2020 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Technology and Innovation Management Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
History and Philosophy of Management II
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Instructor(s)
- Yoshitaka Suzuki
- Class Format
- Lecture (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 11-12 Mon (Zoom)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- TIM.A533
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Following History and Philosophy of Management I, this subject is designed to help you learn "the so-called" humanities "thinking method" and "argument method" through studying the history of management (I understand).
The history of management cannot be fully understood simply by explaining the cause from the results using legal knowledge. Only by placing yourself in the position of the parties in each phase and following the process by which the parties make choices while anticipating future objective conditions can you understand why such choices were made and what the choices are in the outcome. It is possible to know what kind of influence it had. It is necessary to understand these things not from one's own senses and experiences, but as science, that is, by incorporating the purposes and motives of the parties into the causal relationship.
In this lecture, we will take up important aspects of management history and learn the decisions made there from the role played by the "idea" that affects or is constrained by history.
Please read the lesson abstract distributed in advance each time.
Course description and aims
Students will learn how to study management from history.
Keywords
history, philosophy, decision making
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students will read lecture materials and discuss issues.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Large Japanese companies after World War II: Isomorphism in strategy | Shown in the document for discussion |
| Class 2 | Japanese industry: competitive advantage loss | Shown in the document for discussion |
| Class 3 | Large corporations after the large corporation system: Conditions for survival | Shown in the document for discussion |
| Class 4 | Globalizing of Japanese companies | Shown in the document for discussion |
| Class 5 | Community-based companies: Potential mid-sized companies | Shown in the document for discussion |
| Class 6 | Companies that stand out from adversity: Recovery from the earthquake and social enterprise | Shown in the document for discussion |
| Class 7 | Japanese Female Business Owners and Philosophy | Shown in the document for discussion |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Document for discussion would be delivered in the previous lecture.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
"MBA no tame no Nihon keieishi" by Yoshitaka Suzuki (Yuhikaku 2007) in Japanese
"Social Enterprise ron" by Yoshitaka Suzuki (Yuhikaku 2014) in Japanese
Evaluation methods and criteria
Report: Write after reading reference literature.
Evaluation is based on the report, but also draws on the in-class Q&A and debate.
Related courses
- TIM.A532 ： History and Philosophy of Management I
- TIM.D514 ： Lectures by Business Leaders I
- TIM.D515 ： Lectures by Business Leaders II
Prerequisites
The prerequisite to take this course is that you have acquired the credits of "History and Philosophy of Management I".
Without having acquired the credits of the above course, the credits of this course will not be counted as the necessary number of credits for graduation.
Taking the "History and Philosophy of Management I" is required.
The ability to read articles in Japanese is also required.