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History of MBA in Japan (Part One)

• 2018/07/03

• #MBA
• #Domestic
• #History

Let me introduce the history of the MBA in Japan. The Keio Business School (KBS) was officially opened in 1978, when Japan was in a period where, still, the “graduate school” was equivalent to “a p...

The Relationship Between Health Care and the MBA

• 2018/07/03

• #MBA
• #Healthcare
• #Pharmaceuticals
• #industry

There are two types of MBA programs: the generalist MBA, which aims at a comprehensive and systematic understanding of management, and the specialized MBA, where one studies a specific function (ma...

The Current Status of MBA in Japan, and Related Issues

• 2018/07/03

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• #Japan

This topic is rather sensitive, as it deals with the current status of the MBA in Japan. The question is, which MBA should one choose to guarantee success? In Japan, where MBA education is still un...

Teaching with the Case Method

• 2018/07/03

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• #Case
• #Method

While the case method should optimally be adopted for MBA studies, its use is not limited to management sciences nor to the business domain. This teaching method is also widely employed in the soci...

Do Japanese people need an MBA?

• 2018/07/03

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• #Japanese

Essentially, the value of an MBA education should not be related to nationality. However, if the business school offering this program is not secure, theories will begin to float around whether it ...

Case Writing

• 2018/07/03

• #MBA
• #Case

“Case writing” refers to original case development projects that are underway at business schools around the globe. Numerous case centers can be found worldwide. Business schools that are not devel...

Why the Japanese MBA Situation is “Different”

• 2018/07/03

• #MBA

When speaking with professors who have been involved with MBA program implementation overseas, one learns that something is “different” with MBA programs in Japan. “Different” here is not intended ...

Fostering the Development of Candidates to Become Key Company Leaders Who Can Create a Strong Organization

• 2018/07/03

• #MBA
• #Leadership
• #development
• #Company
• #training

Here's a fact not widely known in Japan: at business schools in Western countries, leadership development programs are just as popular as MBA-degree programs. “Leadership development” is different ...

An Invitation to Dark Side Management Studies

• 2018/07/03

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• #Side

Numerous management concepts are discussed in an MBA program, including enterprise value, the 3Cs model (company, customers, competitors), the Five Forces model (5F: competitive rivalry, supplier p...

Why is the MBA Necessary?

• 2018/07/03

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While one often hears discussions of whether an MBA is necessary, it is a fact that the number of people seeking an MBA has risen nearly ten-fold in the past 20 years. Why are so many people strivi...

Are Markets Just? (Business School Version)

• 2018/07/03

• #MBA
• #Japan
• #Harvard

“Some values cannot be purchased with money. In that case, what can money buy?” This was part of an advertisement at one time, and the present column is the Business School Version of that. Last ye...

Why Don’t MBA Programs Offer “Correct” Answers?

• 2018/07/03

• #MBA
• #education

MBA professors like to ask extreme or “outlandish” questions. A couple of examples: “Let’s say you are the protagonist in this case, and just after being assigned to your post, your subordinates co...