G6025501 Business History

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School School of Economics Economics Day Course

Lecture Code G6025501 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 経営史

Subject Name
（Katakana）ケイエイシ

Subject Name in
English Business History

Instructor To be announced.

Instructor
(Katakana) タントウキョウインミテイ

Campus 　 Semester/Term 2nd-Year, Second Semester, 3Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Weds5-8：ECON B159

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 03 : Economics

Eligible Students 2年次生以上

Keywords Economic History, Business History, History of Industry, Shipping, Shipbuilding

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) To understand, from a historical perspective, the relationship between corporate management and industrial development through the historical evolution of the shipping and shipbuilding industries.
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Studying the history of firms and industries provides an important perspective for understanding how economic activities have developed not only through market mechanisms but also through the interaction of various factors such as the state, technology, and international relations. Business history examines, from a historical perspective, how firms and industries have evolved under particular economic environments and how their distinctive characteristics have been formed.

Shipping and shipbuilding are key industries that support international trade and have been closely linked to the development of the Japanese economy since the modern period. Japan became the world’s largest shipbuilding nation during the postwar high-growth era and has played a significant role in the fields of shipping and shipbuilding. At the same time, these industries operate in highly competitive global markets, and their development has been closely connected to changes in the world economy.

This course focuses on the Japanese shipping and shipbuilding industries and examines their relationship with the historical development of the Japanese economy. It also considers developments in shipping and shipbuilding in Europe, the United States, and Asia where appropriate, in order to understand industrial development within an international context.

Class Schedule Session 1 Orientation; Economy and Business in the Treaty Port Period
Session 2 Shipping and Shipbuilding in the Treaty Port Period
Session 3 Economy and Business in the Interwar Period
Session 4 Shipping and Shipbuilding in the Interwar Period
Session 5 Economy and Business in the Wartime Period
Session 6 Shipping and Shipbuilding in the Wartime Period
Session 7 Economy and Business in the Postwar Reconstruction Period
Session 8 Shipping and Shipbuilding in the Postwar Reconstruction Period
Session 9 Economy and Business in the High-Growth Period
Session 10 Shipping and Shipbuilding in the High-Growth Period
Session 11 Economy and Business in the Stable-Growth Period
Session 12 Shipping and Shipbuilding in the Stable-Growth Period
Session 13 The Contemporary Economy and Shipping/Shipbuilding (1)
Session 14 The Contemporary Economy and Shipping/Shipbuilding (2)
Session 15 Course Review and Conclusion

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Materials will be distributed in class.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, moodle

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Students are encouraged to read the distributed materials in advance and to research related information on their own.

Requirements Basic knowledge of Japanese and world history will help deepen understanding of the course.

Grading Method Evaluation will be based on weekly comment sheets (approximately 30%) and a final examination (approximately 70%).

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Depending on the number of participants, short discussions may be conducted during class.

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2026Year	School/Graduate School	School of Economics Economics Day Course
Lecture Code	G6025501	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	経営史
Subject Name （Katakana）	ケイエイシ
Subject Name in English	Business History
Instructor	To be announced.
Instructor (Katakana)	タントウキョウインミテイ
Campus		Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Weds5-8：ECON B159
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face

Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	03 : Economics
Eligible Students	2年次生以上
Keywords	Economic History, Business History, History of Industry, Shipping, Shipbuilding
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	To understand, from a historical perspective, the relationship between corporate management and industrial development through the historical evolution of the shipping and shipbuilding industries.
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Studying the history of firms and industries provides an important perspective for understanding how economic activities have developed not only through market mechanisms but also through the interaction of various factors such as the state, technology, and international relations. Business history examines, from a historical perspective, how firms and industries have evolved under particular economic environments and how their distinctive characteristics have been formed. Shipping and shipbuilding are key industries that support international trade and have been closely linked to the development of the Japanese economy since the modern period. Japan became the world’s largest shipbuilding nation during the postwar high-growth era and has played a significant role in the fields of shipping and shipbuilding. At the same time, these industries operate in highly competitive global markets, and their development has been closely connected to changes in the world economy. This course focuses on the Japanese shipping and shipbuilding industries and examines their relationship with the historical development of the Japanese economy. It also considers developments in shipping and shipbuilding in Europe, the United States, and Asia where appropriate, in order to understand industrial development within an international context.
Class Schedule	Session 1 Orientation; Economy and Business in the Treaty Port Period Session 2 Shipping and Shipbuilding in the Treaty Port Period Session 3 Economy and Business in the Interwar Period Session 4 Shipping and Shipbuilding in the Interwar Period Session 5 Economy and Business in the Wartime Period Session 6 Shipping and Shipbuilding in the Wartime Period Session 7 Economy and Business in the Postwar Reconstruction Period Session 8 Shipping and Shipbuilding in the Postwar Reconstruction Period Session 9 Economy and Business in the High-Growth Period Session 10 Shipping and Shipbuilding in the High-Growth Period Session 11 Economy and Business in the Stable-Growth Period Session 12 Shipping and Shipbuilding in the Stable-Growth Period Session 13 The Contemporary Economy and Shipping/Shipbuilding (1) Session 14 The Contemporary Economy and Shipping/Shipbuilding (2) Session 15 Course Review and Conclusion
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Materials will be distributed in class.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, moodle
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Students are encouraged to read the distributed materials in advance and to research related information on their own.
Requirements	Basic knowledge of Japanese and world history will help deepen understanding of the course.
Grading Method	Evaluation will be based on weekly comment sheets (approximately 30%) and a final examination (approximately 70%).
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Depending on the number of participants, short discussions may be conducted during class.
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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