Graduate School of Management (MBA Program) Faculty | APU Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Professor

ALCANTARA Lailani Laynesa

Degree

PhD in Management, University of Tsukuba
MBA, University of Tsukuba

Research Fields

International Expansion, Innovation Diffusion, Macro Organizational Behavior

Biography

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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ASGARI Behrooz

Degree

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

Biography

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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BARAI Munim Kumar

Degree

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

Biography

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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BEISE-ZEE Marian

Degree

Dr. (Economics and Business Administration), Technical University of Berlin

Research Fields

Service Management & Marketing, Innovation Marketing, Business Administration

Biography

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 Shu-Ching

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Adelaide
Master of Science, University of Stirling

Research Fields

Marketing and Management

Biography

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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GUNARTO Hary

Degree

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

Biography

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.

Degree

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

Biography

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

Degree

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

Biography

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

OTAKE Toshitsugu

Degree

Ph.D. (Industrial Engineering), Iowa State University

Research Fields

Financial Risk Management, Statistical Modeling, Logistics Engineering, FinTech

Biography

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

Degree

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

Biography

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.

Degree

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

Biography

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.

Degree

PhD (Asia Pacific Studies), Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Research Fields

Consumer Behavior, Marketing Strategies, Strategic Business Management, Interdisciplinary

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Associate Professor

KIM “Sean” Young Sun

Degree

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

Degree

PhD in Finance, Hitotsubashi University

Research Fields

Finance

Biography

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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SAITO Hiroaki

Degree

PhD, The University of Queensland

Research Fields

Service Management, Employee well-being, Emotion in organizations, Leadership

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SHINOHARA Yoshiki

Degree

PhD (Business and Commerce), Keio Univrsity

Research Fields

Business Ethics, Business and Society

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USREY Bryan Gordon

Degree

PhD (Management), University of Leeds
MSc (International Marketing Management), University of Leeds

Research Fields

Business Administration, Experimental Psychology

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YANG Jeongwoo

Degree

MBA, Rikkyo University

Research Fields

Internal Controls, Internal Audit, Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Organizational Management

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