This is damn cool.
It makes me wonder what it would be like if we had multiple cultures providing insights like this. What a potentially neat collaborative project across nations/cultures.
Great idea and thanks for sharing this!
Steve
Steven R. Ash, Ph.D.
Associate Chair
Department of Management
The University of Akron
http://www.uakron.edu/colleges/cba/departments/management/
330.972.6429
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Subject: {SPAM?} Download free-of-charge a podcast series and PowerPoint slides on Japanese management
Dear Colleagues
Last year, my students at Sophia University in Tokyo wrote and narrated
an audio podcast series on Japanese management. The series consists of 3
0 podcasts and PowerPoint slide sets discussing every aspect of Japanese
management (two podcasts and slides sets will be uploaded per month). T
hey are available on my homepage,
http://parissahaghirian.com/category/podcasts/
or at the i-Tunes store (enter "Haghirian"). All materials are suitabl
e for educational purposes and can be downloaded free of charge.
List of Topics
1. Culture and Management
2. Management in East and West
3. Japanese Management - Overview
4. Collectivism in Japanese Management
5. Harmony in Japanese Management
6. The Vertical Society
7. Achievement Orientation
8. Communication Styles
9. Japanese Process Orientation
10. Historical Development of the Japanese Economy (The Meiji Restor
ation)
11. Historical Development of the Japanese Economy (Post-War Develop
ment)
12. Japanese Industry Structure
13. The Japanese Consumer Market
14. Japan`s New Consumer Groups
15. Japanese Production Management
16. Japanese Distribution Systems
17. Marketing in Japan
18. Japanese Human Resource Management
19. Strategic Thinking in the Japanese Firm
20. Knowledge Management in Japan
21. Negotiations in Japan
22. Decision Making in Japan
23. Changes in Japanese Management Styles
24. Japanese Keiretsu in the 21st Century
25. Internationalization of the Japanese Firm
26. The Japanese Firm as an Intercultural Workplace
27. Working in a Japanese Firm (A Foreigner`s Perspective)
28. Do`s and Dont`s when Doing Business in Japan
29. Cross-Cultural Communication with Japanese Business Partners
30. Experiences of an American Manager in Japan
31. What Foreign Managers Coming to Japan need to Know
The podcasts and slides are part of a student project related to the boo
k, "J-Management: Fresh Perspectives on the Japanese Firm in the 21st Ce
ntury", edited by Dr. Parissa Haghirian of Sophia University, Tokyo, Jap
an. For further information about the podcasts and the book, please visi
t my website,
www.parissahaghirian.com.
Please enjoy the episodes. We look forward to your comments.
Best regards from humid Tokyo
Parissa Haghirian
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Dr. Parissa Haghirian
Associate Professor of International Management
Sophia University
7-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
Phone (direct): 0081-3-3238-4038
Office phone (Secretary): 0081-3-3238-4004
Office fax: 0081-3-3238-4076
e-mail:
p-haghir@sophia.ac.jp
Homepage:
http://www.parissahaghirian.com
J-Management Podcasts: http://parissahaghirian.com/category/podcasts/