TD Magazine Article The Japanese and the American FirstLine Supervisor LJ By Leslie A. Bryan Jr. 0 Comments Bookmark Main Site Sign in Page Don't have an ATD account? Don't have an ATD account? Forgot your Password? Already an ATD customer without a web account? Institutional subscriber? Click here to sign in. Share Member-Only Content Compares the Japanese and the American first-line supervisors. Management style; Supervisory reasons for the declining productivity rate; Characteristics of the so-called Japanese style of management. You've reached ATD member-only content. Sign in below or join ATD to continue. Sign In