GMBAGlobal MBA Program

This is a basic MBA course of Strategic Organizational Management, designed to give students basic knowledge and skills of management.
As a business leader, In order to flexibly adapt the fast changing business environment, it is essential to have options learnt through a variety of experiences. In this class, you will have them and will understand the ‘real’ businesses. ‘Experiencing’ will be put the utmost emphasis by having lectures, group-works, field researches, and discussions with members of enterprises in order to deeply understand the Japanese businesses by looking at the Japan specific characteristics (such as its organizational management) from the global standard point of view.
You are expected to maximize this opportunity by taking this class for your own promising future career development.

Course Objectives and Goals
By the end of this course, students are expected to be able to;
1) develop to understand the basics of managing people and organizations
2) be able to formulate basic strategies
3) recognize the various challenges faced by today’s managers and organizations in Japan

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

英語 / English

To understand real businesses, this class will focus on having experiences by integrating lectures, group-works, field researches , and discussions with members of enterprises.
In this class, in order to deeply understand what the real Japanese organizations are, if the COVID situation allows, you will work with a company which has over 150 year history in Japan, and will be required to deliver a final presentation to management members of the company.
You are expected to actively participate in all classes and make your utmost efforts into the presentation delivered to enterprises.

あり / Yes

あり / Yes

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。

Session 1-2[未定/undecided]：-Introduction
-What is OB?
-What is Strategy?

-Introduction of the concept and the requirement in this course
-Essential factors of organizational management
-How to prepare business presentations including formulating strategy
-In-class activity and short quiz

Session 3-4[未定/undecided]：-Career development

-Guest speaker 1
-Career development
-Career strategy
-Sponsorship and Mentorship

Session 5-6[未定/undecided]：-Current issues in Japanese organization

-Diversity management
-Changing jobs
-In-class activity and short quiz

Session 7-8[未定/undecided]：-Leadership
-Individual behavior
-Team

-Leadership
-Motivation, Trust
-Team building
-Role play and short quiz

Session 9-10[未定/undecided]：-Case study (Presentation)

-Guest speaker 2
(if the situation allows)

Session 11-12[未定/undecided]：-Presentation
-Well-being in work place

-Feedback and evaluation of the presentation
-In-class activity and short quiz

Session 13-14[未定/undecided]：-Final quiz
-Feedback

-Final written test 90 min
-Feedback and lecture

Group works and one-page paper for next class are required.
Preparation 1.5 hours, review 1.5 hours, a total of 3 hours per week.

To be confirmed. Handouts and/or URLs to reference materials will be provided

“Fundamentals of Management” Global Edition, 2014 or 2013, by S. Robbins, D. DeCenzo and M. Coulter, published by Prentice Hall.

Course grades are calculated according to the following method
<50%>: class attendance and submission of one-page paper answering a question assigned at each class session and small quiz at end of the class. The both paper work as a proof of your attendance and understanding.
<30%>: active participation in class discussions and presentations.
<20%>: final exam

More detailed information including schedule will be provided at the first class

No previous class

Despite of COVID-19, if the situation allows, we will have visits to historical Japanese company and international company operating in Japan to have discussion in person with their employees. If this is the case, the syllabus above could be modified accordingly.