GMBAGlobal MBA Program

Every company, government and non-government organization must manage its human resources taking into account how its human resources will be used to support the organization's primary mission. While companies in Japan have the similar human resource management requirements as other organizations throughout the world, the way that HRM is executed in Japan has been greatly influenced by Japanese history, society and culture. This course will focus on how human resources are managed in companies in Japan both presently and how it may evolve in the future.

The course objective is to give students an understanding of how and why human resource management is applied by companies operating in Japan and be able to apply that understanding to operate successfully in the Japanese business environment both now and as human resource needs change in the future to address societal, economic and demographic changes.

While HR professionals are welcome, this course is intended to enable line managers to maximize the impact of the human resources they are responsible for managing.

By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Explain how Human Resources are typically managed by companies in Japan, and the strengths and weaknesses of the Japanese approach
- Understand how historical, cultural, demographic, and other societal factors influenced human resource management in Japan
- Develop a point of view about how HRM in Japan differs from other markets around the world and situational positive and negatives of the Japanese system relative to other systems
- Analyze the implications for managers building their careers in the Japanese business environment
- Hypothesize how HRM in Japan will evolve in response to the global economy and Japan’s changing society

Will be able to gain“DP1”,“DP2”,“DP3”and“DP4”.

英語 / English

Lecture / Group discussion / Activity /Presentation
1 Lecture
2 Group discussion
3 Group activity to re-enforce lecture concepts
4 Written report
5 Presentation of final project
Students are expected to read all pre-assignments

あり / Yes

なし / No

授業形態/methods of teaching：対面/face to face

※各回の授業形態は予定です。教員の指示に従ってください。

1[対面/face to face]：Introduction & the fundamentals of HRM

- Self-introduction – students & instructor
- HRM and the company mission
- 7 policies of traditional Japanese HRM

2[対面/face to face]：Societal changes impacting Japanese HRM

- Declining & aging population
- Female participation in the workforce
- Technology
- Globalization including foreigners in Japan

3[対面/face to face]：Lifetime Employment

- Key characteristics of lifetime employment
- What % of workforce actually included? (myths of Japanese HRM)
- Strengths and weaknesses
- Temporary workers

4[対面/face to face]：Life Inside the Company

- Recruitment
- Training & development
- Performance evaluation
- Explanation of titles
- Employee retention
- Retirement

5[対面/face to face]：Life Inside the Company 2

- Compensation and promotion
- Legal and market framework
- Employee grievances and dispute resolution

6[対面/face to face]：Japanese HRM Changing to Meet the Future

- Addressing social change
- The changing business environment
- Diversity & inclusion
- Going global and accepting HR imports

7　[対面/face to face]：Summary and Presentations

- Course summary
- Project presentations
- Group Feedback

The students are expected to read the assigned articles provided before class. (As a standard, 2 hours for preparation and 2 hours for review: a total of 4 hours.)

articles will be posted on the Learning Management System.

None

Class participation and attitude 40%
Peer evaluations 10%
Written report 20%
Final project 30%

Will give more specific guidance on which specific articles are relevant for specific classes.

Materials and equipment necessary to deliver presentations

Office hours: after each lecture