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Gannon's series of arguments highlight the major variations in how the Japanese and Koreans perceive time, the role of masculinity in their cultures, the need for self-discipline or not to be aligned with nature (as the Japanese do) and the vastly different approaches to individualism and uncertainty avoidance.
The Japanese see time, and for that matter, their existence, as needing to be disciplined and aligned with natural elements. There is perfection in discipline that allows individuals to align with nature first and secondly with their group and societal norms. According to Gannon starting in the 7th century, Japanese political values stressed the need for group conformity over individualism, and those values continue today throughout the many cultural interactions that this nation has with global trading partners. Korean cultural values stress group consensus and much less of...
And Bond, M. (1988) research, which equates into the most major difference in Japanese and Korean cultures, centering on the most significant difference between cultures. The bottom line is that of the many variations between Japan and Korea as defined through the work of Gannon and others, the fundamental truth emerges of Korea being much more of a paradoxical nation when it comes to the perception of uncertainty avoidance, individualism and masculinity index values as defined by Hofstede in his indexes of varying cultures.
References
Franke, R., Hofstede, G., and Bond, M. (1991). Cultural roots of economic performance: a research note. Strategic Management Journal, 12, 165-173.
Hofstede, G. And Bond, M. (1988). The Confucius connection: From cultural roots to economic growth. Organizational Dynamics, 16(4), 4-21.
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