OIC

AN221

English

Why do actors with different interests work together within corporate organizations, behaving differently from the logic of market transaction and knowing what is demanded or expected and what to do, without being explicitly ordered to do so or without having negotiated it? What makes a corporate organization different from other corporate organizations? The actual way, how organizations guide or frame thinking and acting of their members, but leaving them the discretion to act in concrete contexts is build by every organization's own historic path and by reproducing a set of hidden rules and values about how members of an organization relate to themselves, towards the organization as a whole and towards outsiders. This is called organizational culture and through that corporations are attempting to generate and maintain such contradicting qualities of collective and individual behavior like flexibility and direction, creativity and efficiency at the same time. This is the essence of functioning management under the current conditions of growing uncertainty, volatility and ambiguity.

Originally, the concept of corporate culture has entered the stage of public attention in the 1980s. This was the time, when (a) the mainly scale driven economy began to stagnate, (b) internalization of business accelerated, (c) the gap between losers and winners became evident even among big corporations and (d) consultancies were looking for new (products) concepts after the prior boom in portfolio management. Corporate culture can be seen as response towards these changes and was expected to deliver new insights and solutions for a broad spectrum of demand, reaching from top managers to academics. Japanese companies, facing fundamental challenges towards their traditional value set and mode of integration by US dominated or capital markets centered globalization and saturation of their home markets are searching for growth opportunities abroad and by that increasingly realizing the need for reconfirming or redefining their hidden rules and values.

Against this background, this course is approaching the subject of management in Japan under growing pressure for/from internalization and related challenges for Japanese corporations and their managers based on the concept of corporate culture. It gives a critical overview about different core terms, models and concepts (theories) of corporate culture, discusses the relation of culture and change and raises current problems, Japanese corporations and their managers are encountering with regard to their internal integration especially in their quickly expanding cross border operations.

This course is offered in English, not limited to business majors and generally open to all majors. But, students, who have taken "Business Administration in Japan" (IR) in the spring semester 2022, should refrain from taking this course.

本授業は、経営学部のみならず、他学部からも受講が可能な科目である。但し、昨年度（2022年度）の前期（春セメスター）で、"Business Administration in Japan" (IR) を受講する学生が本科目を登録することが不可能である。

This course is not attempting to provide easy answers and quick fixes for difficult problems, becoming more difficult by crossing national borders. By drawing attention to complexity, uncertainty, diversity and contexts of doing business & managing, it is aiming on stimulating a critical perspective and on strengthening the ability to apply theories as maps for re-viewing past & present, to understand the essence of management and to act responsibly as an individual within a corporate organization and to resist oversimplifying patterns of national singularities on the one hand and global congruence on the other hand.

本科目の受講にあたっては、TOEIC®L&R620、TOEFL®-ITP520、あるいはTOEFL®-iBT68相当以上の英語力を保持していることを目安とする。

This course targets students who have a minimum TOEIC® L&R score of 620, TOEFL®-ITP score　of 520, or TOEFL®-iBT score of 68.

Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors)	Theme
	Keyword, References and Supplementary Information
1	A Model, Again? Long-Term Trends in Japans Economy (VoD)
	Macro Framing & Problem Definition
2	Why has (the concept of) "Corporate Culture" occurred?
	History & The Central Role of the (Past) Success of Japanese Corporations (VoD)
3	What is Corporate Culture?
	Core Terms & Definitions (VoD)
4	How are Corporate Evolution and Corporate Culture related to each other?
	Re-Relating Core-Terms & Concepts (VoD)
5	What Types of Corporate Culture?
	Typologies as Frames & Filters of Reality Recognition (VoD)
6	Corporate Cultures, National Cultures and Sub-Cultures
	How to cross Bridges & Walls (VoD)
7	Can Corporate Culture (really) change?
	Organizational Dynamics & Current Challenges to Japanese Corporations 1 (VoD)
8	Are not they excluding each other: Change & Culture?
	Organizational Dynamics & Current Challenges to Japanese Corporations 2 (VoD)
9	Can You Change Your Own Mind and Behaviour? Why is it so hard?
	Organizational Dynamics & Current Challenges to Japanese Corporations 3 (VoD)
10	Online Test no. 1 about basic ideas and models, introduced and explained in the previous lectures (Zoom live session)
11	Online Test no. 2 about basic ideas and models, introduced and explained in the previous lectures (Zoom live session)
12	Online Test no. 3 about basic ideas and models, introduced and explained in the previous lectures (Zoom live session)
13	Q&A Session about Final Reports/Final Presentations under a Virtual Task Setting (Zoom live session)
14	Submission of Final Reports/Final Presentation under a Virtual Task Setting (through manaba+R Report Section)
15	Feedback, Assessment & Concluding Comments about Final Reports and Course Grading (Zoom live session)

BCP停止の場合は、BCPレベル0～2の記載どおりに授業が行われます。
During the suspension period of BCP, classes will be as described in BCP levels 0-2.

This course is a business major subject offered in English and will be provided entirely WEB based as mixture of Video on Demand/VoD and Zoom live sessions. Domestic (regular) and foreign (international exchange) students can take this course. It consists of lectures inputs and student's outputs (assignments). The lecture inputs (class sessions no. 01-09) are designed as combination of lecture materials, to be studied and downloaded from the contents section of manaba+R. They are complemented by explanation videos, placed on Panopto (VoD). Classes no. 10-12 are reserved for a series of three mandatory online tests covering all lecture inputs and conducted as Zoom live sessions with afterwards Q&A. Class no. 13 is scheduled as Q&A about the final report/presentation (assignment to be submitted to class no. 14) through a Zoom live session. Class no. 15 will be a feedback session. Further guidance for each session will be released through the course news section of the course URL at manaba+R.

本科目は、経営学を英語で学ぶ専門科目であり、担当教員による講義（インプット）と学生による課題発表（アウトプット）との組み合わせである。完全にWEBでオンデマンドとライブ配信との融合型として実施する。その周知を各セッションごとにmanaba+Rのコースニュースを通じて行う。本科目では、国内学生と留学生とが一緒に学修する可能性がある。担当教員によるインプット (1-9回目クラス）は、manaba+Rにアップロード済の教材提供に加え、それを概説する動画からなる。10〜12回目のクラスは、レクチャーのコンテンスを対象に、manaba+Rの当該機能を通じて、必須のオンラインテスト及び事後の質疑応答を（Zoomのライブセッションを通じて）を行う。最終レポート提出（14回目のクラス）の前の授業（13回目のクラス）で、それを対象にしたQ&A（質疑応答）Zoomのライブセッションを通じて行う。15回目のクラスは、フィードバックである。

Concentrate on understanding the inputs, given in the lecture. Read through the lecture materials, uploaded to WEB CT (manaba+R), in advance.

講義を受けて、理解しようとしてください。事前（予習として）、manaba+Rにアップロードされている講義資料を読んでおいてください。

Kind	Percentage	Grading Criteria etc.
Final Examination (Written)	0
Report Examination (A report to be submitted by the unified deadline)	0
Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment　 (Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class)	100	see below (note).

"Continuous Assessment" means, that the final grading (final score) will be given for the combination of the following two components:

(a) three mandatory online tests (open book, scheduled for classes no. 10/11/12 and to be taken through the respective manaba+R section and a Zoom live link, each covering more or less the previous lecture inputs (no. 1-9). The score of a single test has a final score weight of 15% each;

(b) a report task, released at the beginning of the course: You will find yourself in a virtual situation within a company and facing a practical problem (creating and submitting a briefing report to your virtual CEO). The report has to be submitted through the respective manaba+R section during class no. 14. Further details will be explained during one of the first lectures. Sensitivity towards the given situation and social context, consistency (logic) in your argumentation, originality of your own core propositions and creativity in expression will be evaluated. The score for this assignment has a final score weight of 55%.

Be aware, that both components (online tests + report task) are mandatory and submitting both (until the respective deadline) is the only way to receive a grade (credit) and that no exception (no rescue measures) will be provided.

Think by yourself and attempt to articulate your thoughts as questions (not as repetition of already given or well known answers to perceived or given questions). Start early to generate ideas for your second assignment (briefing report to virtual CEO).

This course does not follow or use one particular textbook. Instead, the lecture materials indicate all references and sources required for each subject or lecture. The digital version of the lecture materials will be uploaded on the WebCT (manaba+R). Students are expected to download the respective materials from the WebCT (manaba+R) and to watch the respective explanation video.

Title	Author	Publisher	ISBN Code	Comment
J-Economy, J-Corporation and J-Power since 1990	Berndt, Enno	Edizione Ca’Foscari	9788869692765
Understanding Organizations	Handy, Charles	Penguin	9780140156034
Organizational Culture and Leadership	Schein, Edgar	Jossey-Bass	9780787975975
The Social Psychology of Organizing	Weick, Karl	McGraw-Hill	9780075548089
The Living Company	De Geus, Arie	Harvard Business Review Press	9781578518203
Culture's Consequences	Hofstede, Geert	Sage Publications	9780803973244
Riding the Waves of Culture	Trompenaars, Fons et al.	McGraw-Hill	0639785302483
Managing the Unexpected	Weick, Karl et al.	Jossey-Bass	9780787996499
Strategies for Cultural Change	Bate, Paul	Taylor & Francis	9780750623285
Leadership BS	Pfeffer, Jeffrey	HarperBusiness	9780062383167
When Cultures Collide	Lewis, Richard	Brealey International	9781904838029

Further references (articles) are indicated in the lecture materials, mentioned above.

http://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/en/edizioni/libri/978-88-6969-277-2/

Learning Management System （manaba+R）,Other (Separate instructions will be provided)

In order (a) to get used to different views on hidden rules and values and (b) to prepare yourself for the presentation task (see: evaluation method), you are expected to choose one movie from the following, to watch the chosen one and to reflect about, how this film (its story line/messages) can be or are related to the concept of corporate culture:

(1) "Gohatto" by Nagisa OSHIMA (2000);
(2) "Wall Street" by Oliver STONE (1987);
(3) "The Circle" by James PONSOLDT (2017).
 
【留学帰国者（「留学終了届」が春学期授業開始日から4 月末までに受理された学生）への課題】
　留学でフォローできなかった授業の内容をチェックし、manaba+Rに搭載される授業資料を読み、解説する動画（VoD)を視聴しながら、自学自習を行ってください。それ以外、特別課題を課しません。

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