シラバス Syllabus

授業名 MBA Essentials
Course Title MBA Essentials
担当教員 Instructor Name 横山 研治(Kenji Yokoyama)
コード Couse Code GLP121_G22N
授業形態 Class Type 講義 Regular course
授業形式 Class Format Hybrid
単位 Credits 2
言語 Language EN
科目区分 Course Category 基礎科目100系 / Basic
学位 Degree MBA
開講情報 Terms / Location 2022 GSM Nagoya Spring

授業の概要 Course Overview

Misson Statementとの関係性 / Connection to our Mission Statement

This course aims at educating students to be an ethical, innovative, and respectful leader. These words are the ones that are used in the NUCB's mission statement.

授業の目的(意義) / Importance of this course

This course aims at providing students with knowlegde and skill sets which will be necessary for your further study on the subsequent courses at the NUCB Business School.

到達目標 / Achievement Goal


Students are expected understand knowledge and skills about the necessary disciplines about business and management.

本授業の該当ラーニングゴール Learning Goals

*本学の教育ミッションを具現化する形で設定されています。

LG1 Critical Thinking
LG2 Diversity Awareness
LG3 Ethical Decision Making
LG4 Effective Communication
LG5 Executive Leadership (EMBA)
LG6 Innovative Leadership (MBA)
LG7 Global Perspective (GLP)

受講後得られる具体的スキルや知識 Learning Outcomes


Students are expected to acquire basic knowledge and skiils abou the following disciplines:
1. Organizations
2. Human Resource
3. Organizational Behaviors
4. Strategy
5. Production Management
6. Marketing
7. Accounting
8. Finance

SDGsとの関連性 Relevance to Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 4 質の高い教育をみんなに(Quality Education)

教育手法 Teaching Method

教育手法 Teaching Method % of Course Time
インプット型 Traditional 50 %
参加者中心型 Participant-Centered Learning ケースメソッド Case Method 50 %
フィールドメソッド Field Method 0 %
合計 Total 100 %

事前学修と事後学修の内容、レポート、課題に対するフィードバック方法 Pre- and Post-Course Learning, Report, Feedback methods

Students will receive feedback from the results of quizes about models and theories on the above disciplines, and your answers to my questions that I am going to ask you in class. In addition, you will be feedbacked form case discussion.

授業スケジュール Course Schedule

第1日(Day1)

- 9:20 Group Case Session: The New War of the Currents
9:20 - 9:40 Introduction
9:40 - 11:00 Fundamentals on Strategic Management
11:00 - 11:20 Break
11:20 - 13:00 Class Session: The New War of the Currents
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:40 Fundamentals on Organization Theories
15:40 - 16:00 Break
16:00 - 16:30 Group Case Session: Procter & Gamble
16:30 - 17:40 Class Case Session: Procter & Gamble

●使用するケース
"The New War of the Currents"
”Procter & Gamble: Organization 2005 (A)”

第2日(Day2)

- 9:20 Group Case Session: Kjell and Company
9:20 - 11:00 Fundamentals on Human Resource Management
11:00 - 11:20 Break
11:20 - 13:00 Class Session: Kjell and Company
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:40 Fundamentals on Organizational Behavior
15:40 - 16:00 Break
16:00 - 16:30 Group Case Session: Innovation Management: Sanwa Shurui
16:30 - 17:40 Class Case Session: Innovation Management: Sanwa Shurui


●使用するケース
"Kjell and Company"
"Innovation Management" Sanwa Shurui Management

第3日(Day3)

- 9:20 Group Case Session: The New Era of the Currents
9:20 - 11:00 Fundamentals on Production Management
11:00 - 11:20 Break
11:20 - 13:00 Class Session: The New Era of the Currents
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:40 Fundamentals on Production Management
15:40 - 16:00 Break
16:00 - 16:30 Group Case Session: Tailor Brands
16:30 - 17:40 Class Case Session: Tailor Brands

●使用するケース
"The New Era of the Currents"
"Tailor Brands: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Branding"

第4日(Day4)

- 9:20 Group Case Session: Accounting Fraud at WorldCom
9:20 - 11:00 Fundamentals on Accounting and Finance
11:00 - 11:20 Break
11:20 - 13:00 Class Case Session: Accounting Fraud at WorldCom
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30 Final Exam


●使用するケース
"Accounting Fraud at WorldCom"
"Tableau” (Extra)

第5日(Day5)



第6日(Day6)



第7日(Day7)



成績評価方法 Evaluation Criteria

*成績は下記該当項目を基に決定されます。
*クラス貢献度合計はコールドコールと授業内での挙手発言の合算値です。
講師用内規準拠 Method of Assessment Weights
コールドコール Cold Call 0 %
授業内での挙手発言 Class Contribution 60 %
クラス貢献度合計 Class Contribution Total 60 %
予習レポート Preparation Report 0 %
小テスト Quizzes / Tests 0 %
シミュレーション成績 Simulation 0 %
ケース試験 Case Exam 0 %
最終レポート Final Report 40 %
期末試験 Final Exam 0 %
参加者による相互評価 Peer Assessment 0 %
合計 Total 100 %

評価の留意事項 Notes on Evaluation Criteria

使用ケース一覧 List of Cases

    ケースは使用しません。

教科書 Textbook

  • 配布資料

参考文献・資料 Additional Readings and Resource

Oliver Williamson, Organization Theory: From Chester Barnard to the Present and Beyond, Oxford University Press, 1995
Moorhead & Griffin, Organizational Behavior, Houghton Mifflin, 1995
Michael Porter, Competitive Advantage, Free Press, 2008
Michael Porter, Competitive Strategy, Free Press, 2008
Jay Barney and Delwyn Clark, Resource-Based Theory: Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage, Oxford University Press, 2007
Martin Christopher, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, FT Press, 2016

授業調査に対するコメント Comment on Course Evaluation

I've picked up a few newer cases according to a request from students.

担当教員のプロフィール About the Instructor 


Professor Dr. Kenji Yokoyama attained a bachelor of economics at Waseda University and a doctor of management later. His specialties are international trade practices and strategic management. He wrote more than 50 paper articles for PRJs and made more than 40 academic presentations about these areas. With his academic contribution, he was awarded the "International Trade Promotion Award" twice in 1992 and 1995, and the "Foreign Trade Academy Award" in 2002. He has been active in promoting multi-cultural education not only in Japan but also in the entire Asia Pacific area. For these activities, he was nominated and shortlisted for the Asia Contribution Award and the Asia Future Award three times in a raw from 2019 to 2020.

(実務経験 Work experience)


Before joining NUCB Business School, he had worked for Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) for 21 years. He was one of the founders of APU. He took the positions of an Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Dean for Admissions, Dean for Student Affairs, Dean for School of Management, Advisor to President and Vice-President during the 21 years. He was President of the AAPBS (Association of Asia Pacific Business Schools) and is now the advisor to the president. He is also the Vice-Chair of the Business School Committee at JUAA. He has been working for various public organizations as head of committees and so forth.

Refereed Articles

  • (2024) Impact of AACSB Accreditation on Education Quality: Perception of Faculty in an Accredited School in Japan. International Journal of Educational Management
  • (2016) Source of Economic Growth in Ethiopia: An Application of Vector Error Correction Model. Australian Academy of Business and Economics Review (AABER) 2(4):






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