Japanese business in Europe BA3260

Pre-requisites

Strategic Management (BA2070)

Topics covered

• The influence of key national institutions, the state and finance systems on the development of Japanese business in the post-war period. 
• The nature of the Japanese enterprise system, its management, systems and capabilities. 
• The main theories employed to explain the phenomenon of the multinational enterprise.
• The scale and growth of the international economy and the role of foreign direct investment in the international economy. 
• Review the managerial and organisational characteristics of Japanese MNEs and consider the management and organisation of Japanese MNEs in Europe. 
• Consider case-studies of Japanese MNEs engaged in the electronics industry. 
• Case-studies of Japanese MNEs engaged in the motor vehicle industry. 
• Case-studies of Japanese MNEs as general trading companies. 
• Case-studies of Japanese MNEs as international banks. 

Learning outcomes

By the end of this module students should be able to:

• Insight into Japanese business and management.
• Appreciation of the forces of economic internationalisation and regional integration.
• Comprehension of the characteristics of multinational
• Enterprise and the Japanese MNE in particular.
• Knowledge of international business theories and their degree of applicability to real business situations.
• Analytical skills, involving the thematic, comparative and empirical.

Assessment

This module is assessed by a two hour unseen written examination.