Representative Men of Japan (bilingual version)
Curriculum
Entrepreneurial Leadership
Course Objectives
This course uses case studies of an entrepreneur, businessperson, politician, and adventurer to achieve its primary objective of having students develop a “feel” for how s/he should think and act when s/he begin to pursue change and creativity. Students will think deeply about their personal qualities, ambitions, philosophy, vision, and mission as businesspeople and aim to ultimately identify their own missions.
Course Details
Programs: Full-time MBA, Part-time MBA
Discipline: Management Philosophy
Course Level: Applied Course
Required/Elective Course: Required Course
Number of Credits: 1.5
Report: Day 6*
Hours Per Class: 3 hours
Class Capacity: 35 (Part-time MBA)
*To complete this course, participants are required to give a presentation entitled “My Personal Mission Statement” on Day 6.
Discipline: Management Philosophy
Course Level: Applied Course
Required/Elective Course: Required Course
Number of Credits: 1.5
Report: Day 6*
Hours Per Class: 3 hours
Class Capacity: 35 (Part-time MBA)
*To complete this course, participants are required to give a presentation entitled “My Personal Mission Statement” on Day 6.
Recommended Preliminary Courses
Theme/Reading Materials
Day 1
| THEME | Leadership in Crisis |
|---|---|
| READING | ・Leadership in Crisis: Ernest Shackleton and the Epic Voyage of the Endurance |
Day 2
| THEME | Leadership in a State of National Change |
|---|---|
| READING | ・Invictus: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation |
Day 3
| THEME | The Japanese Spirit |
|---|---|
| READINGS | ・Representative Men of Japan ・Bushido |
Day 4
| THEME | The Entrepreneur’s Vision and Management Philosophy |
|---|---|
| READING | ・Matsushita Leadership |
Day 5
| THEME | Options of Creation and Innovation |
|---|---|
| READING | ・My Personal Mission Statement |
Day 6
| THEME | Presentation Session - "My Personal Mission Statement" |
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Textbook (Please purchase the following textbook before the course starts.)
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't
Invictus: Nelson Mandela and the game that made a nation
Bushido
Matsushita Leadership
Faculty
