Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus
Keio University — Shonan Fujisawa Campus

International Business
& Entrepreneurship Research.

A focused research seminar where strategic management meets international business and entrepreneurship — led by Professor Masahiro Kotosaka. We study firms across the full arc of their development — founding, growth, and international expansion — drawing on longitudinal fieldwork and comparative research across Asia.

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Founded · 設立 2013 Ritsumeikan → 2016 Keio SFC
Members · 構成員 Prof. + app. 40 students and staff
Tracks · 区分 B1 / B2 / Graduate
Contact · 連絡先 iber.sfc@gmail.com
§01 RESEARCH

Strategy at the centre — where international business and entrepreneurship converge.

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Strategic management is our home discipline, the meeting point of international business and entrepreneurship. Our agenda engages directly with the four contemporary currents of strategic-management theory mapped out in The Evolution of Strategic Management: Theory (Kotosaka, Toyo Keizai, 2026): strategy-as-practice and -action, multi-layered boundary strategy, non-market and institutional strategy, and the algorithmic and robotic era.

§02 SEMINAR

Three tracks, one research community.

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TRACK · 01

B1 — Japanese Track

Weekly seminar in Japanese covering Japanese and global corporate case studies, group discussion, and individual research. Members enrol as their primary (A-type) seminar at SFC, and work in close coordination with the B2 English track.

Lang.日本語
YearUndergrad 1–4
Affil.SFC Aタイプ
TRACK · 02

B2 — English Track

Monday 5th period. English-language seminar partnering with Japanese and international companies each semester on applied research projects. Members enrol as their primary (A-type) seminar at SFC, working in close coordination with B1, and — because of the shared English-language environment — also operating as a single community with the Graduate track.

Lang.English
YearUndergrad 1–4
Affil.SFC Aタイプ
TRACK · 03

Graduate — Research Track

Flexible schedule. Monthly 1:1 with Prof. Kotosaka, plus optional participation in B1 and B2 seminars. Operates as a single community with B2 in particular, given the shared English-language environment.

Lang.JP / EN
YearMaster / PhD
Affil.修士・博士
§03 NEWS

The seminar, as it happens.

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2026.07.16
Press
Two-part interview with Masahiro Kotosaka in JBpress Innovation Review: the four new currents of strategic management, from Seven-Eleven to Tesla's Optimus.
EN · 日本語
2026.07.06
Event
PoliPoli special dialogue with CEO Kazuma Ito — what non-market and institutional strategy means for companies today (15 July 2026).
EN · 日本語
2026.07.06
Publication
Co-authored paper *Emotional support and new venture performance: The role of founders' family, friends and cultural context in East Asia* published in the International Small Business Journal (2026).
EN · 日本語
2026.07.02
Event
Keynote with former Takara Tomy CEO Harold George Meij at the Loglass Management-Planning Summit 2026.
EN · 日本語
2026.07.01
Admission
IBER × Bloomberg Guest Session: applications for the B2 (English) seminar are now open for the Fall 2026 intake.
English
2026.07.01
Admission
Kotosaka Seminar: the standard (Japanese-track) selection for the autumn 2026 intake is now open.
EN · 日本語
2026.06.16
Press
Two-part interview with Masahiro Kotosaka on jeki's owned media *Ebisu-hatsu*: connecting non-financial effects to metrics, and communicating railways' long-term vision.
EN · 日本語
2026.06.04
News
*The Evolution of Strategic Management Theory* is on prominent display at Maruzen Marunouchi and bookshops nationwide.
EN · 日本語
2026.05.29
Event
Appeared on NewsPicks Studios' *New Session* (sponsor: BizReach): "The truth about why companies don't change after deploying AI."
EN · 日本語
2026.05.29
Event
Book Launch Event for *Unleashing Innovation the East Asian Way: Startup Ecosystems in Japan, South Korea and China* at DIJ Tokyo (29 May 2026).
EN · 日本語
§04 CONTACT

Get in touch.

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Seminar inquiries

Applications (B1 / B2 / Graduate), seminar visits, and questions about membership or activities.

iber.sfc@gmail.com

Faculty & Keio SFC inquiries

For inquiries addressed to Prof. Kotosaka individually and for general Keio SFC questions, please follow the link below.

www.sfc.keio.ac.jp/contact/ →