04492. MOTIVATION IN THEORY AND PRACTICE IN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN: A COMPARATIVE STUDY. Good discussion of the different ways that people are impelled to action through the social framework; includes management theories in the U. S., how these work in practice (concentrating on Management by Objectives), Japanese society and Japanese business practices, good discussion of how U.S. might come to need the example of Japanese management practices as society becomes more complex and organized. 21 pages, 19 footnotes, 16 bibliographic sources.