The rumors flying last week that Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida had one foot out the door have come true. On Tuesday, the Yokohama, Japan-based automaker announced the resignation of Uchida in the same breath as it appointed a new leader,

This, perhaps, is an interesting difference in management style between American and Japanese corporations. In America, when the head of the company is replaced, he or she resigns “for personal reasons” or to “explore new opportunities,

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