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150111 VO Introduction to Japanese Economy and Management (2020W)
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Sprache: Englisch
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Block-LV am 6. und 7.11.2020
DIGITAL (Einladung erfolgt per e-mail)
Start jeweils 9 Uhr (c.t.) - Ende avisiert jeweils 18 Uhr.
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The examination is carried out via a take home exam (100%) which is to be submitted electronically. The following aids are allowed in the exam: All materials that were used in class as well as your own literature research. If you copy text passages verbatim, you must mark these as direct quotations with a reference to the source.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
The module will be delivered 'short' and 'fat', that is in two days. Attendance and active participation is expected.Minimum requirements for a module pass:
To achieve a positive grade, 50% of the maximum possible number of points must be achieved, i.e. 30 out of 60 points.Ad assessment standard:
60 - 54 points: very good
53 - 47 points: good
46 - 39 points: satisfactory
38 - 30 points: sufficient
29 - 0 points: not enough
To achieve a positive grade, 50% of the maximum possible number of points must be achieved, i.e. 30 out of 60 points.Ad assessment standard:
60 - 54 points: very good
53 - 47 points: good
46 - 39 points: satisfactory
38 - 30 points: sufficient
29 - 0 points: not enough
Prüfungsstoff
All materials covered in class (handouts, text readings, discussions and so forth) are revelant for a module pass.
Literatur
MATERIALSTopical ReadingsJapan’s Economic Foundations
Abegglen, J. 2006. Perspectives of Half a Century. In 21st Century Japanese Management. Palgrave, 1-23.Economic Miracle
Lincoln, E.J. 1989. The Slowdown of Economic Growth. In Japan: Facing Economic Maturity, 14-39.Patterns of Trade and the Domestic Market
Yamamura, K. 1987. Shedding the Shackles of Success: Saving Less for Japan's Future. Journal of Japanese Studies, 13(2), 429-456.Contemporary Economic Issues
Katz, R. 2003. The Incredible Shrinking Japan. In Japanese Phoenix. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.The State and the Industry
Yoshiaki Nakamura & Chihiro Watanabe. 2003. Mangament and the Effect of MITI’s R&D Project. Technovation, 23, 221-238.The Japanese Company
Sjöberg, O. and Söderberg, M. 2001. The Sogo Shosha: Finding a New Role? In. Blomström, M., Gangnes, B. & La Croix, S. (Eds.), Japan’s New Economy: Continuity and Change in the 21st Century. OUP.Japanese Human Resource Management
Matanle, P., McCann, L. & Ashmore, D. 2008. Men under Pressure. Representations of the Salaryman and his Organization in Japanese Manga. Organization, 15(5), 639-664.The Japanese Production System
Anon. 2005. Making a Comeback. The Japan Journal, March, 6-11.Japanese Market Environment
Fields, G., Katahira, H. and Wind, J. 1997. The Fourth Rush. In Leveraging Japan. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.Future Challenges and Course Review
Anon. (2010). The New Frontier for Corporate Japan. The Economist. 53-54Core reading:
Abegglen, J. 2006. 21st Century Japanese Management. Palgrave.
Buckley, P.J. and Horn, S.A. 2009. Japanese Multinational Enterprises in China: Successful Adaptation of Marketing Strategies. Long Range Planning, 42(4), 495-517.
Horn, S.A. 2013. Interdisciplinary Engagement as an Acculturation Process: The Case of Japanese Studies. Social Science Japan Journal, 16(2), 251-77.
Horn, S.A. and Cross, A. 2009. Japanese Management at a Crossroads? Asia Pacific Business Review, 15 (3), 285-308.
Ishiguro, K. 2013. Changes in Japanese Companies’ Personnel Management Practises Relating to Female Employees. In S. Horn (Ed.). Emerging Perspectives in Japanese Human Resource Management. Frankfurt: Peter Lang.
Meyer-Ohle, H. 2003. Networking Bricks and Clicks. In S.J. Park & S. Horn (Ed.) Asia and Europe in the New Global System. Palgrave.
Tipton, E.K. 2008. The 'economic miracle' and its underside. In: Modern Japan, Routledge.Extended reading:
David Flath, The Japanese Economy (Oxford University Press, 2000)
Takatoshi Ito, The Japanese Economy (The MIT Press, 1992)
Elise K. Tipton, Modern Japan (Routledge, 2008)
Abegglen, J. 2006. Perspectives of Half a Century. In 21st Century Japanese Management. Palgrave, 1-23.Economic Miracle
Lincoln, E.J. 1989. The Slowdown of Economic Growth. In Japan: Facing Economic Maturity, 14-39.Patterns of Trade and the Domestic Market
Yamamura, K. 1987. Shedding the Shackles of Success: Saving Less for Japan's Future. Journal of Japanese Studies, 13(2), 429-456.Contemporary Economic Issues
Katz, R. 2003. The Incredible Shrinking Japan. In Japanese Phoenix. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.The State and the Industry
Yoshiaki Nakamura & Chihiro Watanabe. 2003. Mangament and the Effect of MITI’s R&D Project. Technovation, 23, 221-238.The Japanese Company
Sjöberg, O. and Söderberg, M. 2001. The Sogo Shosha: Finding a New Role? In. Blomström, M., Gangnes, B. & La Croix, S. (Eds.), Japan’s New Economy: Continuity and Change in the 21st Century. OUP.Japanese Human Resource Management
Matanle, P., McCann, L. & Ashmore, D. 2008. Men under Pressure. Representations of the Salaryman and his Organization in Japanese Manga. Organization, 15(5), 639-664.The Japanese Production System
Anon. 2005. Making a Comeback. The Japan Journal, March, 6-11.Japanese Market Environment
Fields, G., Katahira, H. and Wind, J. 1997. The Fourth Rush. In Leveraging Japan. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.Future Challenges and Course Review
Anon. (2010). The New Frontier for Corporate Japan. The Economist. 53-54Core reading:
Abegglen, J. 2006. 21st Century Japanese Management. Palgrave.
Buckley, P.J. and Horn, S.A. 2009. Japanese Multinational Enterprises in China: Successful Adaptation of Marketing Strategies. Long Range Planning, 42(4), 495-517.
Horn, S.A. 2013. Interdisciplinary Engagement as an Acculturation Process: The Case of Japanese Studies. Social Science Japan Journal, 16(2), 251-77.
Horn, S.A. and Cross, A. 2009. Japanese Management at a Crossroads? Asia Pacific Business Review, 15 (3), 285-308.
Ishiguro, K. 2013. Changes in Japanese Companies’ Personnel Management Practises Relating to Female Employees. In S. Horn (Ed.). Emerging Perspectives in Japanese Human Resource Management. Frankfurt: Peter Lang.
Meyer-Ohle, H. 2003. Networking Bricks and Clicks. In S.J. Park & S. Horn (Ed.) Asia and Europe in the New Global System. Palgrave.
Tipton, E.K. 2008. The 'economic miracle' and its underside. In: Modern Japan, Routledge.Extended reading:
David Flath, The Japanese Economy (Oxford University Press, 2000)
Takatoshi Ito, The Japanese Economy (The MIT Press, 1992)
Elise K. Tipton, Modern Japan (Routledge, 2008)
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
EC A 154 (Wirtschaftskommunikation Japanisch I), EC A 153 (Interkulturelle Kompetenz Ostasien),
Modul Alternative Erweiterungen (für BA), M4 -Teil 2 für ECOS
Modul Alternative Erweiterungen (für BA), M4 -Teil 2 für ECOS
Letzte Änderung: Di 04.01.2022 12:46
* acquired broad factual knowledge concerning the economic practices and institutions of Japan;
* examined Japan’s integration with the world economy;
* studied structural characteristics, inherent problems and current reform efforts of the Japanese economy.The exam will be handed out on 4 December. Students have 72 hours for completion.
The resit will take place 29 January 2021 (again 72 hours for completion).