Expanding Business in Japan: Managing Employee Performance

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Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
About company................................................................................................................................3
(A) Culture of the country (Japan)..............................................................................................3
(B) Expectations of the employee...............................................................................................4
(C) Behaviour of Employers.......................................................................................................6
(D) Requirement of national and international laws...................................................................7
(E) Difference in policies and practices from UK......................................................................8
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................9
References......................................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
Business growth enables the organization to increase resources and stock in order to generate
more profit and sales. The impression of expansion is huge on financial viability of the business.
Employee performance is necessary for the company to keep growing in the competitive market
(Epstein, 2018). This assignment will entail information regarding what information need to be
focused by the company at the time of expanding its business in other country. The second
question from the requirement will be chosen for this paper in which the best way to manage the
performance of the staff in Country Japan will be referred. Bentley Motors Limited will be
considered under this assignment in order to expand its business in Japan. Bentley Motors
Limited is well known organization of UK that manufacture luxury cars and SUVs. The
assignment will elaborate about the culture of the Japan, along with the expectations of the
employee over there. The laws and practices of every nation are quite different that is why the
discussion will be made on the requirement of national and international laws.
About company
Bentley Motors has been renowned as a Top Employer for the sixth following year and the main
focus of the company is on fulfillment of the needs of the employee and the company. The award
is given by the Top Employers Institute to Bentley due to its constant development, conditions of
the employee and dedication of the company towards hiring and retaining around 4,000 skilled
employees (Bentley, 2017). The human resource department of the company is more active in
listening queries of the employee and take appropriate action immediately so that the employee
can continue their working without getting stressed. The main target of the company is to
maintain the tag of Top Employer by giving high level services to the employees. The company

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has highly-skilled employees that are committed to make sure that they have chance to reach
their potential.
(A) Culture of the country (Japan)
The culture of Japan is not easy to understand as it entails many aspects of social changes, art
and culture, work and hierarchy a cultural features. The discussion regarding the culture of Japan
are mentioned below which would be helpful in bringing better understanding regarding
expansion of the business of Bentley Motor Limited in Japan.
Social changes
The people of Japan regard their culture as outstanding, but it is astonishingly diverse and open
to external impacts. The fashions and sports in Japan are keenly apprehended upon and modern
technology has been accepted in quick manner, often develops, and then distributed widely. The
people of Japan are more understandable as they contribute in calm conversation (Takamatsu and
Takai, 2018). The best way to manage the performance of the staff is amplifying numbers of
Japanese studying abroad, which can significantly speed up the pace of amendment, involving
the involvement of the new ideas and more developing approach in business. But so far the
young lean to be irritated through the system and are often ultimately forced back into more
established models of behaviour.
Art and culture
The art and culture of Japan is outstanding as they will investigate the actual words used in
conversations. People of Japan are more confident and they keep believe on their words. The