individualisim

She notes that Japanese students tend to be

highly competitive with their peers in attempting to gain admission to the best

universities and ultimately membership in the desired group (company), while

American students generally view individual success as the ultimate goal, with

group identity and membership as something less important.

workplace PD
Hierarchy in organizations means an

inequality of roles, established for

convenience.

Changes in the medical environment toward

uncertainty avoidabce

For example, there is opening and closing ceremonies of every school year which are
conducted almost exactly the same way everywhere in Japan. At weddings, funerals
and other important social events, what people wear and how people should behave
are prescribed in great detail in etiquette books.