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Course Code etc
Academic Year 2024
College University-wide Liberal Arts Courses (Comprehensive Courses)
Course Code FB190
Theme・Subtitle
Class Format Face to face (all classes are face-to-face)
Class Format (Supplementary Items)
Campus Lecture
Campus Ikebukuro
Semester Spring Semester
DayPeriod・Room Wed.3・8101
Credit 2
Course Number CMP2210
Language Japanese
Class Registration Method Exceptional Lottery Registration
Grade (Year) Required 配当年次は開講学部のR Guideに掲載している科目表で確認してください。
prerequisite regulations
Acceptance of Other Colleges
course cancellation 〇(履修中止可/ Eligible for cancellation)
Online Classes Subject to 60-Credit Upper Limit
Relationship with Degree Policy 各授業科目は、学部・研究科の定める学位授与方針(DP)や教育課程編成の方針(CP)に基づき、カリキュラム上に配置されています。詳細はカリキュラム・マップで確認することができます。
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Text Code FB190

【Course Objectives】

1. We examine the following questions: What is family business? What kinds of laws and social norms are necessary for successful family business? What are the similarities to and differences from regular listed companies?
2. By developing an understanding of family business, we analyze the roles family business plays in Japanese society and economy and examine its socio-economic relevance and importance for Japan.
3. We identify issues and challenges that family business face, and explore solutions to cope with them.
4. We examine the variety of firm ownership and its relationship with corporate strategies and organizational structures. We also analyze the relationship between laws, social norms, and ownership structures of firms.
5. We explore the question of whether family business may help serve our career aspirations.

【Course Contents】

A company in which the founding family owns more than half of the shares and effectively controls the company is called a family business. Approximately 90% of Japanese companies are considered to be family businesses. They range from such multinational companies as Toyota and Suntory to local small and medium-sized companies. Many family-owned companies, including Suntory, are private companies that do not list their shares on the stock market. There are companies such as Uniqlo and Toyota whose founding families continue to control the companies even though their shares are listed on the stock market. The family business is not unique to Japan as Walmart in the US and Volkswagen in Germany are also known to be family businesses. May family businesses perform well by upholding their founding principles and traditions and managing their firms from a long-term perspective. However, some family businesses are criticized for not separating ownership and management and poor corporate governance. Other family businesses are plagued by nepotism and conflicting interests among family members. Is it more difficult to manage family businesses than listed companies? What kind of laws and social norms are necessary to efficiently manage them? What are their advantages and disadvantages compared to listed companies? We invite guest speakers who are involved in these topics and employ an interdisciplinary approach to explore and analyze them.

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