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This chapter depicts a fairly new and evolving business studies in Japanese higher education. It presents the main suppliers, the typical programs offered, the corresponding fees and the current pedagogy development. The Business Model of Business Administration for institutions is introduced in regard to the ongoing incorporation of national universities. The doctoral program and the faculty’s career steps, its salary level, the related evaluation and the teaching load are also presented. The relatively limited demand for these business programs is discussed in relation to the Japanese firms’ employment habits, before dealing with the higher education regulatory body. The chapter concludes by accentuating the need for Japanese institutions to find their own model with consideration to the specific social rules and society’s demands.
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Notable exceptions are Keio School, Kokusai University, Tsukuba University and Kobe University, which were precursors in setting up business schools independent of their faculties in 1978, 1988, 1989 and 1989, respectively.
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In Hitotsubashi University, the Graduate School of Commerce and Management is a traditional “academic” graduate school, while the Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy is the new type of professional graduate school. However, they are to be unified in 2018.
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Shimada, S., Shimamoto, M. (2018). Higher Education in Management: The Case of Japan. In: Dameron, S., Durand, T. (eds) The Future of Management Education. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56104-6_6
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