The Japanese have a difficulty of saying "no " to someone, or to superiors (Alston and Takei, 2005). Employees have more respect for their superiors. For example, in the workplace, employees will not speak truth or opinion to their bosses because of respect and being scared to lose faith. In the U.S., Inversely, low power distance is preferred for consultation and subordinates will readily approach and oppose their bosses (Thearticulateceo.typepad.com, 2011). The parties will openly work, resolving and dispute by stating their own points of view. .
Uncertainty avoidance is the unpreventable truism that the future is unknown (Samovar et al., 2013). Japan is one of the most uncertainty avoiding countries, this attribute the fact that Japan is threatened by natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis and typhoons. The Japanese learned to prepare themselves of any uncertain situation (Geert-hofstede.com, 2014). Not only for natural disaster, but also for every other aspect of society. For example, in the workplace, effort and times are put into achievability studies and all the risk factors must be discussed before any project can begin. Supervisors ask for all detailed facts before taking any further decision. The aspects of leaders' criteria are based on their loyalty to the organization, loyalty is considerable factor and a leader is recognized as giving a behavior model for their subordinate. However, U.S scores below average of rank 46 on the uncertainty avoidance dimension (Geert-hofstede.com, 2014). Americans tend to be a democracy, understanding ideas or opinions from anyone and tolerate the freedom of expression. Besides, they do not require a lot of rules compared to Japan, which has more roles in their society. For example, in the workplace, being a leader is based on a person's achievement. As long as the person have sufficient ability and capability due to the period of working in the company.
