Outline of lecture

In order for people belonging to different race, nationalities, corporations to co-exist, knowledge of each others'culture, customs and regulations is essential.
In this lecture, we will look into international co-existence using each lecturer's personal experiences, national/international issues and overseas ventures of some companies, as examples for discussion.

Purpose of lecture

In order for people belonging to different race, nationalities, corporations to co-exist, knowledge of each others'culture, customs and regulations is essential.
In this lecture, we will look into international co-existence using each lecturer's personal experiences, national/international issues and overseas ventures of some companies, as examples for discussion.

Plan of lecture

1. April 15(Fri.) Introduction (Hirose)
2. April 22(Fri.) Business globalization and management style (Kawasaki��
3. April 28(Thu.) Joint venture and acquisition -Stories of NSG Group (Kawasaki)
4. May 6(Fri.) Communication style (Kawasaki)
5. May 11(Wed.) Look Back and Look Future, Japan-Korea Relations (Jung-Kook Hong)
6. May 20(Fri.) Working relationship and feedback (Kawasaki)
7. May 27(Fri.) Poverty reduction of Bangladesh and the Japanese contribution-infrastructure縲and direct investment(Masayuki Inoue)
8. June 3(Fri.) Introduction: Different World Views and Religions,World View of India (Hinduism)(Iwagami)
9. June4(Sat.) To be announced
10. June 10(Fri.) World View of the Western Countries (Christianity), Religious Tolerance in the World (Iwagami)
11. June 17(Fri.) World View of Muslim Countries (Islam), Conflict against and Harmony with Muslim Countries, Debt Cancellation (Iwagami)
12. June 24(Fri.) To be announced (Zoran Stejic)
13. July 1(Fri.) Monetary issues (Kawasaki)
14. July 8(Fri.) Case study for class debate (Kawasaki)
15. July 9(Fri.) Requirements for global business person(Kawasaki)& Summary(Hirose)

Textbook and reference

Dr. Jung-Kook Hong who is Professor of the University of Tokyo, Mr. Masayuki Inoue who is President of JEES and Dr. Zoran Stejic who is researcher of Yahoo Japan will be invited as a lecturer.

Related and/or prerequisite courses

International relations

Evaluation

Class attendance (50%), Class Contribution and Report (50%)