Symposium 2009
IGB Network- IESE Business School
July 6th, 2009

The IGB Network Co., Ltd made a alliance with IESE, a world-famous business school based in Spain, currently ranked no. 3 in the world by the Economist and ranked no. 1 in the world in 2005 and 2006. To inaugurate this alliance, IGB Network and IESE will be holding a joint symposium on the strategic development of global leaders with an emphasis on Asia. The symposium will specifically focus on what multinational corporations must do to develop globally competent leaders– leaders equipped with the skills and characteristics to be effective in an ever more complex global business environment. Since the 1990s China and India have enjoyed rapid economic growth. Despite the global recession, this trend looks likely to continue. However, Chinese and Indian firms are not as prominent on the global stage as their economic power would suggest. In the coming decade, however, we expect a more aggressive positioning of Asian firms. In this context, Japanese organizations will need to develop new leaders with a comprehensive set of global leadership competencies. Both IESE Business School and IGB are committed to help Japanese companies develop these competencies.

Dr.Furuya / Dr. Nueno / Mr. Kasai / Dr.Kase

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IGB Network Symposium - 21 February 2007

The IGB Network Co., Ltd recently held its second symposium on the Strategic Development of Global Leaders and Human Capital for the 21st Century. In collaboration with the Kozai Group Inc, Nanjing University Business School, and the ION (International Organization Network) group, the global forum focused on what multinational corporations must do to develop globally competent leaders & employees – leaders & employees equipped with the skills and characteristics to be effective in an ever more complex global business environment. With more than 40 of the leading researchers and scholars who are charting the future path of globalization in attendance, the forum aimed to present a truly global perspective on leadership and human capital development.

Dr. Mark Mendenhall (Kozai Group, USA) opened the morning key note speeches with a stimulating session on “Developing and Managing Globally Competent Leaders”. Other keynote speakers included Dr. Shuming Zhao (Nanjing University School of Business) who focused on “Developing Globally Competent Leaders and Globally Effective Organizations in China”, and Dr. Mary Yoko Brannen from San Jose State University whose session was on “Global Talent Management and Learning for the Future: Pressing Concerns for Japanese Multinationals”.

The afternoon consisted of concurrent workshops on a variety of topics related to growing globally competent leaders and teams.

The afternoon consisted of concurrent workshops on a variety of topics related to growing globally competent leaders and teams. Dr.Joyce Osland (San Jose State University) led a session on “Global Competency Development & Solutions”. Dr. Michael Stevens` (Kozai Group USA) workshop was on “Global Competency Assessment” and Dr. Allan Bird`s (Kozai Group USA) workshop was on "Global Leadership Development in Asia" while Dr. Martha Maznevski (IMD) led a workshop on “Managing Multinational Teams”.

Later workshops focused on topics such as “Global Competency Transfer” (Dr.Gary Oddou, California Sate University), “Diversity Management of Multinational Firms” (Dr.Bjørn Ekelund, Human Factors), “Human Resource Management/Leadership Development in China” (Dr.Shuming Zhao, Nanjing University), and the “Development of Intercultural Communication skills” (Dr. Janet Bennett, Intercultural Communication Institute).

With more than 120 participants from over 60 companies and universities in attendance, the forum was judged to be an overall success.

Dr.Mark Mendenhall	Dr. Shiming Zhao	Dr. Mary Yoko Brannen
Dr.Joyce Osland	Dr.Michael Stevens	Dr.Allan Bird
Dr.Martha Maznevski	Dr.Gary Oddou	Dr.Bjørn Ekelund
Dr.Janet Bennett	Global Forum 2007	Global Forum 2007

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IGB Network has started to provide consultancy services on Chinese business with the collaboration of Nanjing University.

Nori Furuya CEO IGB Network	Shuming Zhao Dean School of Business Nanjing University PR China	Joel Glassman Vice Chancellor University of Missouri St. Louis USA

IGB Network signed an agreement with School of Business, Nanjing University in Peoples Republic of China effective on March 19, 2006. Through this collaborative partnership, IGB Network is able to offer various academic and business consultancy services related to Chinese management and business. IGB Network and Nanjing University can jointly provide research, training, coaching, and consultancy services in the arenas of organizational integration & development, Chinese management strategies & practices, Chinese HRM, Chinese cross-cultural management issues, Chinese marketing development.

http://nubs.nju.edu.cn/

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IGB Network Symposium - 7 January 2005

The IGB Network recently held its first symposium on the Strategic Development of Global Organizational & Human Capital for the 21st Century. The symposium, sponsored by Newsweek Japan, focused
on what multinational corporations must do to develop globally competent employees - employees equipped with the skills, sophistication, and characteristics to be effective in diverse business roles in an ever more complex global business environment.
The keynote speaker was Fons Trompenaars of Trompenaars Hampden-Turner Consulting (THT) who led a stimulating session on the critical function of global leaders in resolving dilemmas. The symposium also featured concurrent workshops by Fons on Global Diversity, Professors Allan Bird and Gary Oddou (Kozai Group) on
Global Competencies, and by IGB`s Masa Kawamura on financing for global M&As. With more than 100 participants from more than 50 corporations in attendance, the event was judged an overall success.

Fons, cross-cultural management guru

Allan Bird in action

Gary Oddou explains

IGB Network

The Participants

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Press Release

THT`s eagerly awaited first books in the new Culture for Business Series have recently been published. The Culture for Business Series uses a new logic to look at issues facing business managers and leaders in today`s global, multicultural market . The series breaks away from traditional management texts that are overly influenced by Western research and thinking, and provides a new conceptual framework for dealing with the business implications of culture. As such, the aim of the series is to provide a practical toolkit for managers and leaders by helping them develop a new mindset for working with and across cultures. The four books in the series are:

Business Across Cultures
by Fons Trompenaars and Peter Woolliams

Managing People Across Cultures
by Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner

Marketing Across Cultures
by Fons Trompenaars and Peter Woolliams

Managing Change Across Cultures
by Fons Trompenaars and Peter van Prudhomme

Currently, the Culture for Business Series is available only in English. However, the IGB Network is finalizing the translation into Japanese, of the first book in the series, Business Across Cultures, and this is due to be published in summer 2005 by Hakudo Shobu.