|
9:00
Introductions and objectives
9:30
The essential Japanese context
• Brief history
and geography of Japan
• Post-war economic development
• Important
business concepts | 13:30
Handling Japanese business relations
•
Understanding
hierarchy, status and etiquette
• Working within
the decision-making process
• Managing meetings
and negotiations
|
11:00
Understanding Japanese companies
•The
Japanese ‘Salaryman’ -
recruitment, retention, career
paths
•Typical company: strategy,
management,
organisation
•Tradition and change in
Japanese business
|
15:30
Communicating with Japanese colleagues
• Written Japanese – minimum
background
to all three
scripts
• Spoken Japanese – sounds
and common phrases
• Avoiding misunderstandings
in English |
