Business Culture in Japan 3600-JA-KBJ-OW

During classes selected aspects of Japanese Business Culture will be presented. The structure of Japanese firms, recruitment process, and training will be explained.
Special attention will be paid to the unique process of decision-making (Jpn. nemawashi), which requires long non-official negotiations on all levels so that during the official meeting the agreement could be only "the sealing" of previous agreements.
I will be explained. how various aspects of Japanese culture, which is called "the culture of shame" (Jpn. haji no bunka) influence the strategy of communication in business (for instance avoidance of direct confrontation due to the possibility of "the loss of face".
Main topics:

1. Macro- and micro business environment in Japan
2. Traditional values, business ethics, codes of negotiations
3. Business Communication - language and interaction issues
4. Foreigners as partners, foreigners as employees of Japanese companies
5. Case studies on Japanese-European business cooperation
6. Reading and translating examples of Business Japanese.

During classes selected aspects of Japanese Business Culture will be presented. The structure of Japanese firms, recruitment process, and training will be explained.
Special attention will be paid to the unique process of decision-making (Jpn. nemawashi), which requires long non-official negotiations on all levels so that during the official meeting the agreement could be only "the sealing" of previous agreements.
I will be explained. how various aspects of Japanese culture, which is called "the culture of shame" (Jpn. haji no bunka) influence the strategy of communication in business (for instance avoidance of direct confrontation due to the possibility of "the loss of face".
Main topics:

1. Macro- and micro business environment in Japan
2. Traditional values, business ethics, codes of negotiations
3. Business Communication - language and interaction issues
4. Foreigners as partners, foreigners as employees of Japanese companies
5. Case studies on Japanese-European business cooperation
6. Reading and translating examples of Business Japanese.

1. Boye Lafayette De Mente, Ettiquette Guide to Japan, Tuttle, 2015
2. Robert Charles Azar, Navigating Japanese Business Culture. A Practical Guide to Succeeding in the Japanese Market (2016)
3.Kenji Maeda, A Quick Guide to Japanese Business Etiquette (2013)
4. Boye Lafayette De Mente, Kata: The Key to understanding and Dealing with Japanese (2010)
5.Haru Yamada, The Seven Keys to Communicating in Japan. An Intercultural Approach (2017)
6. Hojo Takako, Bijinesu manaa no kaiboo zukan, 2016
7. Urano Keiko, Bijinesu manaa kihon, 2007
8. Kodaira Katsuya, Nihon no kaisha 40 no jakuten, Bubgei shunju, Tokyo 2013

1. Boye Lafayette De Mente, Ettiquette Guide to Japan, Tuttle, 2015
2. Robert Charles Azar, Navigating Japanese Business Culture. A Practical Guide to Succeeding in the Japanese Market (2016)
3.Kenji Maeda, A Quick Guide to Japanese Business Etiquette (2013)
4. Boye Lafayette De Mente, Kata: The Key to understanding and Dealing with Japanese (2010)
5.Haru Yamada, The Seven Keys to Communicating in Japan. An Intercultural Approach (2017)
6. Hojo Takako, Bijinesu manaa no kaiboo zukan, 2016
7. Urano Keiko, Bijinesu manaa kihon, 2007
8. Kodaira Katsuya, Nihon no kaisha 40 no jakuten, Bubgei shunju, Tokyo 2013

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