The purpose of this course is to analyze the mechanisms of Japanese management, understand the effects of environmental changes, and consider how Japanese management should evolve in the future. Students will learn to look at management from historical and cultural perspectives.
This course is targeted toward students who want to take a serious look at the core challenges that Japanese management faces as well as the possibilities of Japanese management, and those who want to study the effects of history, culture, and institutions on management. It is assumed that students understand the basic framework of management.
Section A THEME: The Uniqueness of Japanese Management CASE: N/A
Section B THEME: The Uniqueness of Japanese Management (Continued) CASE: Trusco Nakayama Corporation
Section A THEME: The Characteristics, Strengths, and Challenges of Japanese Management CASE: Knowledge Management Practices at Toyota Motors
Section B THEME: The Characteristics, Strengths, and Challenges of Japanese Management (Continued) CASE: ・Toyota Motor Corporation’s Strategy (A) ・Toyota Motor Corporation’s Strategy (B)
Section A THEME: Human Resource Management in Japanese Management CASE: Ina Food Industry: A Company that Makes Employees Happy
Section B THEME: The Strengths and Weaknesses of Japanese Companies CASE: Human Resource Management in Japanese Companies
Section A THEME: Transformation of a Japanese company CASE: Sony
Section B THEME: Transformation of a Japanese company (Continued) CASE: Sony
Section A THEME: How to overcome challenges that Japanese companies face CASE: AGC Inc. in 2019: “Your Dreams, Our Challenge”
Section B THEME: How to overcome challenges that Japanese companies face (Continued) CASE: ・Kumon Hong Kong (A) ・Kumon Hong Kong (B) (to be distributed in class) ・Kumon Hong Kong (C) (to be distributed in class)
Section A THEME: Discovering leadership potential CASE: Trouble at Tessei
Section B THEME: Leadership CASE: Trouble at Tessei
