Introduction

　Globalisation for Human・Goods・Money has been accelerating. Using Japan as an example, over 16,200,000 people go abroad every year and it is usual to see foreigners in any place other than the most populated centres. Products that do not have a tag saying Made in Japan is a matter of course, and there are many common products sold for people all over the world. Moreover exchanging Japanese yen to foreign currency or vice versa is one of phenomenon for money globalisation, or recently it seems becoming popular to deposit money with foreign currency in a bank. Thus it can be said that borderless society is already with us in our daily life.

　If globalisation affects each individual, how dose this borderless society affect companies? Are there companies which ignore globalisation of Labour・Materials/Products・Capital? Just like we are hardly able to ignore globalisation of Human・Goods・Money in our daily basis, there must be few of them. It is natural that the penetration of global markets is different dependent for each company; however, managing these three elements with minimum sacrifices or compromise is a challenge for any companies.

　The theme, “Managing Multinational Companies” was formed because of my interest in this topic. First, I would like to define the unique characteristics, which so-called multinational companies (MNCs) possess. Second I would like to clarify the innate characteristics of Japanese global business where I will make use of actual cases for this subject.

　The goal of this presentation is to show accurate categories of managing styles for running global business, and to analyse factors for successful business. The ultimate goal of this presentation is to bring you an opportunity to think about globalisation for Japan and its future.