GMBAGlobal MBA Program

The goal of this course is to understand and be able to explain Japanese work society and its globalization particularly from different aspects, such as business communicating across cultures in workplace, organizational behavior, human capital management, general local recruiting process, and learning and development. This course helps students apply the knowledge to achieve preparation for working in Japan with various nationalities of people and managing organizational people who are critical to achieve their mission. Class will be conducted closely with instructor. This course is applicable to the both corporate size and small size of company, but if we had to choose one, then corporate is more suitable to practice.

1. Students are able to practice and develop their business communications skills to communicate with people who have Japanese cultural background, as well as others with various different cultural backgrounds.
2. Students are able to understand what managing talent means today on the front lines.
3. Students are able to understand the importance of the basic concepts of recruiting, training, OJT (On the Job Training), feedback and counselling in managing talent.

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

英語 / English

IN-CLASS ACTIVITY WORKSHEETS:

This course uses In-Class Activity Worksheets as a way to facilitate students’ in-class discussion activities (e.g., group discussions) as an important learning activity of this course. This worksheet lists several open-ended questions relevant to the main topic of the class and provide some space for each question in which to handwrite the answer.

LECTURES WITH POWERPOINT SLIDES:

Each lecture is delivered with a set of PowerPoint presentation slides that will be projected in the classroom.
Over the course of this semester, students are required to take notes on all major information delivered through the PowerPoint lecture slides in each class.

PRESENTATION AND FINAL PAPER:

The topic to be announced in the early stage of this course. The topic of both the final paper and the presentation will be the same.

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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[未定/undecided]：Welcome to this course

(Lectured by Harumi Toyoshima)

-Course & Class Introduction

2[未定/undecided]：What is managing talent?

(Lectured by Harumi Toyoshima)

-Human Capital Management

3[未定/undecided]：Japan business uniqueness

(Lectured by Harumi Toyoshima)

-Japan labor environment
-Japan organization structure and behavior
-Retention

4[未定/undecided]：What does talent value?

(Lectured by Harumi Toyoshima)

- Competency
- Specialty

5[未定/undecided]：How can we measure?

(Lectured by Harumi Toyoshima)

- Social skills

6[未定/undecided]：Communications

(Lectured by Harumi Toyoshima)

-Communications style with people who have Japanese cultural background

7[未定/undecided]：What are key concepts for talent managing by recruiting leader/learning and development leader?

(Lectured by Kiyohito Shiraishi)

- Recruiting
- Learning
- On the job training(counseling/feedback)

8[未定/undecided]：What are you being expected by recruiter from company?

(Lectured by Harumi Toyoshima)

-Recruiting process and placement

9[未定/undecided]：What is effective way of communications?
(Lectured by Harumi Toyoshima)

- Diversity and Inclusiveness　
- Work ethic

10[未定/undecided]：Comparisons between Japanese working style and other country’s

(Lectured by Harumi Toyoshima)

-Students will be allowed to choose one country to compare with Japan work society

11[未定/undecided]：Presentation by students

(Lectured by Harumi Toyoshima)

-Topic to be announced

12[未定/undecided]：Presentation by students(Lectured by Harumi Toyoshima)

-Topic to be announced

13[未定/undecided]：Human Resources technology today at front line

(Lectured by Harumi Toyoshima)

-People data analytics
-People engagement
-Digital HR

14[未定/undecided]：Course wrap-up

(Lectured by Harumi Toyoshima)

Course wrap-up

Students are expected to prepare their assignments, presentation, and final paper by the due date. Students' preparation and review time will be 4 hours per course. Further details will be announced in the course.

For this course, students are NOT required to purchase any textbook. Instead, students are expected to research by their own outside of class for paper.

Again Students are NOT expected to buy any books. The books are only references.

GALLUP and Tom Rath
StrengthsFinder 2.0

The new book has your unique access code to take the assessment. This access code is valid for one use only. Do not buy this book if this packet has been opened, therefore the used book is not suitable.

Erin Meyer
Culture Map

1. Class Attendance: 20%
2. Class Participation: 30%
3. In-class Paper Presentation: 10 %
4. Final Research Paper: 40 %

More case studies to be included to practice

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Contact: If you have questions or other needs for communication with the instructors, please send email to;

Harumi Toyoshima's email :
harumi.toyoshima.33@hosei.ac.jp

Kiyohito Shiraishi’s email: kiyoinstructor@gmail.com

Making copy from other student's case material is the infringement of copyright. IF ILLEGAL COPY IS FOUND, THE CREDIT WILL NOT BE AWARDED.