S1008 Comparative Business History: Japan and United States

This course examines how and why differences happened in the development of business systems in Japan and the Unites States. These two nations play important roles in the world business systems as the 1st and the 2nd largest industrial nations. The United States has led the world business scene since the 1st industrial revolution in the 1800s. On the other hand, Japan started as a latecomer, but she became the first leading industrial nation outside of the Western world. Two extreme business systems give us some insight into various business systems between the two nations.