Ribbons of shame

Ribbons of shame usually refers to a Japanese management practice of giving ribbons with criticisms to those employees who fail to meet the expectations of the management.[1] According to some authors that in Japanese Management Programs, employees participating in truth exercises would declare those weaknesses which have been known to cause errors in the past.[2] It is also a part of Kanrisha Yosei's Japanese management training class.[3][4]

In management culture

Although believed to be an element of Japanese style of management, ribbons of shame have been known to be used in Apple Computers.[5]

In popular culture

The term Ribbons of Shame was popularized by the 1986 movie Gung Ho, starring Michael Keaton.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Debra L. Nelson; James C. Quick (15 February 2010). Organizational Behavior: Science, the Real World, and You. Cengage Learning. p. 558. ISBN 978-1-4390-4229-8. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. ↑ Wanda James (4 January 2005). Driving from Japan: Japanese Cars in America. McFarland. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-7864-1734-6. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Toshie M. Evans (1997). A Dictionary of Japanese Loanwords. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-313-28741-1. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  4. ↑ Robert E. Callahan; C. Patrick Fleenor; Harry R. Knudson (1986). Understanding organizational behavior: a managerial viewpoint. C.E. Merrill Pub. Co. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-675-20198-8. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  5. ↑ Ronald S. Burt (11 August 2005). Brokerage and Closure:An Introduction to Social Capital: An Introduction to Social Capital. Oxford University Press. pp. 96–. ISBN 978-0-19-162285-4. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  6. ↑ Sylvester Stevenson (1 September 2007). What a Job Is Worth: How to Come Out on Top. Tate Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-60247-307-2. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
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