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Venue

Chūō University、Tama Campus
Building No 2, 4th Floor


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Co-organizer

Yoshiaki TAKAHASHI (Chūō University)

Registration Info

e-mail: relationships@dijtokyo.org



Chūō University 中央大学 & Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien (DIJ) ドイツ-日本研究所

Managing Personal and Institutional Relationships Across Cultures 『異文化間の人材および組織関係の管理方法』International Workshop

June 8, 2006

 In spite of the increasing popularity of multinational teams, cross-border mergers & acquisitions, international collaborative ventures, etc., managers express a high level of dissatisfaction with them. Over-emphasis on structural features and their outcome has led to a neglect of the social processes underlying them. This workshop therefore elaborates upon the rationale for establishing working relationships across cultures and developing them successfully over time. Among other elements trust, distrust and reputation and their cultural embeddedness will be examined as key concepts in this context. In addition it will be emphasized how they interlink in dynamic processes and with enforcement mechanisms, and how they affect institutional arrangements.


Language： English　
会場：　英語

No attendance fee required

Presentations

9:30-9:45
Welcome and Introduction

Building and Maintaining Relationships: Do Trust and Reputation matter?

Harald Dolles


German Institute for Japanese Studies

Yoshiaki TAKAHASHI (Chūō University, Tokyo)

9:45-11:00
Part 1

Chair

Rolf D. SCHLUNZE (Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto)

Knowledge Communication Processes in Multinational Corporations - Challenges and Solutions

Parissa HAGHIRIAN (Sophia University, Tokyo)

Strategic Building Trust in Workplace - International Comparative Study of Leader Member Exchange

Masaru SAKUMA (Chūō University, Tokyo)

 
Break

11:15-12:30
Part 2

Chair

Victoria HEINDORF (The University of Tokyo, Tokyo)

Why Contacts Are Not Always Helpful: The Complex Relationship Between Networks And Reputation

Martin ABRAHAM (University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland)

Trust Formation in Korean New Product Alliances: How Important Are Pre-existing Social Ties?

Martin HEMMERT (Korean University, Seoul, Korea) & Ludwig BSTIELER (University of New Hampshire, Durham, UK)

 
Lunch Break

13:30-14:45
Part 3

Chair

Yoshiaki TAKAHASHI (Chūō University, Tokyo)

Managing Relationships With Stakeholder Groups

Philippe DEBROUX (Soka University, Tokyo)

Is Trust All Good? Exploring the 'Dark Side of the Force'

Mark R. DIBBEN (Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand)

 
Break

15:00-16:15
Part 4: Case Studies – China

Chair

Andreas Moerke


German Institute for Japanese Studies

Chinese-German Joint Venture: A Search for Balance in Managing Relationships

Michael BABO (Shanghai Sachs Powertrain Components Systems Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China)

Setting Up in China – Organisational and Personal Requirements

Michael BOENISCH (AFINUM Management Ltd., Hong Kong, China)

16:45-18:00
Part 5 : Case Studies – Japan

Chair

Rene KAEPPELI (Rikkyo University, Tokyo)

Managing Workingplace Relationships Across Cultures – Experiences from Argentina, Mexico and Japan

Federico RUCKERT (DAIMLERCHRYSLER, current MITSUBISHI-FUSO TRUCK & BUS CORP., Tokyo)

Setting Up in Japan – Organisational and Personal Requirements

Pascal GUDORF (German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Japan, Tokyo)

 
Coffee Break

18:00-18:10
Closing Remarks

Harald Dolles


German Institute for Japanese Studies

18:30-20:00
Reception and Networking

This programme is subject to change