Faculty of Business Administration Department of Business Administration
Family Business
Learn practical management knowledge,
Aiming for business succession and start-up companies
Special Features of the Department
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This program develops entrepreneurial spirit while learning solutions and prevention methods for various problems that family-run businesses face, such as business succession and business innovation, and provides practical management knowledge.
Three points
- Learn practical management skills necessary for successors and managers
- Enriching entrepreneurship education for those aiming to start their own businesses
- Partnering with one of Europe's largest research institutes to learn from a global perspective
Flow of the four years
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First year
Learn the basics of business management
In [Introduction to Business Management A/B], you will learn the basics of business management. In [Basic Seminar A/B], you will have small group discussions to deepen your understanding of basic business management knowledge and real-world corporate management. In [Basics of Moral Management A/B], you will learn the basics of moral management, which is the foundation of family businesses.
e.g.Introduction to Business Management A/B, Basic Seminar A/B, Basics of Moral Business Management A/B
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Second Year
Learn the basics of family business and entrepreneurship
In "Family Business Theory," students will acquire the ability to analyze and understand the management behavior and phenomena of real family businesses using basic family business theories. In "Entrepreneurship Theory," students will learn the basic theories of entrepreneurship and starting a business. In "Family Business Workshop A/B," students will develop the ability to apply and analyze and put into practice various family business theories (such as the Three Circle Model, 4C Model, Parallel Planning Process Model, and Family Business Strategy).
e.g.Family Business Theory, Entrepreneurship Theory, Family Business Workshop A/B
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Third Year
Learn the application of family business and entrepreneurship
In [Business Succession Theory] and [Family Business Management], students learn about business succession, continuity, and strategic corporate activities of family businesses. [Family Business Practice Theory A/B] students learn about business management and financial management from a practical perspective of family businesses. [Venture Business Theory] students learn the applied theory of startup businesses and venture businesses.
e.g.Business Succession, Family Business Management, Family Business Practices A/B, Venture Business
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Fourth Year
Family Business and Entrepreneurship Practices
In [Family Business Innovation], students learn about business model innovation and management innovation in family businesses. In [Family Economics], students learn about family businesses from an economics perspective. In [Family Business Practical Theory C], students learn how to analyze the business succession process of family businesses, develop business succession plans, and create systems after business succession. In [Startup Project], students gain practical experience in designing business models and raising funds for starting a business.
e.g.Family Business Innovation, Family Economics, Family Business Practice C, Start-up Projects
Class Introduction
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Family Business Theory
Person in charge: Professor Akihito Kondo
In our Family Business Theory class, we explore the real challenges that family businesses face and the secrets to their growth. Using examples of long-established and long-lived companies, we learn about the business models, growth strategies, revenue structures, organizational structures, governance, and related legal systems of family businesses. Through this knowledge, we take the first step toward understanding the core of family businesses.
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Business Succession Theory
Person in charge: Professor Akihito Kondo
This class will explore leadership transition in family businesses from the perspectives of both current and future managers. Based on case studies, students will learn effective methods for business succession and strategies for building new leadership, and acquire management strategies and market adaptation techniques. Absorbing practical knowledge from lectures by experienced current managers will be an important foundation for developing future business leaders.
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Family Business Management
Person in charge: Professor Akihito Kondo
In Family Business Management, students learn the keys to success in family businesses. They explore the path to sustainable growth and innovation, focusing on strategies that leverage family characteristics, improving organizational structures, effective governance, and techniques for smooth business succession. Using real business cases, students also learn how to address the complex challenges of running a family business.
Student Interview
Why did you choose this major?
I chose Family Business because I thought it would be an environment where I could learn about family business professionally. My family runs a family-run business, and I know firsthand how difficult it is to succeed a business or run a family business. In order to solve these problems, I wanted to acquire knowledge and skills in this major that are not available at other universities, and to help my family. I would like to use what I learn here in the management of my family business.
What are you particularly focusing on learning?
I Family Business, and I am focusing on family management in particular. I am analyzing family business models, gaining knowledge from them, and thinking about how I can apply them to my future. Another attraction of Family Business is that I have the opportunity to actually hear from people who run family businesses, and to be exposed to real voices and issues in society, so I am taking advantage of these opportunities to deepen my learning about family management.
Qualifications that can be acquired
TOEIC® / IT Passport / Fundamental Information Technology Engineer Examination / Python3 Engineer Certification Basic Examination / CG-ARTS Association Web Designer Certification Basic Expert / CG-ARTS Association Multimedia Certification Basic Expert / MOS (Microsoft Office Specialist) / Nissho Bookkeeping Certification Level 3 / Nissho Bookkeeping Certification Level 2 / Statistics Certification Levels 3 and 2 / Financial Planning Skills Certification Levels 3 and 2 / Management Certification Examination
*A certificate will be issued by Reitaku University upon obtaining credits for the designated subjects based on the standards set by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Target career path
Successors of family businesses, business successors and those who support business succession, startup managers, etc.
Family BusinessInterview
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