Analyze the differences in compensation for executives in Japan versus the United States. We have explored reasons for differences in compensation and total rewards between executives and other employees in the organization. Now we take a look and compare and contrast with another country such as Japan.

Discussion Prompt: The differential between the salary of top executives and the lower-paid workers in the same country is relatively small in Japan compared to the United States. Why do you think this is the case? Explain why the differential might be small in Japan but is much more significant in the U.S.

Consider Geert Hofstede's cultural comparison model to assist in analyzing differences by country.