Keio University and Matsushita Institute of Government and Management Keio University and the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management to offer an endowed course on "The State and the Corporation: Matsushita's Philosophy of Management.

Keio University (Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Kohei Ito) and the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management (Location: Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture; President: Takashi Toyama) will launch an endowed course on "The State and the Corporation: The Matsushita Management Philosophy" on April 8, 2024 (Monday) at Keio University Mita Campus.

Keio University's Faculty of Commerce aims to nurture leaders with a practical orientation who can contribute to global society through problem-solving and problem-finding based on a critical spirit in industrial society. Since its establishment in April 1980, the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management has produced many leaders who are active in various fields around the world.

This endowed course is based on the deep capability of the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management, which has been committed to fostering politicians engaged in national management and executives engaged in corporate management, and discusses the nature of leadership required in Japan in the 21st century from various perspectives, and encourages students to learn and practice leadership and cross-boundary skills autonomously. The purpose of the program is to encourage participants to learn and practice leadership and cross-boundary capability in a self-directed manner. We will invite lecturers with rich backgrounds who share the management philosophy of Konosuke Matsushita, the founder of the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management and known as the "God of Management," to deepen our knowledge about the future of Japan as a nation and Japanese companies from political, economic, and management perspectives. This course is offered by the School of Commerce. Although this course is offered by the School of Commerce, students from other faculties and graduate schools are also welcome to attend. The course is offered by the Faculty of Commerce, but students from other faculties and graduate schools are also welcome to attend.

Course Content

The course will be taught in an omnibus format by experts who have mastered the Matsushita Management Philosophy, and will provide a realistic classroom experience in line with the spirit of Keio University's practical learning. In addition, this endowed course will require students to submit reports on their lectures and provide feedback to the lecturers in order to maintain and improve the quality of the lectures. Students will have the opportunity to interact with lecturers who are leaders and practitioners of Matsushita's management philosophy, which emphasizes organizational purpose and human resource development, and through the combination of theory and case studies, we aim to foster high aspirations that will brightly illuminate Japan's future.

Subjects/Coordinators: Course Title...Nation and Company: Matsushita Management Philosophy

　　　　　　Faculty in Charge (Coordinator)...Kazuhiro Taniguchi [Professor, Faculty of Commerce].

Duration : April 8, 2024 (Monday) - July 15, 2024 (Monday) Total 14 sessions

　　　　　　Spring semester (2 credits)

Target students: Approximately 500 Keio University students (tentative)

Lecture contents: <Main theme (tentative)

＜Main theme (tentative)

Konosuke Matsushita's management philosophy, management philosophy and practice, management philosophy and top management, political leadership and sustainability, CSR and new business creation, case study of "human-oriented management," comparative study of Yukichi Fukuzawa and Konosuke Matsushita, women entrepreneurs and 21st century Japan, nation and corporation from a comparative institutional analysis, etc.

＜Speakers (tentative; affiliation and position as of March 2024)

*1: Alumni of Matsushita Institute of Government and Management, *2: Alumni of Keio University undergraduate and graduate schools

Masayuki Matsushita(President, Konosuke Matsushita Memorial Foundation, Trustee of Keio University)*2

Yuki Kusumi (Representative Director, President and Group CEO, Panasonic Holdings Co.)

Riko Ogawa (Counselor, Panasonic Holdings Corporation, Trustee of Keio University)*2

Ichiro Aizawa (Member of the House of Representatives)*1, *2

Shigefumi Matsuzawa (Member of the House of Councillors)*1, *2

Tatsuya Ito (Member of the House of Representatives)*1, *2

Takayuki Kanzo (Chairman of the Board, Imagineer, Inc.)

Masanori Kato (President, Hitonomori Corporation)*1, *2

Daiki Takabe (Author, Staff of Tama University)*2

Takashi Toyama (President, Matsushita Institute of Government and Management)

Kazuya Kaneko (President of Matsushita Institute of Government and Management)*1

Masaaki Hieda(Director of Training Department, Matsushita Institute of Government and Management)

Hiroko Gon (President, Kodomo no Shokutaku K.K.)*2

Rumi Maeda (Director and General Manager, Business Division, MAGASeek Corporation)*2

Kazuhiro Taniguchi (Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Keio University, Invited Professor, Nankai University China Institute of Corporate Governance)*2

About Keio University and Konosuke Matsushita

The Matsushita Memorial Library (Science and Engineering Media Center) on Keio University's Yagami Campus was built in 1971 with the generous support of Konosuke Matsushita. The three-story reinforced concrete library with a total floor space of 2,300 m2 has 270 reading seats and a collection of 88,000 books, making it one of the largest undergraduate libraries in Japan at the time of its construction. The Russian-language journals, in particular, are said to have been the best in the country, twinned with those of the National Diet Library. Today, the library is one of the largest libraries in Japan specializing in science and engineering, and is open to a wide range of researchers outside the university.

About Matsushita Institute of Government and Management

Name: Matsushita Institute of Government and Management, Konosuke Matsushita Memorial Foundation

Location: 5-25 Shiomidai, Chigasaki, Kanagawa 253-0033, Japan

Officers ： Masayuki Matsushita, President [Trustee of Keio University], Takashi Toyama, President

Establishment ： June 21, 1979 (April 1, 1980)

Activities: To explore various ideas and measures to realize the ideal Japan of the 21st century, and to foster human resources to promote them,

　　　　　　　 and the development of human resources to promote them.

Home Page: https://www.mskj.or.jp/