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MAN560F2(経営学 / Management 500)
Innovation in Global business

Seiichiro YONEKURA

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Faculty/Graduate school Global MBA Program
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Year 2021
Class code W7060
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Term 秋学期前半/Fall(1st half)
Day/Period 月6/Mon.6, 月7/Mon.7
Class Type 専門講義
Campus 市ヶ谷 / Ichigaya
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Grade 1・2
Credit(s) 2
Notes Global MBA
Class taught by instructors with practical experience
Category Specialized Courses

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Outline and objectives

In this course, we will study two very important issues in the 21st Century; innovation and globalization. As to innovation, we will focus on"social innovation," in particular. Was to globalization, two very interesting cases will be picked up; Juchheim and Toraya in confectionery industry.

1)What is innovation? and what is social innovation?

2)How traditional companies try to global their business?

Goal

1) To understand the theoretical framework on innovation

2) To understand of a historical development of the global business

3) To create your own innovative business ideas

Which item of the diploma policy will be obtained by taking this class?

Will be able to gain“DP1”,“DP2”,“DP3”,“DP4”and“DP5”.

Default language used in class

英語 / English

Method(s)(学期の途中で変更になる場合には、別途提示します。 /If the Method(s) is changed, we will announce the details of any changes. )

1) Class discussion

2) Group work and group discussion

3) Group presentation and direct discussion with real global business leaders

Active learning in class (Group discussion, Debate.etc.)

あり / Yes

Fieldwork in class

あり / Yes

Schedule

※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。

09/20:Introduction

Why you study in Japan? Why we need innovation?What globalization is.

09/20:A theoretical frame work of innovation

Innovation: Schumpeter's 5 factors and Abernathy's four cell model. What is social innovation?

09/27:What is globalization? How to compete with global giants. Why CVC is so important now?

Lectured by Prof. Yonekura

09/27:What is globalization? How to compete with global giants.Why CVC is so important

Lectured by Dr. Yonekura

10/04:Students will present their strategic proposal to Dr. Anis Uzzaman, CEO of Pegasus Tech Venture in Silicon Valley

Three teams will Three teams compete for the best strategic presentation to Anis Uzzaman, CEO of Pegasus Tech Ventures

10/04:A special lecture from Dr. Uzzaman on CVC and Silicon Valley investment.

How Japanese companies should globalize
through CVC. What is CVC 4.0 and how to get the power of Silicon Valley?

10/11:How we can contribute to stopping the climate change

How Global business treat with the inconvenience truth? We will watch the video "Our Planet"

10/11:How we can contribute to stopping the climate change

Students will make a concrete plans to stop the climate change.

10/18:Students will present their strategic proposal to reduce CO2 and to stop the climate change to Ms. Tomoko Sawada, an Al Gore Climate Reality Leader.

By studying assigned materials, students will present their own Carbon neutral strategy.

10/18:Students will present their action plans to Ms. Tomoko Sawada, an Al Gore Climate Reality Leader.

Proposal presentations by students and discussion with Ms. Sawada

10/25:How to market Japanese products to global market?

Lecured by Mr. Kazuki Moribe, CEO of Spyder Initiative, one of the leading global marketing consulting firms.

10/25:Preparation for a marketing proposal of a specific product to a specific region.

Students will chose a specific Japanese product and make a concrete plan to market it specific region

11/01:Students will present their strategic marketing plan to Mr. Koji Yamamoto

Comments on students' global marketing presentation by Mr. Koji Yamamoto CEO of Global Partners, one of the leading global marketing companies

11/01:A Creative discussion over globalization and global marketing with Mr. Yamamoto and Mr. Moribe

Lecured by Mr. Koji Yamamoto and Mr. Kazuki Moribe

Work to be done outside of class (preparation, etc.)

In order to prepare a group presentation to invited business leaders, Approximately 4-6 hours group works are required. It will be a little bit hard, but will be worthwhile. (As a standard, 2 hours for preparation and 2 hours for review: a total of 4 hours.)

Textbooks

Seiichiro Yonekura and Anis Uzzaman, "CVC 4.0 A great reset of Japanese companies"

References

Al Gore, An Incovenient Truth, to be distributed.

Grading criteria

1) Class participation (30%)

2) Group work participation and leadership (30%)

3) A final term paper (40%)

Changes following student comments

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