2022 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Technology and Innovation Management Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
Standardization Strategy I
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Instructor(s)
- Akira Izumi
- Class Format
- Lecture (Livestream)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 11-12 Thu
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- TIM.B533
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2022
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The standardization strategy is a strategy to create new global rules which are necessary for innovations.
This course gives an overview of standardization strategies as a business strategy. The standardization is an important strategic tool for market development and competitiveness enlargement. This course provides students for basic concepts of standardization strategy, business strategies with standardization and practices of innovation with standardization.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Understand basic concepts of standardization and the importance of standardization as a business strategy.
2) Use Open-Closed Strategies for market development, competitiveness enlargement and innovation.
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
All lecturers are conducted by adjunct professors and guest lecturers who have abundant practical experience in the field of standardization.
Keywords
Standardization, Corporate strategy, Business strategy, Cooperation with technology
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Course documents will be delivered 3 days before the class. Every lesson contains not only a lecture but also a 15- to 30- minute Q&A and discussion.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Importance of standardization | Understand the significance of standardization. Explain basic concepts of standardization. |
| Class 2 | Standardization as a business strategy | Understand business strategy with standardization. |
| Class 3 | Standardization strategy for Steel industry | Understand the standardization strategy by industry. Understand the offensive and defensive standardization. |
| Class 4 | Standardization strategies for enhancing competitiveness | Understand business strategies with standardization. |
| Class 5 | Cross strategy between standardization and intellectual property rights | Understand the relation and cross strategy between standardization and intellectual property rights. |
| Class 6 | International standardization of Japanese concept "antibacterial" | Understand practical process of standardization. |
| Class 7 | Monetizing strategy with Standardization and intellectual property rights | Understand systematically how to monetize through standardization. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to prepare for class and to review by lecture report after lecture.
They should do so by referring to course material.
Textbook(s)
No textbook
Reference books, course materials, etc.
All materials used in class can be found on T2SCHOLA.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Activities in class: 70% Report: 30%
Related courses
- TIM.B534 ： Standardization Strategy Ⅱ
- TIM.B517 ： Management of Intellectual Property I
- TIM.B518 ： Management of Intellectual Property II
Prerequisites
None required.
Other
Innovation usually requires standardization to build new rules and systems globally.
Join our class to get practical methods for business strategy!