RIEB Seminar

RIEB, Kobe University - Cardiff Business School Joint Symposium on Organization, Employment and Labour Studies

Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 14:00 - 18:20

RIEB, Kobe University - Cardiff Business School Joint Symposium on Organization, Employment and Labour Studies

Hosted by RIEB, Kobe University / Cardiff Business School, Jointly Supported by RIEB Seminar

Date & Time Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 14:00 - 18:20
Place Hybrid (Meeting Room at RIEB (Annex, 2nd Floor)/ ZOOM)
Intended Audience Faculty, Graduate Students, and People with Equivalent Knowledge
Langage English
Registration Registration is required. (Max of 25 in-person attendess. The seminar details will be sent to the registered emails.
Registration Form (Due: Apr 6)

Commentator: Richard DELBDRIDGE (Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University)

  • Presentation Time - 30 minutes each
  • Presentation: 15 mins
  • Feedback from Professor Delbridge & Response: 10 minutes
  • Q&A with the audence: 5 mins
  • 14:00 - 14:05 Opening Remarks

    Ikutaro ENATSU (RIEB, Kobe University)

    14:05 - 14:35
    Topic
    Current Status and Challenges of Craft Entrepreneurs: A Case Study of Wood Carvers in China
    Speakers
    Yunrun LIN (Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University)
    Ko YONEDA (Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University)
    Manabu MIYAO (Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University)
    14:40 - 15:10
    Topic
    The Impact of the Japanese Employment System on the Perception of Inclusion of Female Career-Track Employees
    Speakers
    Masaaki KITAMURA (Faculty of Business Administration, Otemae University)
    Yuta MORINAGA (Waseda University)
    15:15 - 15:45
    Topic
    The Current State of AI Research in Organizational Behavior
    Speaker
    Yusuke IMAI (GLOBIS University)
    15:45 - 16:00 Break
    16:00 - 16:30
    Topic
    The Role of External Factors in Organizational Strategy: An Exploratory Study in HR Consulting
    Speakers
    Ryuma UMEKI (Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University)
    Ko YONEDA (Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University)
    16:35 - 17:05
    Topic
    Japanese Employment Practices in Japanese Manufacturing Firms in India: Results of the 2021 Questionnaire Survey
    Speaker
    Takahiro SATO (RIEB, Kobe University)
    17:10 - 17:40
    Topic
    Disappearing Organizational Identity and Retrieving Collective Memory: The examination of Japanese High-Reliability Organizations
    Speaker
    Takahiro ENDO (Jarislowsky CAPI Chair, Gustavson School of Business, Centre for Asia Pacific Initiatives (CAPI), University of Victoria)
    17:45 - 18:15
    Topic
    Professions and AI
    Speaker
    Masashi GOTO (RIEB, Kobe University)
    18:15 - 18:20 Closing Remarks

    Ikutaro ENATSU

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