08.05.2025
Special Topics in International Business
Dear all,
I hope that you are doing well.
I really appreciate those who come fully prepared & participate in class discussions very regularly.
At the same time, I am very concerned about several students who do nearly nothing: poor attendance, poor participation, & poor professionalism. In principle, I really pay special attention to your consistent diligence & intellectual dedication. My grading method is very objective & quantitative. Moreover, I evaluate all my students by benchmarking the scores & behavioral quality of my top 5 students.
I have just posted all the presentations I will use in my upcoming lectures from WEEKs 10-12 on Moodle.
Please do me a favour. I would like you to read the very short article: "Subsidiary Initiative at Schenck Shanghai Machinery" before attending the session next Monday (12.05.2025).
For next Wednesday (14.05.2025), please make sure that you read the following scholarly articles:
(1) Asakawa & Som (2008); &
(2) Asakawa (2001)
I will nominate several students to explain the details of the respective articles. Therefore, please come fully prepared to make an impact on the class discussion.
Thank you for your profound attention & continued commitment to my STI course.
Kindest regards,
Norifumi Kawai