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Japanese Business Systems

Winter Quarter, 2013

Location:
Building 200, Room 303 (History Corner)

Time:
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4:15-5:30 PM
Classes start on Tuesday, January 8th 2013

Course Code:
JAPANGEN 051 or JAPANGEN 251 (Register)

Purpose

This is an English-language course about modern Japan, which is open to registered Stanford students in all schools and departments. Previous Japan study/experience is not necessary, but “veterans” of Japan are welcome. Especially recommended for students planning to intern in Japan.

Discussions will include Japanese group dynamics in industrial and corporate structures, negotiating styles, decision making, and crisis management as well as strategies for managing intercultural differences.

Alumni of the course have gone on to become successful entrepreneurs, served in the U.S. Foreign Service and are Executives for American Firms in Asia.

Instructor:
Richard Dasher
Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center
Executive Director, Center for Integrated Systems
Consulting Professor, Department of Asian Languages
Consulting Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering

On-Campus Office: CIS Building, Room 106
Tel: 725-3621, Fax: 5-0991
E-mail: rdasher [at] stanford [dot] edu

Course Assistant:
Sebastian Karl
E-mail: skarl [at] stanford [dot] edu

For additional or related information, please contact:

US-Asia Technology Management Center
Tel: (650) 724-0096