Academicians honoured at BDU meet

Trichy: Justine Paul, an associate professor of University of Puerto Rico, said Japanese economy could outshine the American as Japanese are more disciplined and punctual than their US counterparts. He was delivering a lecture on "Japanese management strategies and practices: Insights for Indians" as part of an international seminar being held at the Bharathidasan University on Saturday.four professors
Comparing the work culture of India and Japan, Paul said the Japanese work for 10 hours a day. Two or three points of view are expressed in a Japanese corporate meeting involving 10 people. "But in India there would be 11 view points at a meeting of 10 people," he said.
Japanese employers looked at employees as family members, and paid them well. Similarly, the employees too looked up to the employers as part of their family. Explaining in detail the political, economic and cultural framework of Japan, Paul said the remarkable achievements of the Japanese are due to their unique culture rooted in values like harmony at workplace.
Paul and N Panchanatham, registrar in-charge of Annamalai Univerisity, were conferred the distinguished lifetime achievement award by the SMART Journal of Business Management Studies. The educational administrator award was given to A K Khaja Nazeemudeen, secretary and correspondent of Jamal Mohamed College, by Prof M Selvam, the founder-publisher of SMART Journal, and Karuthiah Pandian, the director of Bharathidasan Institute of Management.
E Bhaskaran, deputy director of industries and commerce of Tamil Nadu government, won the young management scientist award. H Chandra, associate professor in commerce of PKR Arts College for Women, Gobichettipalayam, is the recipient of the award for the best paper. Dr A Selvaraj, associate professor at Gobi Arts and Science College, Gobichettipalayam, also won the same honour.
Paul thanked the Bharathidasan University for taking up the initiative to honor academicians in the country. A 1995 gold medalist from Christ College, University of Calicut, Paul served in Japan for four years from 2008 before moving to the USA. India did not recognize faculty members whereas professors are honored for every act of excellence in the United States, he remarked.
Releasing the decennial issue of SMART Journal, M Selvam said the seminar on "financial markets: issues and challenges" would discuss problems in the context of the present financial crisis. It is conducted by the department of commerce and financial studies of Bharathidasan University.