Faculty Introduction

Specialized field

International Business Strategy, Business Strategy, Japan-Korea Industrial Cooperation

Research theme

1. Cross-border partnership strategy
2. Sustainable management strategies (CSR, CSV, etc.)
3. Management strategies of long-lived companies
4. Research on Japan-Korea competitive and cooperative relations

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Foreign language/second language education

Research theme

Language is inseparable from society and the economy, and therefore how we deal with language is a very important issue. As globalization accelerates, I am examining how we should deal with language (including foreign languages) from both the perspectives of language education policy and in the field of education.

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Japanese Business History/Japanese Economic History

Research theme

1. Study of high school graduates and blue-collar workers in Japan during the period of rapid economic growth
2. Study on the significance and role of training engineers in postwar Japan

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Business Management

Research theme

1. Comparison of business models: Hollywood model and Silicon Valley model
2. ITC Revolution and E-Business Model
3. A society where citizens create public services themselves (new civil society) and the citizen business model
4. Business Models and Management Theory in the Formation and Establishment of Large Enterprises
5. Business Modeling

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Human resource management, international labor issues

Research theme

1. International expansion of labor CSR
2. CSR and Human Resource Management
3. International Labor Standards and Business Management
4. Social Enterprise

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Pharmaceutical and financial industry analysis, pharmaceutical distribution system, data envelopment methodology, corporate governance

Research theme

We use qualitative analysis such as corporate governance and institutional analysis, as well as quantitative analysis using statistics and data envelopment methodology to analyze the pharmaceutical and financial markets, which are greatly influenced by various institutions.
We are also researching what the Japanese market should be like through analysis of Nordic corporate governance, which is in contrast to the Anglo-Saxon model, and financial markets in the Nordic countries, which are world leaders in terms of regulations and innovation in areas such as digital currencies.

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Marketing, Consumer Behavior

Research theme

Consumer perception research, pricing research

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Corporate Finance, Securities Market Theory

Research theme

1. Singapore's capital markets and financial system
2. Sovereign wealth fund investment strategies
3. Indirect direct finance (investment funds) research
4. CSR and capital markets (social finance) research

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Financial Management, Environmental Management

Research theme

Financial Market Reforms to Address Global Environmental Issues

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Management accounting, enterprise value accounting, cost management, financial analysis, social responsibility accounting

Research theme

1. Enterprise value, business value measurement and management (including balanced scorecard, ABC)
2. Comparison of theories and practices of economic profit in Japan and the United States (including CFROI)
3. Decision-making accounting for business selection and concentration using segment accounting information
4. The impact of social responsibility accounting (including environmental accounting) on corporate value
5. TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) and Cost Management

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Knowledge information processing, knowledge engineering, educational technology

Research theme

Techniques for modeling expert knowledge

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International Management, Business Strategy (mainly standardization strategy), Software Business Research

Research theme

Cooperation and competition surrounding the standardization of embedded system software In recent years, mobile phones and automobiles have become increasingly sophisticated, but at the same time, their development has become more and more difficult. As a result, companies that were previously rivals have formed groups and are now cooperating with each other, aiming to improve "quality" and "development efficiency." However, even though they may simply refer to cooperation, there are differences in each party's intentions, making it not an easy task. How can we make it work? With this issue in mind, we are currently conducting research.

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Business/industrial history
Area Studies (Northeast Asian Political Economy, Business Management (Jpn), Creative Industries, Energy Studies)
East Asian Studies (Regionalism, International Political Economy, International Relations, Industry 4.0)

Research theme

-Business/Industrial/Political Economic History of Northeast Asian Coal and Oil Industries
-Creative Clusters in Northeast Asia
-Industrial Revolutions (Versions 1.0 to 4.0) in the world political economic historical context
-Regionalism in East Asia: CPTPP, RCEP, BRI, AEC, APT, CJK, The Quad, Indo-Pac Strategy, etc.
-Area Studies perspectives: Sino-Japanese political-economic relations

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Organizational Psychology, Leadership

Research theme

Leadership Development in Universities

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Computational biology, mathematical sociology, artificial intelligence, computational social science, social informatics

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How do rational individuals cooperate in social dilemma situations?

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Comparative Management, Human Capital, and Business Theory

Research theme

1. Analysis of the German Labor Market
2. Comparative Study of Diversity Management

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International and comparative education, English education

Research theme

Focusing on English as an international language, we are researching effective teaching methods to improve the four English skills (Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening) and practicing effective English education using CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning).

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Human resource management theory, labor-management relations

Research theme

Application of International Labour Organization (ILO) core labour standards