2018 History and Philosophy of Management II

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
Instructor(s)
Suzuki Yoshitaka 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Fri11-12(CIC711)  
Group
-
Course number
TIM.A533
Credits
1
Academic year
2018
Offered quarter
2Q
Syllabus updated
2018/4/9
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

Following History and Philosophy of Management I, in this course the instructor will cover various phases in management history, and students will learn about the role of decision making from the philosophy of how it affected history and was constrained by history.
Students will deepen their understanding by reading discussion papers and debating designated issues.

Student learning outcomes

Students will learn how to study management from history.

Keywords

history, philosophy, decision making

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Students will read lecture materials and discuss issues.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Japanese industry: competitive advantage loss Shown in the document for discussion
Class 2 Large corporations after the large corporation system: Conditions for survival Shown in the document for discussion
Class 3 Movement of globalization of Japanese companies Shown in the document for discussion
Class 4 Possibility of local companies Shown in the document for discussion
Class 5 Companies that emerge from adversity Shown in the document for discussion
Class 6 Planning capability of female managers Shown in the document for discussion
Class 7 Concept of marginal technology Shown in the document for discussion
Class 8 Entrepreneurial thought, companies' method Shown in the document for discussion

Textbook(s)

Document for discussion would be delivered in the previous lecture.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

"MBA no tame no Nihon keieishi" by Yoshitaka Suzuki (Yuhikaku 2007) in Japanese
"Social Enterprise ron" by Yoshitaka Suzuki (Yuhikaku 2014) in Japanese

Assessment criteria and methods

"MBA no tame no Nihon keieishi" by Yoshitaka Suzuki (Yuhikaku 2007) in Japanese
"Social Enterprise ron" by Yoshitaka Suzuki (Yuhikaku 2014) in Japanese

Related courses

  • TIM.A532 : History and Philosophy of Management I
  • TIM.D514 : Lectures by Business Leaders I
  • TIM.D515 : Lectures by Business Leaders II

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

The prerequisite to take this course is that you have acquired the credits of "History and Philosophy of Management I".
Without having acquired the credits of the above course, the credits of this course will not be counted as the necessary number of credits for graduation.

Taking the "History and Philosophy of Management I" is required.
The ability to read articles in Japanese is also required.

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