U.S. and Japanese Companies Struggle with Different Parts of AI Adoption—and Offer Different Lessons for Making It Work

HBR.org 2026-07-13

Summary:

In the U.S., companies move quickly, but struggle to create real returns; In Japan, deployment has moved slowly, but is often deep and fruitful.

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07/13/2026, 10:00

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Authors:

Natarajan Balasubramanian, Shigeru Asaba, Ram Bala, Amit Joshi

Date tagged:

07/13/2026, 15:00

Date published:

07/13/2026, 08:25