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 325-310 The Japanese Business System

Note

Students may not gain credit for this subject if the subjects 326-205/305 were passed in a previous year.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

2

Coordinator

Associate Professor H Dick

Prerequisites

325-228 Strategy or 325-231 International Business Strategy or any of the optional 200-level and 300-level subjects listed in the Asian Studies Program in the Faculty of Arts.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week

Subject Description

Japan's post-war economic 'miracle', the 'bubble' of the late-1980s and causes of subsequent prolonged stagnation, with particular attention to the institutions of business and government. Topics include structural change, industrial policy and the role of technology; the organisation of big business, including keiretsu relationships and the role of the trading houses, and of small business, including subcontracting ties; financial markets and labour markets for both large and small firms; consumer markets; government-business relationships and cultural aspects of the business environment.

Assessment

A 2-hour end-of-semester examination (50%) and tutorial participation, essay and outline totalling no more than 3000 words (50%).

Prescribed Texts
  • The Japanese Business System, Tutorial Readings (details from the Department).
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