Course number

G-ECON31 6A596 LE38 G-ECON31 6A596 LE43 G-ECON31 6A596 LE44

Course title
Instructor's(and course Historical Approaches to Business and Economics B name, job title,
title inHistorical Approaches to Business and Economics B and departmentof affiliation
English)Target year

1st year students or above Number of credits 1Days and periods Intensive

Class style

LectureGraduate School of Economics
Professor,KUROSAWA TAKAFUMI

SecondYear/semesters 2023/Intensive,semester

Language of instruction English[Overview and purpose of the course]"Historical Approach to Business and Economics B" is an interactive small-group course, which invites
prominent business historians from abroad each year and is offered in a short-term intensive course format(some courses may be offered online). This course will introduce students to major concepts, debates, andtechniques in business and economic research, from the perspective of career development of prospective
historians.
The course will involve both lectures and case discussions, so students should come to class prepared toengage with the reading. Students will also prepare a short presentation and paper based on one of the topics
mentioned below, or on a topic of their own choosing that is approved by the instructor.
The lecturers for the 2023 course are still being finalized, but in the past we have invited researchers from
Europe and the U.S., including Prof. Dan Wadhwani of the University of Southern California, and this year
we plan to make a decision by September 2023 and announce it before the start of the second semester.
【 This course is an international collaborative course that is being offered by GSE professors incollaboration with invited overseas scholars】[Course objectives]
After completing the course, students will be able to identify major approaches and debates in evolutionary
and historical approaches to business and economics and will be able to apply these in their own research.
[Course schedule and contents]
This course will be held in the form of an intensive course between October and mid-March. Since there is apossibility that the lecture will be held after mid-February, credits for this lecture cannot be included in therequirements for completion of the program.
This class will have the following seven session
1.Introduction: The Historical Life
2. Social Science History: Personal Savings, Financial Institutions and Modernity
3. Microhistory
4. History and Management Theory: Organizations in Time
5. Toward a Historical Consciousness
6. Agency and Change, Then and Now: Entrepreneurial History
7.Student Presentations

Continue to Historical Approaches to Business and Economics B(2)↓↓↓

Historical Approaches to Business and Economics B(2)[Course requirements]
Enthusiasm for the study of history and research is very beneficial.
High-level knowledge of economics, sociology and history is not required.

[Evaluation methods and policy]
Contribution to the in-class discussion 20%
Presentation 40%
Writing Assignment 40%*Major Assignment: The major assignment for the course will be the delivery of a short presentation and asecondary source research paper on one of several topic options.
[Textbooks]
Not used[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Students should read the designated literature before the class. We will announce the list of references in
PandA or Kulasis by the start of semester, and we will upload these references in the course materials sectionof PandA.
（Related URLs）
https://agst.jgp.kyoto-u.ac.jp/[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
Students are required to read all assigned literature in advance of each lecture.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Office Hour: Every day after class*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.