in Tokyo
-Indian, Phillipnes, Mexico
-Took Japanese language, Literature and
-Expanded Japanese Operation
History courses
-Rejoined College from Management Degree
-Joined Weaver
-”Ugly America” – Personal Moto
-Married to Japanese women
JOB ROLE :
-Daily Operations
-Troubleshooting with major Japanese
customer
-Attending Trade meetings
-Negotiation with government officials
-Market Research
-Day to Day administration
• Felt that Higgins had absorbed and internalize Japanese culture to such degree
that he had lost U.S point of view and “gone Native”
• Situation where Higgins has asked for permission to extend his stay in Japan
indefinitely(turning point in Higgins behavior)
• According to policy , 2 months paid leave but Higgins declined to take trips and
visit remote parts of japan
•Higgins had taken characteristics of a typical Japanese
executive such as listening to personal problems of
subordinates, arrange marriages for young employees