TARGETissuesmessagefromPROFESSORSocial Innovation ProgramSchool of Social Sciences, Waseda UniversityInthisfield,studentswillstudynewwaysofconducting,thinking,andlookingatbusinessandthesocialactivitiesthatarethestartofNGOsandvolunteeractivities.Theworldsofbusinessandsocialorganizationshaveundergonemanydrasticchangesandwillonlycontinuetochangesignificantly.Technologicalinnovationssuchasrobotsandtheinternethaverapidlydigitalizedtheworkplaceandhavenotonlychangedthewaywedobusiness,buthavealsochangedthedailylivesofpeopleallaroundtheworld.Agingpopulation,globalwarming,andglobalizationareglobaltrendsandsuchtrendsarecreatingnewsocialissues.Alongwiththeseissues,thereisthestateofcorporationsandthegovernment,socialsecurityandeducation,employmentandrevenue,andworklifebalancetoconsiderwhichallprofoundlyimpactthewayweliveourlives.Embracingthesedrasticchanges,wewilllearnandconsiderwhatshouldbedoneinbusinessandsocialactivitiesfromnowon.WewillbeapproachingthisFieldbykeepinginmindcurrentsocialissuesandstudyingrelevantcasestudies.Wewillalsosupportoneanotherintobecomingbusinessandsocialactivityleaderswhoaimtoimprovesociety.ProfessorToruShinoda:SinceIwasahighschoolstudent,Ihavealwaysthoughtaboutonequestion:Howdowecreateasocietyofpeoplewhowillworktogether,helpeachotherduringhardtimes,andsharelife’shappinesstogether?IthasbeenfortyyearssincethenandIhaverealizedthataslongaswehavesomeonewhocanpondersuchquestionswithoursocietywillimprovelittlebylittle.SoIhopeyouwillalsobecomeacompaniontoponderoversuchquestionswith.Anexampleofabusinessthatcontributestosociety.ThiscompanyaimstoalleviateAfrica’spovertybycreatingsustainableeconomoicactivitieswithlocaltailors.Byestablishingabusinessthatcreatesamutuallybeneficialrelationshipbetweenproducerandconsumer,anequalrelationshipbetweenthetwobe-comespossible.Inthisway,thecompanywasabletobringsustainablebenefitstobothJapanandRwanda.Inordertoimproveboththetailors’revenueandskill,acompanywaslaunchedtoselltoJapan.Asaresult,workvolumehasincreasedandhasalsoledtoskillimprovementamongRwandantailors.AcornerofRwanda’smarketwhichislinedwithtailorshops.Thenumberoftailorsfaroutnumbersconsumerdemandwhichmeanssuchtailorsalsohavetoimprovetheircraft.fewopportunitiestheirwork22Field 04SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS & WORKING
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