Keio University
International Center
Globalization: Potential and Pitfalls
Course Description - Fall 2001

Overview

Multinational corporations are rapidly changing as markets open and expand. Companies are constantly pressured to restructure, compete, and deliver timely products and services. This class will focus on corporate culture, structure, and practices of multinational firms in Japan, and the impact on the changing local business environment. The course will also examine how corporate culture inside foreign-capitalized companies is modified to meet local market and human resource practices. Research will be presented in class through group reports and presentations in English. This class will be conducted in English and participation in class activities, case studies, and written assignments in English are required. Students will also have course projects and presentations focusing on case studies, readings, and research.

Student Information Sheets (←click here to get the form)

Students must complete a student information sheet (attached). Please affix a recent photograph and complete all of the questions. If you have an e-mail address, please include it on your sheet.

Text:

Atsushi Funakawa, Transcultural Management - A New Approach for Global Organizations (Jossey-Bass, 1997)

Nancy J. Adler, International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior (South Western College Publishing, 1997)

Jackson N. Huddleston, Jr., Gaijin Kaisha, Running a Foreign Busiiness in Japan (M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 1990)

Current newspaper and magazine articles; case studies distributed in class

Additional

E-mail and Internet access is necessary for this class

Attendance

This class will be conducted in English and participation in class activities, case studies, and written assignments in English are required. Students will also have course projects and presentations focusing on case studies, readings, and research. You must attend class regularly and participate in class activities. Assignments must be turned-in on time.

Note

This course is limited to 35 students. If more than 35 students register for the course, there will be an essay requirement for entry, and the instructor will evaluate potential participants based on their essays.

Evaluation

Your performance will be evaluated through assignments, participation in class activities, presentations, and attendance.

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