College of Graduate Study in Management at Khon Kaen University
900 719 Strategic Management
Strategy and business policy. Situational analysis (SWOT Analysis). Strategic planning and business policy formulation at various levels. Decision in implementing strategic plans. Case studies in strategic management at various organization.
Graduate School of Business Sciences at University of Tsukuba
Reading Seminars
Reading Seminar in Consumer Behavior I - III
Reading Seminar on Marketing Science I - III
Reading Seminar in Strategic Management I - III
Reading Seminar in Organization Revolutions I - III
Reading Seminar in Corporate Finance I - III
Reading Seminar in Financial Engineering I - III
Reading Seminar in Cost Management I - III
Reading Seminar in Stochastic Process I - III
Reading Seminar in Mathematical Programming I - III
Reading Seminar in Logistics and Network I - III
Reading Seminar in Object Systems I - III
Reading Seminar in Network Security I - III
Reading Seminar in Information Networks I - III
Reading Seminar in Interactive Systems I - III
Reading Seminar in Software Engineering I - III
Reading Seminar in Artificial Intelligence I - III
Reading Seminar in Human resources development I - III
Reading Seminar in Social Survey I - III
Reading Seminar in Systems Management I - III
Networking and Secure Data Transmission
Networking skills are becoming a common competence for successful career as well as language skills and financial skills. How various computers, which individually hold data, are connected so that an organization can use the full resources available for conducting business is a critical part of creating value using technology. This course, starting from the key technologies of the internet and other network services, expands to include new businesses and applications using network services. What impact the recent progress of network services is having on our business and life and what challenges companies offering network services are facing are discussed in this course.
ICS , Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy
[Term 2] Intensive Writing (R. Davies) (2008/Term 1&2 (Fall&Winter))
Many of the classes that students take at ICS require a significant amount of writing in the form of term papers, reports, plans of action, and so forth. Intensive Writing is designed to provide students with support, instruction, and practice in completing these writing tasks.
During the Foundation Week, all students entering ICS are required to complete a writing assessment in order to identify those who are most in need of assistance in improving their writing skills in English (these students are required to take Intensive Writing; for others, participation is elective). Student writing samples will be assessed according to a multi-trait profile which provides diagnostic information along a spectrum of five categories: organization, language use and grammar, content, vocabulary, and mechanics. A detailed error analysis will also be conducted on the writing samples to determine specific areas that should be targeted for instruction. The lessons in this course are thus based on students’ writing needs, but will also address many other issues that are important in successfully completing coursework at ICS.
Course Structure
This course will meet once a week in four-hour sessions (2 x 2 hours: 13:30-15:30; 15:45-17:45) on Wednesday afternoons during Term 2.
The course is based on the premise that “you learn to write by writing,” so written assignments are an integral part of each and every class. Students will also be assigned longer writing assignments for homework every week, which will be corrected and evaluated in detail by their instructor.
The classes are structured in an integrated manner, with the content of the lessons linked to one another as much as possible. The focus of instruction will be both “top down” and “bottom up”; in other words, the emphasis will be on top-level organizational patterns and structures on the one hand, and sentence-level grammar and syntax on the other. In addition, various types of writing that are important for MBA students will be stressed, including summaries, paraphrases, critiques, and so forth.
ICS , Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy
[Term 1] Knowledge Management (I. Nonaka / K. Ichijo) (2008/Term 1&2 (Fall&Winter))
The objective of this course is to offer an overview of knowledge management through philosophy, academic articles, and case studies. Starting with the definition of knowledge, students will learn various aspects of knowledge creation and utilization and are expected to understand the theory of knowledge creation as well as the practical application of knowledge management.
Course Structure
The course starts with the definition of knowledge by such philosophers as Descartes, Nishida, and Plato. Next, classical organization theoretical works, such as those of Barnard, Simon, and Maslow will be discussed to see how organizational knowledge-creating theory is based on them, and how it differs from them. Then, the theory of organizational knowledge creation will be discussed, including various components such as ba, knowledge assets, leadership, and enablers.
The theoretical part is followed up by the study of case studies to learn how firms have built their knowledge-based business systems. Companies such as Suntory, Seven-Eleven, Eisai, Honda, NTT DoCoMo, and the U.S. Marines will be studied.
Students will also learn about theory building methodologies to construct their own theory. Finally, the application of knowledge creating theory to broader fields, such as regional or national knowledge creation, will be discussed.
Teaching Method
The theoretical part of the course will be conducted mostly through the use of lectures and the dialectic approach. The application part of the course, which deals with knowledge creation within companies, will be conducted mostly through the use of case studies and discussion, augmented by outside speakers representing the respective companies taken up in the case studies. Also, throughout the course, students are required to make presentations in small groups on what they have learned.
Game Theory and Applications
General Information
This course covers game theory and its applications to various fields of economics. It studies static games with complete information, dynamic games with complete information, static games with incomplete information, dynamic games with incomplete information, and the equilibrium concepts corresponding to these games. It considers applications of these concepts to the study of industrial organization, international trade, labor economics, public economics, corporate finance, and monetary economics. Applications to auction and bargaining are also considered. Finally, it offers an introduction to mechanism design and its application to the procurement problem.
Seminar In Management (EKM 2501)
This course describes the determinants of an organization success in the global setting. Those determinants are the ability of an organization to (1) reorganize and renew itself, (2) focus itself on internal and external changes, and (3) fit with its environment. Several contemporary concepts of finding organization-environment fit are discussed in this course. The objective of the course is to broaden students’ insights on contemporary management issues and concepts. Understanding those issues and concepts will prepare students to enter the real business world and contribute to organizations in order to effectively and efficiently respond toward environmental changes.
Organizational Change And Development (EKM 3412)
This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the process of organizational change. The course addresses questions of why an organization should change, when the change should be realized, what aspects of an organization should be changed, how to implement these changes, and who are involved in this change. Several textbooks and journal articles are utilized to guide students on how to manage organizational change. This approach provides students with a sound theoretical foundation for framing such changes and their implementations.
International Business (EKM 3501)
This course deals with business functions in an international perspective. The course examines various concepts of international business, contingent international environment, international business strategies and their operations. It also addresses global issues and describes concepts relevant to international businessman, regardless of the extent of their international involvement. Dynamic strategy is also incorporated to provide a sustainable competitive advantage that enables organization to anticipate, respond, and adapt to the complexity and rapid change of the international business landscape. The course objectives are to enhance understanding of international perspectives for business activities, and to develop critical concepts for international business facing global competition.
Human Resource Management (EKM 2410)
This course discusses all aspects of managing human resource as a primary source of sustainable competitive advantage. It provides an understanding of HRM concepts, methods, and techniques with particular focus on HRM functions as business partners in strategic decision-making process and its implementation. All functions of HRM such as planning, recruitment and selection, training and development, career management, performance appraisal, compensation management, HR audit are discussed from strategic and technical perspectives. Two primary learning objectives of this course are: (1) to provide participants with an in-depth knowledge of effective HRM concepts, methods, and techniques, and (2) to give an appreciation of learning the role of HRM in developing sustainable competitive advantage, especially in executing strategies and facilitating the process of change or organization transformation.