The case reflects the problems Komatsu, the second largest manufacturer of earth moving equipment encountered in the past five decades, as he sought to globalize its operations. By 2007, it became the second-largest manufacturer of earthmoving equipment with more than 80% of its sales coming from outside of Japan. He built a network of factories, distributors and service centers around the world. The company's management believes that the main reason for its success is its culture, recently formulated as a way to Komatsu. The central question in the case, as to send and paste it into the remote operations around the world. "Hide
by Mikhail Y. Yoshino Source: Harvard Business School 27 pages. Publication Date: April 8, 2010. Prod. #: 910415-PDF-ENG
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