Brazilian-born Carlos Ghosn talking to TIMEasia.com about reinventing Nissan, bridging cultural gaps, and learning Japanese:

TIME: The stereotype holds that Japanese are more loyal to their companies while Americans are out for themselves. True?
Ghosn: Yes. The Japanese are extremely loyal and always put the company's interests ahead of their own. I wouldn't say Americans are not loyal; but their personal interests are just as important as those related to their company.

I had a co-worker at Honda who didn't go to witness his child's birth because he was working over-time. Argh.