Faculty Overview

Message from the Dean

Nice to meet you all.
Thank you very much for your interest in Soka University's Faculty of Business Administration.

Since its establishment in April 1976, the Soka University Faculty of Business Administration has striven to uphold the humanistic philosophy set forth by the university's founder, Mr. Ikeda, and to cultivate leaders who will play an active role at the forefront of society.

In addition to deepening the expertise of business administration, Faculty of Business Administration has focused on active learning education and English education necessary for a global society, while also thinking about and pursuing together with students the concept of humanistic management that society demands. As a result, many of our graduates are active around the world, demonstrating humanistic leadership.

We are living in an age of great social change, increasing uncertainty, and unpredictability. We believe that the type of people needed in this social environment are those who possess the spirit of value creation and humanistic philosophy that our founder always emphasized.

For those of you who have enrolled in Faculty of Business Administration, we will put students first and make every effort to help you grow. Let's grow together in Faculty of Business Administration Administration, where we can help you become humanistic and global talent who can contribute to people and society, rather than just pursuing the interests of the organization or yourself.

Dean of Faculty of Business Administration
Koji Yoshimoto

Philosophy and Goals

Faculty of Business Administration has adopted "humanistic management" as its philosophy. This was established as the philosophy of the school based on Founding Spirit of our university. In other words, the philosophy of "humanistic management" is a way of looking at the actions of an individual person, as well as organizational, business, and social activities, from the perspective of the dynamic universal spirit that lies deep within the human heart. Based on this philosophy, the following three points are the aims and educational goals of our school.

1. Human resource development based on humanism

We aim to develop intelligent individuals who have a deep understanding of humanity that delves into the spiritual dimension and asks the question, "What is human happiness?", and who have the ability to create value through that understanding.

2. Cultivating knowledge and wisdom for problem solving

We aim to develop talented individuals who can demonstrate problem-solving abilities by using the latest information technology (IT) skills to widely gather information and by using highly specialized knowledge to solve complex social problems.

3. Cultivating international talent

We aim to develop specialists who can act from a global perspective and have immediate impact in areas such as marketing, finance, and accounting.

The three policies can be found here

Faculty of Business Administration was established in April 1976 and has since produced many certified public accountants and tax accountants. In recent years, the school has been nationally recognized as a pioneering school of active learning among universities.

February 1976	Approved for establishment along with Faculty of Business Administration and Faculty of Education
April 1976	Faculty of Business Administration established
January 1977	Faculty of Faculty of Business Administration receives approval to open a teaching course for second-level high school "commerce"
December 1990	Temporary increase in admission quota (100 students) approved for Faculty of Business Administration (300 students enrolled) (changed to 250 students in 2004) Approval for establishment of Faculty of Business Administration and Faculty of Education
March 1993	The Faculty of Faculty of Business Administration was approved to open teaching courses in the following subjects: high school level 1 "geography and history," "civics," and "commerce," and junior high level 1 "social studies."
September 1997	The first fall business open lecture was held by the Faculty of Faculty of Business Administration Since then, it has been held every year until 2002. Since 2005, it has been held on the same day as the Summer University Course.
March 2003	Faculty of Faculty of Business Administration receives approval to open a teacher training course for high school level 1 "Information"
September 2004	Global Program Europe (first phase) implemented (held annually thereafter)

Basic information about Faculty of Business Administration.

name	Faculty of Business Administration Department of Business Administration
Date of establishment	April 1976
Faculty Location	1-236 Tangi-machi, Hachioji City, Tokyo 192-8577, Japan
Standard period of study	4 years
Enrollment quota	190 (812)
Degrees Awarded	Bachelor of Business Administration
Tuition	Admission fee: 200,000 yen (only at the time of enrollment) Tuition: 600,000 yen (each year) Registration fee: 60,000 yen (each year) Educational enhancement fee/Facility and equipment fee: 240,000 yen (each fiscal year) Separate fees will be charged for alumni association fees and other expenses.

Soka Management Theory

It publishes one to three issues every year as a forum for the presentation of research results by faculty members of Faculty of Business Administration. It also plans special features aimed at student learning. It is an academic journal that anyone can access online.

Soka Management Theory Volume 47 (PDF)

・Research on average hourly annual wages
- Analysis from before COVID-19 to the pandemic -
Hidehiro Hiraoka

・Considerations regarding the future of the US bond market
~The Taylor Rule and the Financial Measures of 1944 and 1983
Hirohisa Shimura

・"Environmental Governance" and Sustainable Strategies in Singapore
- National Initiatives and the Role of Public Agencies -
Nakamura Miyuki

・Herbal Technologies for the Future:
A New Type of Small-scale Farming in Japan Through a Case Study of Kenji Maeda's Herb Farming Methodologies
Yoshihisa GODO / Tai Wei LIM

・Comparative management research on gender in companies:
Germany as an example
Mihoko Satogami

- Prospects for developing a new employee employability skills scale
~ Centered on Bangladesh ~
Mohammad Khasro MIAH / Michiko Izumiya

・A Research Note: Revisiting the Examination of the Internal Labor Market Clarified by Doeringer and Piore with Reference to the Practice of Employment and Wages in Japanese Management
Kosuke MORI / Naoki KURIYAMA

Soka Management Review No. 46 (PDF)

・A Research Note on Teleworking Challenges for Better Working Modality
under the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2020 to 2021 in Japan
Naoki KURIYAMA

・Research on hourly operating profit
--Industry-specific analysis in Japan before COVID-19--
Hidehiro Hiraoka

・Overview of the covered bond market in Denmark
Hirohisa Shimura

・Exploratory research on CSV business of Korean companies
Koji Yoshimoto

・Investments, Trade and Port Management in the Maritime Silk Road (MSR):
Comparative Japanese and Chinese Approaches
Tai Wei LIM

・A study on competitive behavior in platform businesses
- Comparing the platform strategies of system equipment companies and web service companies -
Masanori Yasuda

・Supporting foreign workers using machine translation
-Towards achieving the SDGs
Kazuma Hatano

The quantitative expansion and decline of in-company schools and training institutes in postwar Japan
-Focusing on the postwar reconstruction period and the period of high economic growth-
Takahiro Ohba

Soka Management Review No. 45 (PDF)

・Considerations regarding consolidation and elimination of financial institutions in Denmark
- The role of Finansiel Stabilitet -
Hirohisa Shimura

・Corporate Governance at Singapore State Holding Company Temasek
- Regarding the relationship between ownership and governance of state-run enterprises (SOEs) -
Nakamura Miyuki

・A Brief Narrative and Survey of Interdisciplinary Learning and the Corporatization of Skills
Tai Wei LIM

・Impact and current situation of COVID-19 on the Indian tourism industry
Gautam Prakash

・Research Note: Efforts to Ensure Compliance with Labor Provisions in Trade Agreements
- Developing a collaborative approach with stakeholders -
Hideyuki Tsujizuka and Naoki Kuriyama

Soka Management Review No. 44 (PDF)

・Commentary on the publication of the collection of essays in honor of Professor Dborough's retirement
Naoki Kuriyama

・Considerations on the Customer Experience Management Cycle
David Marutschke

・The Basics of Business Ethics and CSR in JAPAN
Hiroo Takahashi

・A Case Study of Non-Mainstream Local Governance and the Political Economy
of Business Revitalization in Osaka
T.W. Lim / Y. Godo

・Formation of the Concepts of Human Resource and Human Resource Management:
Transformation from Industrial Relations and Personnel Management(A Research Note)
Naoki KURIYAMA

・Overview of the Danish financial system
Hirohisa Shimura

・South Korea's electricity trading market - Pre- and post-regulation reform and issues -
Xu Mingyu

・ Professor Emeritus Philippe Dborough’s profile and research achievements

Soka Management Review No. 43 No. 2 (PDF)

・A Research Note for Japanese Perspectives on Responsible Management
Naoki Kuriyama

・Considerations on university management based on humanistic management at Kenyo University
Hirohisa Shimura

The impact of apprenticeships on labor unions and labor-management relations during the postwar reconstruction period and the early period of high economic growth
- Focusing on the 1950 dispute between Hitachi and Toyota -
Takahiro Ohba

・Language issues for foreign workers from the perspective of humanistic management
Kazuma Hatano

・Diversification of Private Labels in the Japanese Retail Industry
David Maltschke

・The history of electricity deregulation in Korea and its review
Xu Mingyu

・Role of Policies and FDI in Shaping of the Automobile Industry in India
Shrestha Sahadev

Soka Management Review No. 43 No. 1 (PDF)

Collection of essays in honor of the retirement of Professor Nobuo Sakuma

・Commemorative Collection of Papers in Honor of the Retirement of Professor Nobuo Sakuma
Naoki Kuriyama

・Panasonic's history during and after the war
Akira Komatsu

・Organizational Narrative Approach
Masayasu Takahashi

・A study on service innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises
- Focusing on cases of corporations entering the licensed childcare business -
Yoshimi Inoue

・Corporate Governance Research Methods
--The conflict between economic objectives and institutional research--
Masato Kamekawa

- Institutional change and cultural inconsistency
- Focusing on ongoing work style reform -
Yoshitaka Ohira

・Thoughts on the Field: Approaching Bernard
Yasuyuki Ishii

・Rethinking Corporate Governance in the Age of Globalization
- Considering the example of Nissan Motors -
Yumiko Miwa

・A study on changes and characteristics of technology cooperation between Japan and Korea
Lee Hong Bae

・Reasons behind increased sales at duty-free shops for Korean cosmetics companies
Lee Hyun-bae

・Marketing Renewable Energy
―Current State and Challenges
Carsten Herbes

・Practical issues in M&A management
-How to gain competitive advantage through M&A-
Koichi Nakamura

・Preliminary study on CSR and leadership in small and medium-sized enterprises
-Research on socially responsible leadership and its succession-
Yoshinori Yaguchi

- Supervisory board nomination committees and co-determination systems for German listed companies
Murata University

・ Professor Emeritus Nobuo Sakuma's profile

・List of research achievements of Professor Emeritus Nobuo Sakuma

Soka Management Review No. 42 No. 2 (PDF)

・Symbolic Leadership and Humanistic Management Approach of Konosuke Matsushita:
A Study on the Implications of the Approach in the High Growth Period
of Japanese Manufacturing in Post-war Japan
Naoki Kuriyama

・ESG Investment Strategies of Public Institutional Investors: From the Perspective of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs)
Miyuki Nakamura

・Current status of Danish corporate governance
Hirohisa Shimura

・Humanistic management and English education
Kazuma Hatano

・Online Retailing in India: Present Situation and Future Growth Opportunities
Shrestha Saroj

・Characteristics of Service Industry & Japanese Service Industries in Asia
Hiroo Takahashi

Soka Management Review Vol. 42 No. 1 (PDF)

Collection of essays in commemoration of the retirement of Professor Kaoru Yamanaka

・On the occasion of the publication of the collection of essays in commemoration of the retirement of Professor Kaoru Yamanaka
Special contribution paper by Chikayuki Kinoshita
・Major papers written by Professor Kaoru Yamanaka

Soka Management Review Vol. 41 No. 2 (PDF)

・Management of older workers and evolution of the psychological contract in Japan
Dborough Philip

- The genealogy of humanistic perspectives in the development of human resource management concepts
Research notes for undergraduate textbooks
Naoki Kuriyama

・Sony Group's business strategies and financial information analysis
Hidehiro Hiraoka

・Corporate Governance in Singapore
- The process and significance of introducing a governance code -
Nakamura Miyuki

Inaugural speech

Naoki Kuriyama PDF (1093KB)

Editorial Founding Spirit and the pursuit of humanistic management

Kaoru Yamanaka PDF (1174KB)

Invited Papers

Special contribution to the "Soka University Faculty of Business Administration Administration 40th Anniversary Collection"

Humanistic management as Konosuke Matsushita's royal road to success
Chikayuki Kino PDF (1406KB)

An Introduction to Humanistic Management

Ernst von KimakowitzPDF（1566KB）

Wisdom, Courage and Compassion and the Five Key Drivers of Humanistic Management

Ernst von KimakowitzPDF（1153KB）

General Papers

A study on humanistic management proposed by the Humanistic Management Center: A research note based on the results of exchanges with Faculty of Business Administration at Soka University

Naoki Kuriyama PDF (1835KB)

An Overview of "Humanistic Management"

Kaoru Yamanaka PDF (1492KB)

Integrated Reporting and Humanistic Management of Value Creation

Hidehiro Hiraoka PDF (1506KB)

Humanistic Management and Financial Markets for Building a Sustainable Society

Sachiyo Nomura PDF (1761KB)

A consideration of the potential of humanism to open up the future of capitalism

Yasuda, Masanori PDF (1293KB)

Humanistic Business

Dylan ScudderPDF（1187KB）

Employee Well-being and Engagement - a Growing Challenge for the Japanese Economy

David MarutschkePDF（1328KB）

paper

The true image of humanistic management as seen in CSR, CSV, and SDGs

Kaoru Yamanaka PDF (686KB)

Elderly workers in Japan: the need for a new approach

Philippe DebrouxPDF（882KB）

Labour Standards of international CSR initiatives and the standpoints of Asian Employers Organizations ― Referring to a survey for Asian Empoyers Organisatios in 2011

Naoki KURIYAMAPDF（956KB）

paper

Female Entrepreneurship in Asia : The Case of Japan,South-Korea, Malaysia and Vietnam

Philippe DebrouxPDF（688KB）

Panasonic's structural reform and financial analysis: Towards becoming a truly environmentally innovative company

Hidehiro Hiraoka PDF (908KB)

M&A Strategies of Indian, French and Japanese Automobile Companies

Sedain Madhav Prasad PDF (1650KB)

Stakeholder Engagement in Conflict-Affected Areas:A Perspective on Recent Practice

Dylan ScudderPDF（677KB）

paper

The power of Japanese social entrepreneurs as seen in the "55 Social Businesses"

Kaoru Yamanaka PDF (1020KB)

The role of companies and people as socially contributing organizations as seen from the ideas of the three wise men

Kaoru Yamanaka PDF (754KB)

Sustainable Human Resource Management (HRM) in East and Southeast Asia

Philippe DebrouxPDF（773KB）

Intellectual Property Management at Intel

Masatomo Inuzuka PDF (913KB)

Environmental Liabilities and Investment Decisions: An Asset Retirement Obligation (ARO)-Based Approach

Hidehiro Hiraoka PDF (740KB)

The Changing Process of Investment Trends in the Government-Affiliated Fund GIC: Considerations from the Perspective of the Financial System

Nakamura Miyuki PDF (487KB)

paper

Social enterprise evaluation criteria and their application

Kaoru Yamanaka PDF (528KB)

Realizing the "SGI Day" Commemorative Proposals by Social Entrepreneurs

Kaoru Yamanaka PDF (428KB)

Verification and pursuit of various hypotheses regarding the improvement of purchasing motivation: I -- Dealing with the gradual decline in purchasing motivation in stores --

Takayuki Watanabe PDF (1620KB)

Verification and Examination of Hypotheses Regarding Increasing Purchasing Motivation: II -- A New Logic Hypothesis for Supermarkets --

Takayuki Watanabe PDF (538KB)

Investment Strategies of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs): Focusing on the Case of Singapore's Temasek Holding Company

Nakamura MiyukiPDF (534KB)

The benefits of unique ownership structures for Chinese listed companies on corporate performance and corporate governance

Nishimura, Susumu PDF (487KB)

paper

The Evolution of Human Resource Managementin in East and South-East Asia

Philippe DebrouxPDF（124KB）

The DRAM Strategy of the Korean Semiconductor Industry: Focusing on the Case of Samsung Electronics

Masatomo Inuzuka PDF (570KB)

Analysis of elevator riding manners using multi-agent simulation --Application of management science (2)--

Isamu Okada PDF (732KB)

Analysis of Investment Trends in Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs): From the Perspective of Strategic Asset Allocation

Nakamura MiyukiPDF (373KB)

Redesigning the student portfolio system based on the results of the trial operation of S-Link

Masamitsu Mochizuki, Masanori Takagi, and Yoshimi Teshigahara PDF (878KB)

Moral Hazard and Financial Restrictions in the Banking Industry: A Preliminary Study

Yutaka Domae PDF (319KB)

The capital maintenance provisions of the UK Companies Act 2006

Shigeru Shinohara PDF (246KB)

Special Feature in Commemoration of the Retirement of Professor Tsutami Takahashi

On the occasion of the publication of the collection of essays in commemoration of the retirement of Professor Tsutami Takahashi

Maeda Kiyotaka PDF (123KB)

Faculty of Business Administration and Me

Takahashi Tsutami PDF (1871KB)

paper

The impact of new product development

Toyohiro Kono PDF (243KB)

Board of Directors: Authority and Responsibility

Toshio Takahashi PDF (426KB)

Concept and typology of eco-products

Takao Nuki PDF (414KB)

Current status and challenges of Japanese business management

Hirokuni Togawa PDF (364KB)

A Study on Product Innovation: The Evolution of Product Groups from the Perspective of "Function & Benefit Concept"

Ichiro Ozawa PDF (605KB)

Why organizational capabilities as a source of product innovation are not improving

Endo Kenya PDF (509KB)

A Study on Organizational Consistency Issues: Starting from Strategic Human Resource Management

Sugio Baba PDF (349KB)

Mechanism of ethical learning in organizations: Presentation of a conceptual model

Toshiyuki Yamada PDF (476KB)

Three-stage relative criteria type block method preliminary examination design problem -- Application of management science (1) --

Isamu Okada PDF (346KB)

Book Review

Book Review: "The Process of Former Level Strategy" by Shigemitsu Ashizawa

(Hakuto Shobo, December 2009) Nobuo Sakuma PDF (196KB)

paper

Chinese Business Ethics

Kanayama, Gon PDF (456KB)

Business Ethics in the UK: In light of CSR Trends

Nobuyuki Demise PDF (381KB)

Korean companies and "ethical management"

By Jaeho PDF (406KB)

Business Ethics in America

Yukiko Suzuki PDF (423KB)

Business ethics in Germany

Ken Matsuda PDF (520KB)

Institutional Investors and Corporate Governance Reform

Nobuo Sakuma PDF (408KB)

paper

Analysis of the current situation of Japanese companies in the semiconductor industry and product strategy management

Masatomo Inuzuka PDF (680KB)

Corporate and business evaluation indicators using the IRR approach -- CRR and CFROI --

Hidehiro Hiraoka PDF (281KB)

Stimuli on the sales floor and purchasing decision-making: II --Issues on the sales floor observed in the actual purchasing decision-making process (part 2)--

Takayuki Watanabe PDF (542KB)

"Society and Business" in the Age of Globalization: In Relation to Neoliberalism

Hiroyuki Kunishima PDF (451KB)

Report: Management Education for Sustainable Development and Our Faculty

Achievements of the Global Program (GP) - Marking the 5th Anniversary of the GP
Naoki Kuriyama PDF (405KB)

paper

Stimuli on the sales floor and purchasing decision-making: I - Issues on the sales floor observed in purchasing decision-making (part 1) -

Takayuki Watanabe PDF (913KB)

A Study on the Relationship between Stakeholders and Human Resource Management (HRM) -- Tracing the Lineage of Development of HRM Theory and Competitive Strategy Theory --

Naoki Kuriyama PDF (566KB)

Cash flow concepts for the financial evaluation of companies and businesses

Hidehiro Hiraoka PDF (371KB)

The Position of SRI (Socially Responsible Investment) in Financial Transactions

Nakamura MiyukiPDF (495KB)

Designing an electronic portfolio system to record student life

Masamitsu Mochizuki, Masanori Takagi, and Yoshimi Teshigahara PDF (1413KB)

paper

Curriculum design for first-year IT education based on the results of a questionnaire survey on information processing abilities

Kaoru Yamanaka PDF (460KB)

Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development in Asia:a Growing Awareness

Philip Dboulud PDF (115KB)

The Concept and Direction of Human Resource Management through Improvement of Working and Living Conditions: With Reference to the Perspective of the 2007 ILO General Conference Report "Sustainable Enterprises"

Naoki Kuriyama PDF (443KB)

Earnings information for financial evaluation of companies and businesses

Hidehiro Hiraoka PDF (660KB)

Moral Hazard in the Banking Industry, Deposit Funding Externalities, and Interest Rate Deregulation: A General Equilibrium Analysis

Yutaka Domae PDF (290KB)

appendix

"Soka Management Essay Collection" Table of Contents (Vol. 1 to Vol. 32) PDF (497KB)

30th Anniversary Faculty of Business Administration Administration Special Issue: Current Status and Issues of Business Education

Celebrating the 30th anniversary Faculty of Business Administration Administration

Maeda Kiyotaka

General Papers

Financial deepening and financial restraint through deposit funding

Yutaka Domae

paper

The Development of a Stable and Sustainable Employment System in East and South-East Asia

Philippe Dborough

Environmental Regulation and Competitive Strategy: Reexamination of the "Porter Hypothesis"

Amaya Naga

International development of partnerships among companies, labor unions, and NGOs in promoting CSR: The beginnings of a multi-stakeholder approach in labor

Naoki Kuriyama

A Note on the New Theory of Civil Society and Civil Management

Hiroyuki Kunishima

The Common Pool Deposit Market and Interest Rate Regulation

Yutaka Domae

30th Anniversary of Faculty of Business Administration Administration

Special Feature: Current Status and Issues of Management Education

Celebrating the 30th anniversary Faculty of Business Administration Administration

Kiyotaka Maeda...i

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