{"id":4168,"date":"2014-06-11T21:04:30","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T12:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/?p=4168"},"modified":"2023-02-08T14:55:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T05:55:53","slug":"ibm-icc-talk-visit-cultural-diversity-for-surviving-business-in-the-global-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/news\/2014\/06\/11\/4168\/","title":{"rendered":"IBM &#038; ICC Talk &#038; Visit &#8211; Cultural Diversity for Surviving Business in the Global Era"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pic130611i.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2312\" alt=\"pic130611i\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pic130611i.jpg\" width=\"314\" height=\"178\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Date<\/strong><br \/>\nJune 11th (Wed) &#8211; 25th (Wed), 2014<\/li>\n<li><strong>Place<br \/>\n<\/strong>Faculty Lounge (1st Fl., Bldg. 7) &amp; IBM Japan, Ltd. Hakozaki Plant<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eligibility<br \/>\n<\/strong>Waseda students<\/li>\n<li><strong>Registration<br \/>\n<\/strong>Required (See below for details)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Language<br \/>\n<\/strong>English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As the vast wave of Globalization advances, doing business with\u00a0people from overseas is set to increase drastically, no matter\u00a0what kind of job you may have.<br \/>\nHow can we make use of this richly diverse working environment\u00a0to better contribute to our teams or companies? How can we use\u00a0this cultural knowledge to effectively conduct business negotiations?<br \/>\nWhy not take the first step to answer these questions?<\/p>\n<p>The ICC is holding a 3 part diversity workshop including talks\u00a0and visits focusing on cultural and linguistic differences and\u00a0how they can be overcome. This event is being held in cooperation\u00a0with IBM Japan, Ltd., a company currently doing business in over\u00a0170 countries and who has made cultural diversity a priority in\u00a0it&#8217;s dealings.<\/p>\n<p>For the 1st and 2nd sessions employees at IBM Japan will be\u00a0facilitating a mini-lecture and group discussion and for the\u00a03rd session you&#8217;ll get to visit IBM Japan and see close up how\u00a0globalization is being promoted in-house.<\/p>\n<p>All discussions will be in English so why not use this unique\u00a0opportunity to learn more about the exciting and promising field\u00a0of cultural diversity!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Dates, Times &amp; Programs:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>\u00a0Session 1: Mini-lecture &amp; Discussion<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Date<br \/>\nJune 11 (Wed) 4:30-6:00pm<\/li>\n<li>Theme<br \/>\n&#8220;Working with coworkers from diverse cultural\u00a0backgrounds in Japan -A foreign employee&#8217;s perspective-&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>Lecturer<br \/>\nA foreign employee working at IBM Japan, Ltd.<\/li>\n<li>Discussion<br \/>\nHow you want to work (live) after graduating.<br \/>\n* An IBM Japan, Ltd. employee will be facilitating\u00a0discussion in each group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Session 2: Mini-lecture &amp; Discussion<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Date<br \/>\nJune 18 (Wed) 4:30-6:00pm<\/li>\n<li>Theme<br \/>\n&#8220;How to deal with issues arising from differences\u00a0in cultural backgrounds when working in a\u00a0multinational team -IBM Japan&#8217;s in-house strategy-&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>Lecturer<br \/>\nAn IBM Japan, Ltd. employee<\/li>\n<li>Discussion<br \/>\nHow to deal with issues arising from differences\u00a0in cultural backgrounds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Session 3: IBM Japan, Ltd. Hakozaki Plant Visit<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Date<br \/>\nJune 25 (Wed) 3:50pm\u3000Meet at Waseda Station<br \/>\n4:30-6:00pm\u3000Visit<br \/>\nSee close up how globalization is being promoted in-house\u00a0and chat with IBM employees.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Venue<br \/>\n<\/strong>June 11 (Wed) &amp; June 18 (Wed) Faculty Lounge (1F Bldg. 7)<br \/>\nJune 25 (Wed) IBM Japan, Ltd. Hakozaki Plant<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fee<br \/>\n<\/strong>Free<br \/>\nYou must cover your own travel costs for Session 3(Waseda Station to Suitenguumae Station: one way = 195yen)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Registration<br \/>\n<\/strong>Via Waseda-net Portal<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can directly access the applications screen from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1jXmKHf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this link.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Or from here: Waseda-net Portal-[System Services]-[Application]-[IBM\u00d7ICC\uff1a\u30c8\u30fc\u30af\uff06\u30d3\u30b8\u30c3\u30c8\uff086\/11, 18, 25) \/IBM &amp; ICC: Talk &amp; Visit (June 11, 18, 25)]<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">* You may still sign up even if you cannot make all\u00a0the sessions. Please select which sections you can\u00a0attend on the Waseda-net Portal registration screen.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">* In case of a large number of applications, Those who\u00a0can attend multiple sessions will be given priority.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Deadline<br \/>\n<\/strong>June 9th (Mon), 9:00am<\/li>\n<li><strong>Capacity<br \/>\n<\/strong>30 students per session.<br \/>\n* In case of a large number of applications, Those who\u00a0can attend multiple sessions will be given priority\u00a0and then a lottery will be held. Results of the lottery\u00a0will be sent by mail on the deadline day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u3010Caution!\u3011<br \/>\nAfter participation has been confirmed cancelation is not allowed.<br \/>\nPlease make sure to carefully check your schedule before applying.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.waseda-icc.jp\/eng\/?p=9653\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cancelation Policy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cooperation: IBM Japan, Ltd.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/06\/logo140611.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2313\" alt=\"logo140611\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/06\/logo140611.jpg\" width=\"131\" height=\"51\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Inquiries:\u3000 TEL: 03-5286-3990\u3000E-mail: talk-visit@list.waseda.jp<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date June 11th (Wed) &#8211; 25th (Wed), 2014 Place Faculty Lounge (1st Fl., Bldg. 7) &amp; IBM Japan, Ltd. 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