Acculturation as an Organizational Control Strategy: Transferability of Japanese Management Practices to Sri Lankan Workers

Laying foundation for a ‘Trust Culture’ 

 

The Japanese parent company has already laid out clear norms and standards for 

technical operations. Therefore, the main task of the HCL is to control employee 

performance and to achieve the desired level of output. The small work force in the 

factory has facilitated the CEO’s effort in building close relationships with the 

employees. The CEO takes conscious effort to remember a great detail of personal 

information about each and every worker in the factory. As a result, there is a strong 

one-to one psychological contract with each and every employee. These relationships 

are further cemented by a strong emotional bondage. Since everyone is emotionally 

attached to the CEO, there is a natural control of employees through loyalty. The 

values such as sense of belonging to the organisation and work commitment have 

emerged as a result of the bondage and loyalty to the CEO. There is a strong 

‘communal feeling’ among employees.  

 

 

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