MOT教育コアカリキュラム_英語

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It is said that Japan’s economic growth has greatly contributed to the development of the business administration study. This is because that the astonishing growth of Japanese companies after the early 70s caused the decline of US companies, which had dominated the international market up to the point of time. This encouraged the establishment of the theory of strategies. US companies lost out to competition from Japan and lost their market share in the key industries of steel, home appliance, and automotive. Above all the decline of automotive industry, which was referred as the Big Three being a symbol of US industry, had a strong impact on US society and induced activities to revitalize industrial competitiveness, such as the International Motor Vehicle Program (IMVP Project) by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This series of enhancements of business administration study, specifically the development of the theory of strategies, was a phenomenon occurring in the course of that American companies tried to restore their shares in the markets. In the late 80s, science based industries, such as the semiconductor, biotechnology, and IT, started prospering and became major players in the US economy. A big difference between these science based industries and engineering based industries including automotive industry, is where designed functions cannot necessarily be achieved. In the semiconductor and bio industries unknown phenomenon often happen when technology is converted into a commercial substance, and it is not rare that unexpected side effects occur after commercialization. Potential market risks and production realization risks cannot be ignored in these industries. It is indispensable to understand physics and science for product realization, which is why these industries are called science based industries. In other words, the link between engineering study, which helps us consider product realization using scientific knowledge, and business administration study, which helps us consider methods to earn appropriate profit, has become essential. MOT has definitely become essential. This notion is supported by the fact that MIT started an initial MOT program in 1981 and the MOT program at Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley, first full-fledge MOT course, started in 1989. With the support of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Meanwhile, it was in 2003 when a full-scale MOT program started in Japan, meaning that the establishment of the MOT program in Japan was more than 15 years behind the major universities in the United States. And the progress in science and technology have changed society and the industrial world further. As we move into the 21st century, environmental issues represented by global warming and energy issues are becoming more prominent. Also, the progress of communication technology has, against the benefits, caused issues in the Internet space such as cyberterrorism. The advances in gene technologies, triggered by the birth of cloned sheep Dolly, have raised questions about bioethical issues. Most of these events becoming visible in this century inhere social acceptance problems. Restarting of nuclear power plants has become a significant issue in Japan. Taking this as an example, it Conclusion ――Background of the establishment of MOT and changes in social circumstances after the development of 24 the previous core curriculum―― Conclusions ――Background of the establishment of MOT and changes in social circumstances after the development of the previous core curriculum――