Toward a conceptualization of kuuki-wo-yomu (reading the air) in the Japanese organizational context

IF 1.2 4区管理学 Q4 MANAGEMENT Culture and Organization Pub Date : 2023-03-24 DOI:10.1080/14759551.2023.2185780

Yuhee Jung, Soyeon Kim, Tomohiko Tanikawa

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ABSTRACT Kuuki-wo-yomu (KWY) holds particular importance in Japanese society. Literally meaning ‘reading the air,’ KWY refers to attitudinal and behavioral patterns that Japanese exhibit in social groups. Noting its conceptual importance, the study intends to theorize KWY. Adopting the contextualization approach, the study explains the emergence and its structure of KWY through a thorough investigation of Japanese society and organization. A three-stage survey was conducted on 158 Japanese employees and analysis of the results indicates that KWY is perceived as an important capability. Specifically, KWY is composed of three subdimensions: (1) perception, comprising the awareness of one’s surroundings, including people, norms and rules, and implicit social contexts; (2) attitude, comprising consideration, conformity, responsibility, and maintenance of harmony; and (3) behavior, comprising flexibility, cooperation, and proactivity. This study’s novel research approach has theoretical and practical implications, and we hope it will foster follow-up studies to develop Japan-grounded behavioral concepts and theories.

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日本组织语境中的kuuki wo yomu（阅读空气）概念化

Kuuki wo yomu（KWY）在日本社会中占有特殊的地位。KWY的字面意思是“阅读空气”，指的是日本人在社会群体中表现出的态度和行为模式。注意到它在概念上的重要性，本研究打算将KWY理论化。本研究采用语境化的方法，通过对日本社会和组织的深入调查，解释了KWY的产生及其结构。对158名日本员工进行了三阶段调查，结果分析表明，KWY被视为一项重要能力。具体而言，KWY由三个子维度组成：（1）感知，包括对周围环境的感知，包括人、规范和规则以及隐含的社会语境；（2）态度，包括考虑、顺从、责任和维护和谐；（3）行为，包括灵活性、合作性和主动性。本研究新颖的研究方法具有理论和实践意义，我们希望它能促进后续研究，以发展基于日本的行为概念和理论。

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