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【Current as of Oct 26, 2022】
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Professor
ALCANTARA Lailani Laynesa
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- PhD in Management, University of Tsukuba
MBA, University of Tsukuba - Research Fields
- International Expansion, Innovation Diffusion, Macro Organizational Behavior
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- She completed her Ph.D. in Management from the University of Tsukuba, Japan in 2007. Her research interests are Innovation, International Expansion, Social Network, and Social Entrepreneurship. Her work has been published in the Journal of International Management, Asian Business & Management, Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Management Research Review, and many other PRJs. Prior to her appointment at APU, she worked for East Texas Baptist University as an Assistant Professor and as a Research Fellow at the University of Tsukuba.
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Professor
ASGARI Behrooz
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- PhD Industrial Engineering and Management, Tokyo Institute of technology
Master of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of technology
B.Sc., Sharif University of Technology - Research Fields
- Technology Management, Economics of Technological Change, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Operations Research
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- He completed his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Management in the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2002. His research interests are statistical and mathematical modeling, economics of technological change, and industrial /systems engineering. His works have been published in Technovation, Asian Journal of Innovation Technology, and other journals. He is currently teaching production management, operations research and supply chain management. Prior to his appointment at APU, he worked at SolBridge International School of Business, Malaysia University of Science and Technology, and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan.
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Professor
BARAI Munim Kumar
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- Ph.D., Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi
Master of Philosophy (M.Phil), Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi
Master of Commerce (M.Com), Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi
Bachelor of Commerce, Aligharh Muslim University Higher Secondary School, Jessore Board - Research Fields
- Public Finance, WTO and International Business, Macroeconomics, Financial and Capital Markets, Poverty and Grameen Bank (GB) Model of Microcredit
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- He completed his Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Delhi in 1997 after acquiring his master’s degrees in Finance and International Business. He has received a number of academic awards such as the ICCR Fellowship, UGC Junior and Senior Research Fellowship (India) and JSPS (Japan). As an Asian Scholarship Fellow (ASF) he spent a year in Vietnam studying the role of doi-moi in poverty reduction. He was also a Fulbright Scholar, completing post-doctorate research on US-Mexico trade at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. His research interests include the developments of regional trade, macroeconomic issues and finance. His works have been published in Contemporary South Asia, Finance India, Journal of Comparative Asian Development, Asia Pacific World and many other PRJs. Prior to his appointment at APU in April 2010, he pursued his academic career at three universities in Bangladesh for a total of 12 years. He had a brief stint as the Economic and Political Adviser at the Canadian High Commission in Bangladesh.
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Professor
BEISE-ZEE Marian
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- Dr. (Economics and Business Administration), Technical University of Berlin
- Research Fields
- Service Management & Marketing, Innovation Marketing, Business Administration
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- He completed his doctoral degree in Economics from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany, in 2001. After graduating he worked for 8 years as a Senior Researcher at the Centre for European Economic Research in Germany. Prior to his appointment at APU, he was an Associate Professor at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and a Research Associate at City University of Hong Kong. His current research interests are service quality and innovation in the health care industry. His work has been published in Organization Studies, Research Policy, Ecological Economics, Small Business Economics and many other PRJs. He is a member of the Editorial Board of International Journal of Leisure and Tourism Marketing and the International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management.
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Professor
CHEN Ping-Kuo
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- PhD (Engineering) National Chiao Tung University
MBA, Chang Jung Christian University
- Research Fields
- Supply Chain Coordination and Integration, Green and Sustainable Supply Chain
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- Professor Chen Ping-Kuo completed his Ph.D. in industrial engineering and management from National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan in 2008. His research focuses on supply chain coordination and integration, as well as green and sustainable supply chains. His work has appeared in several prestigious journals, including IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Sustainable Development, Production Planning and Control, Journal of Knowledge Management, and more. Prior to his appointment at APU in 2024, he worked as a Senior Investigator at Great Bay University in China and served as a Professor at Shantou University in China.
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Professor
CHEN Shu-Ching
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- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Adelaide
Master of Science, University of Stirling - Research Fields
- Marketing and Management
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- She completed her Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of Adelaide, Australia, in 2003. Her primary research interests are service marketing, with a focus on customer-employee interactions, customer experience, customer loyalty and e-loyalty, customer value, market orientation, and branding. Her work has been published in the Journal of Marketing Management, Journal of Services Marketing, The Service Industries Journal, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Service, and other PRJs. She is also a regular contributor at several well-known international conferences such as the AMA Educators Conference, Frontiers in Service, AMS, EMAC, EIRASS, and ANZMAC. She is currently a Field Leader for marketing in APM. She has developed her academic career working at universities in different countries such as New Zealand, and currently Japan. Prior to her academic career, she was a marketing practitioner at several international companies.
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Professor
GUNARTO Hary
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- Ph.D in Computer Engineering, Washington State University
M.Sc in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin
Bachelor degree (BSc) in Electronics and Instrumentations, Physics Department, Gadjah Mada University - Research Fields
- Asia Pacific Studies (eSociety), Education, Digital Media and Tourism
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- Professor Gunarto received his Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Instrumentations from Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia before pursuing his Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and finally his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Washington State University. He has lectured at Washington State University and Gadjah Mada University before coming to APU. His current research interests are ICT-based Computing, Smart Media Technology, SNS Services and e-Society. He has published many papers and books in relation to Data Processing and Computer Programming.
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Professor
KHAN Muhammad T.
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- PhD, Kyushu University
M.S., National University of Science and Technology (NUST)
MBA (Finance), University of Punjab
B.Sc. University of Engineering and Technology - Research Fields
- Spread Spectrum Communications, Applications of IT, Community Building
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- He completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Communication Engineering from Kyushu University, Japan, in 2005 after acquiring master’s degrees in Business Administration and Software Engineering. His research interests are spread spectrum communications, multiuser CDMA systems, applications of digital signal processing, and information communication technology. His work has been published in IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals, IEICE Transactions on Communications, and many other PRJs. Prior to his appointment at APU, he was serving as a Research Fellow for the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) at the Department of Computer Science and Communication Engineering, Kyushu University. He also worked as an Assistant Director at the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) in Pakistan from 1990 to 2005.
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Professor
LEE Geunhee
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- Ph.D. (Business Administration), Temple University
Ph.D. (Tourism), Rikkyo University
Master (Tourism), Rikkyo University - Research Fields
- Consumer Behavior, Tourism Marketing, Viral Marketing, Co-Creation
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- He completed his Ph.D. in Business Administration from Temple University in 2012 after acquiring a master’s degree in Tourism. His research interests are marketing research, consumer behavior, viral marketing, and co-creation. His work has been published in Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, Journal of Information Technology & Tourism, and Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research. Prior to his appointment at APU, he served as the CEO of an education content developing company he founded.
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Professor
OKUYAMA Ryo
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- Ph.D. (Management of Technology), Tokyo Institute of Technology
Ph.D. (Pharmaceutical sciences), The University of Tokyo
- Research Fields
- Innovation, Technology management, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical industry
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- He completed his Ph.D. in Management of Technology from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2019 and he received Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical sciences from The University of Tokyo in 2004. His current specialized field is Business Administration, Technology Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, and his combination of medical and business work has been published in various journals. Prior to his appointment at APU in 2024, he engaged in research positions at a pharmaceutical company as the head of pharmaceutical research and development, etc.
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Professor
OTAKE Toshitsugu
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- Ph.D. (Industrial Engineering), Iowa State University
- Research Fields
- Financial Risk Management, Statistical Modeling, Logistics Engineering, FinTech
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- He completed his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Iowa State University in 1998 after acquiring master’s degrees in Economics, Mathematics, and Statistics. His research interests are logistics engineering, financial risk management, statistical and mathematical modelling, Global Niche Top companies in the service industry, and roles and services of the Credit Information Bureau. His work has been published in European Journal of Operational Research, Computers and OR, Journal of Policy Informatics, and many other PRJs. Prior to his appointment at APU, he worked for GE Capital as a Researcher and Risk Technology Manager and served as the CEO of a financial risk management analysis consulting firm he founded. He has become an advisory committee member of SJI for AI technology and financial analytics since February 2016.
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Professor
PARDO Phillip Dean
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- Master of Business Administration (Finance), The American University
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Procurement & Grants Management), The American University - Research Fields
- Business Analytics, Hospitality Management Accounting, Sentiment Mining, CRM, Valuation, Taxation, Auditing, Virtuous Management, Natural Capital Accounting
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- Professor Pardo completed his MBA in Finance with a specialization in Taxation from The American University in Washington D.C., in 1984. His research interests are hospitality and tourism accounting issues, the effects on management of Consumer Generated Media (CGM) reviews, innovation with the use of sentiment data mining using Twitter and business analytics in the hospitality industry. He is currently a Field Leader for Accounting. His work has been published in several books as well as PRJs such as International Journal of Leisure and Tourism Marketing, Middle East Journal of Management, and Journal of Hospitality & Tourism. Prior to his appointment at APU, he worked in academic administration as a Vice Rector and Associate Dean and lectured in MBA and executive programs at various universities, including Les Roches, KIMEP, KBTU, MONASH CHINA, and JINAN University. He has deep industry and public sector audit, tax and consulting experience at a senior level after appointments at Deloitte Tohmatsu, Toyota and The Pentagon.
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Professor
ZHANG Wei-Bin.
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- Doctorate in Economics, University of Umea
Master of Transportation, University of Northern Transportation
Master’s in Engineering, Kyoto University
Bachelor of Geography, Peking University - Research Fields
- Growth Theory, Trade Theory, Urban and Regional Economics, Economic Dynamics, Ethics, East-Asia Philosophy
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- He completed his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Umeå, Sweden, in 1998, after graduating from the Department of Geography at Beijing University, China in 1982, and completing graduate studies at the Department of Civil Engineering at Kyoto University, Japan. After completing his dissertation on economic growth theory, he then researched at the Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm for 10 years. He also worked as a visiting scholar at institutions in the USA, Japan, mainland China, Austria, Singapore and Hong Kong. His research interests are nonlinear economic dynamics, growth theory, trade theory, East Asian economic development, and Confucianism. In addition to being sole-author of 22 academic books published in English by international publishing houses, he has also published more than 240 academic articles in international PRJs. He sits on the editorial board of 12 international PRJs. He is currently Top author in Japan and Top 46 in the world in terms of number of journal pages weighed by number of authors.
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Associate Professor
ACKARADEJRUANGSRI P.
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- PhD (Asia Pacific Studies), Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
- Research Fields
- Consumer Behavior, Marketing Strategies, Strategic Business Management, Interdisciplinary
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GONG Yuanyuan
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- PhD (Management), The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Research Fields
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
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- Dr. Gong earned her Ph.D. in Management from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2012. Her research interests center on Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, and International Business, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region. Her work has been published in various international journals. Before joining APU in 2024, she held academic positions at Okayama University in Japan, Nanjing University in China, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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Associate Professor
KIM “Sean” Young Sun
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- PhD (Management), University of Massachusetts Amherst
MBA, Hitotsubashi University
MMH, Cornell University
- Research Fields
- Service Interactions, Organizational Behavior, Digitalization
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NAKAJIMA Katsushi
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- PhD in Finance, Hitotsubashi University
- Research Fields
- Finance
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- He completed his Ph.D. in Finance from Hitotsubashi University, Japan, in 2013. His research interest is finance, with a focus on asset pricing theory. His work has been published in the Journal of Futures Markets and Asia-Pacific Financial Markets. Prior to his appointment at APU, he worked as a Researcher for Mitsui Asset Trust and Banking Company, a Manager at NS Financial Management Consulting, a Deputy Senior Research Fellow at the Ricoh Institute of Sustainability and Business, and as an Assistant Professor at Waseda University, Japan.
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Associate Professor
RUIZ-NAVAS Santiago
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- Doctor (Management of Technology in Innovation), Tokyo Institute of Technology
Master (Engineering), Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Colombia"
- Research Fields
- Managing emerging IT to solve social issues. For example, current project is about using LLM powered up games to improve entrepreneurship skill building.
- Biography
- Completed Ph.D. in Management of Technology in Innovation from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2019. He works on topics related to Entrepreneurship, Data analytics, Management of Technology and Innovation, Scientometrics. Three current featured projects are: - Understanding factors of success and failure of Japanese startups - Analyzing the differences between the themes found when doing scoping reviews using open and closed scientific papers databases - Identifying the challenges and opportunities of using Multimodal LLMs power up games to develop entrepreneurial skills.
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Associate Professor
SAITO Hiroaki
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- PhD, The University of Queensland
- Research Fields
- Service Management, Employee well-being, Emotion in organizations, Leadership
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SHIGEMOTO Akiko
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- PhD ABD (Management), Rutgers University
Master (Economics), Meiji University - Research Fields
- International Management, Business Ethics, CSR, Sustainable Business, ESG Management
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- She studied Political Economics at Meiji University, where she earned her master’s degrees, and completed her doctoral coursework at Rutgers University as a Fulbright scholar in the US; her current research fields are International Management, Business Ethics, CSR, Sustainable Business, and ESG Management; prior to her appointment at APU in 2024, she was teaching at Waseda Business School MBA program and Executive program where she received Waseda Teaching Award, and served as an Independent Director for some listed companies.
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Associate Professor
SHINOHARA Yoshiki
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- PhD (Business and Commerce), Keio Univrsity
- Research Fields
- Business Ethics, Business and Society
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Associate Professor
USREY Bryan Gordon
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- PhD (Management), University of Leeds
MSc (International Marketing Management), University of Leeds - Research Fields
- Business Administration, Experimental Psychology
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Associate Professor
YANG Jeongwoo
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- MBA, Rikkyo University
- Research Fields
- Internal Controls, Internal Audit, Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Organizational Management
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