Basic Management Theory
| Numbering Code | U-AGR04 1D105 LJ44 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | 1st year students | Target Student | ||
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Mon.3 | |
| Instructor name |
IBA HARUHIKO (Graduate School of Agriculture Associate Professor) KITO YAYOI (Graduate School of Agriculture Senior Lecturer) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
Theme: Understanding management and economic activities in the real world based on various management theories. This course aims to explain management and economic activities in modern society from the perspective of management theory. Students will learn about the history and various theories of management. The course will examine how various economic activities are designed using the examples of agricultural management and the food industry. First, this course will examine the responses in business management to the simultaneous progress of large-scale business expansion and diversification in modern agricultural management. Students will gain a theoretical understanding of business management that helps improve production technology, the efficiency of internal human management and distribution and sales activities, and stakeholder relationships. Using the food industry example, we will imagine various food business operators from upstream to downstream of the food chain and examine the state and issues of their business management. The main topics are the vertical integration of food business operators, establishing business relationships, and business management related to product development, production, processing, and sales activities under changes in the distribution and structures of consumption. |
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| Course Goals |
・Understand the history and frameworks of management theory ・Understand management and economic activities in the real world in the context of management theory ・Understand the mechanism through which various inefficiencies are structurally derived in management and economic activities in the real world and consider corrective measures |
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| Schedule and Contents |
Lecture 1: What is business administration? (orientation) Lecture 2: Theoretical developments in the history of business administration Lecture 3: Understanding decision-making theory and the real society Lecture 4: Understanding modern organization theory (Bernard) and the real society (1) Lecture 5: Understanding modern organization theory (Bernard) and the real society (2) Lecture 6: Understanding human relations theory and motivation theory and their applications to organizational management Lecture 7: Organizational structure theories: functions of organizational structure and organizational restructuring Lecture 8: Basics of finance and accounting Lecture 9: Management strategy theory (1): theoretical development Lecture 10: Management strategy theory (2): external environmental analysis, internal environmental analysis, and strategy formulation Lecture 11: Management strategy theory (3): various strategic frameworks Lecture 12: Understanding marketing theories and applications (1) Lecture 13: Understanding marketing theories and applications (2) Lecture 14: Management and social responsibility in modern society supplemental lectures [Final examination] Lecture 15: Feedback |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Grading method: ・2-4 lecture reports or quizzes (40 points total) ・Final report (60 points) ・The report will be evaluated based on the policies for the attainment target. ・Students will not earn credits if they miss 30% or more classes. ・All reports must be submitted. ・Uniquely creative reports will receive high scores. Grading criteria: Grading criteria and policies are based on the grading criteria and policies described in the Handbook of the Faculty of Agriculture for the applicable year. |
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| Course Requirements | None in particular | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) |
・Carefully read the relevant section of the textbook as a preview for the lectures. ・In the report topics, we will be looking for explanations using real-world cases. While reviewing, try to understand the content by relating it to your own experiences. |
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| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | 井原久光 『テキスト経営学［第3版］基礎から最新の理論まで』 (ミネルヴァ書房、2008年) ISBN:4623051293 [Hisamitsu Ihara, Text Business Studies: From the Basics to the Latest Theory (3rd ed.), Minerva Shobo, 2008] | ||
| References, etc. | Will be introduced during lecture. | |||
