Anecdotally, I have a close friend who works at a U.S.-based high end manufacturing facility which used to be owned and managed by a Japanese company. It was s

Anecdotally, I have a close friend who works at a U.S.-based high end manufacturing facility which used to be owned and managed by a Japanese company. It was sold to a U.S. company, and everything about management and corporate culture has gotten worse. People are less happy and feel they have less job security, which translates into poorer performance and reduced commitment. Japanese companies have their issues, but a lot of Americans have much to learn from them about making employees want to stay.