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ACKARADEJRUANGSRI P.

Degree

PhD (Asia Pacific Studies), Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Research Fields

Consumer Behavior, Marketing Strategies, Strategic Business Management, Interdisciplinary Learning in an Emerging Market

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ALCANTARA Lailani Laynesa

Degree

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

Research Fields

Organizational Behavior, International Management

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, Quality Management, Decision Sciences, Engineering Statistics, Operations Research, Supply Chain Management, Economics of Technological Change, ICT, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Operations Management, Innovation Studies

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

Finance and Development Economics

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

Innovation and Technology Management, Service Management, Brand Management

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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CHEN Ping-Kuo

Degree

PhD (Engineering) National Chiao Tung University
MBA, Chang Jung Christian University

Research Fields

Supply Chain Coordination and Integration, Green and Sustainable Supply Chain

Biography

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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CHEN Shu-Ching

Degree

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

Research Fields

Services Marketing, Marketing 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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CORTEZ Michael A.

Degree

Doctor of Business Administration, De La Salle University
Master of Business Administration, Graduate School of Business De La Salle University
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, De La Salle University

Research Fields

Sustainability: Environment, Social, and Governance Reporting; Corporate capital structure and financial performance

Biography

He completed his Ph.D. in Business Administration from De La Salle University (DLSU), Philippines in 2010. His research interests include sustainable manufacturing and industries, fast fashion, financial performance, and globalization in trade and services. A certified public accountant by profession, he is currently teaching intermediate, managerial and international accounting. Prior to his appointment at APU, he was an Assistant Professor of Accountancy at DLSU. He is the Conference Chair of APUGSM Conferences. He also acts as a Research Partner at Angelo King Institute for Economics and Business Studies and as a Reviewer for the DLSU Business & Economics Review. His network affiliations include the Greening of Industry Network, Allied Academies and the Asia Pacific Business and Economics Research Society.

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FUJIMOTO Takeshi

Degree

Ph.D. (Business Administration), Ritsumeikan University

Research Fields

Business Administration, Marketing

Biography

Professor Fujimoto specializes in management, with a focus on innovation and marketing strategy. His research explores digitalization, global niche strategies, and innovation in companies, including comparative studies between Japan and other countries. He is actively engaged in academic and professional communities and is passionate about teaching marketing and strategic thinking in a way that makes learning engaging and future-oriented for students.

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HOOI Carol Lai-Wan

Degree

Doctoral (Business Administration (Organizational Behavior), International Islamic University Malaysia
Doctoral (Buisness Administration (Human Capital Management)), St. Andrew's University
Economics, University of Malaya
Master of Economics, Wakayama University

Research Fields

Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Leadership

Biography

Professor Hooi specializes in business administration, with a focus on management, organizational behavior, and human capital development. She has held distinguished academic and visiting positions at leading universities across Asia and has published extensively on topics such as employee engagement, digital transformation, and corporate innovation. Her research explores the impact of leadership, organizational practices, and diversity on performance in global business environments.

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LEE Geunhee

Degree

Ph.D. (Business Administration), Temple University
Ph.D. (Tourism), Rikkyo University
Master (Tourism), Rikkyo University

Research Fields

Marketing

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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OTAKE Toshitsugu

Degree

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

Research Fields

Financial Risk Management, Credit Scoring, Risk Measure, Financial Inclusion

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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OZAWA Tomoyuki

Degree

Doctor of Business Administration, Takachiho University

Research Fields

Environmental disclosure

Biography

Professor Ozawa is a Certified Public Accountant in Japan, specializing in accounting with a focus on environmental disclosure. Recent projects include studies on sanpo-yoshi and company's performance.

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YANG Jeongwoo

Degree

MBA, Rikkyo University

Research Fields

Internal Auditing, Internal Control

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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

Monetary Economic Theories, Economic Growth Theory, Spatial Economic Theory

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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AQUILI Luca

Degree

Ph.D (Experimental Psychology and Behavioural Neuroscience), University of St. Andrews
Masters (Neuroscience), King's College London

Research Fields

Neurofinance, Neuroeconomics, Behavioral Neuroscience, Financial Decision-Making, Risk and Reward Processing, Dopaminergic Systems and Economic Behavior.

Biography

He holds a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology & Behavioral Neuroscience from the University of St Andrews (Scotland, UK) and an M.Sc. in Neuroscience from King’s College London (UK). He has served in faculty roles across Australia, the UK, Cyprus, and Malaysia, and completed postdoctoral training at OIST and RIKEN in Japan. His work focuses on dopaminergic mechanisms in cognition and decision-making, especially reinforcement/reward-based learning, cognitive flexibility, and neuromodulation (e.g., tDCS/pharmacology; cue/safety learning). He applies these mechanisms to financial decision-making and neuroeconomics, culminating in a recent review paper on dopamine and financial choice.

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GONG Yuanyuan

Degree

PhD (Management), The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Research Fields

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Biography

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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HIRAHARA Norimichi

Degree

Doctoral (Human Systems Science), Tokyo Institute of Technology
Masters(Human Systems Science), Tokyo Institute of Technology
B.A (Psychology), University of California, Berkeley
A.B.A (Psychology), Northwest College

Research Fields

Organizational Behavior, Organizational Development; Data Science; Decision Psychology; Positive psychology

Biography

Professor Hirahara specializes in organizational development, leadership, and innovation, integrating insights from management and psychological sciences. His research focuses on balancing organizational innovation with individual well-being, emphasizing concepts such as psychological safety and compassionate leadership. As both a researcher and entrepreneur, he applies interdisciplinary approaches to areas including AI, healthcare, and data science. He is also the founder and CEO of multiple ventures, contributing to innovation in academic and professional fields.

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KIM “Sean” Young Sun

Degree

PhD (Management), University of Massachusetts Amherst
MBA, Hitotsubashi University
MMH, Cornell University

Research Fields

Consumer Psychology, Employee Behavior, Service Experience Management, Experimental Research

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NAKAJIMA Katsushi

Degree

PhD in Finance, Hitotsubashi University

Research Fields

Finance, Financial Economics, Asset Pricing Theory, Financial Derivatives, Economic Theory, General Equilibrium, Financial Econometrics, Data Science Applied to Finance and Economics

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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RICO LUGO Sinndy Dayana

Degree

Ph.D (Technology Management for Innovation), The University of Tokyo
Masters (Management Engineering), Federal University of Pernambuco

Research Fields

Sustainable management and strategic decision-making in circular economy contexts from a systems thinking and multi-stakeholder collaboration perspective

Biography

Professor Rico Lugo holds a Ph.D. in Technology Management for Innovation from The University of Tokyo. Her research centers on sustainable management and strategic decision-making within circular economy contexts, drawing on systems thinking and multi-actor collaboration approaches. She examines how academia, industry, policymakers, and consumers can work together to align supply chain sustainability and profitability through the design of practical incentives and evidence-based multicriteria decision-making. She has received multiple international awards recognizing her contributions to circular economy and decision science research.

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RUIZ-NAVAS Santiago

Degree

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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SAITO Hiroaki

Degree

PhD, The University of Queensland

Research Fields

Organisational Psychology and Behaviour, Human Resources Management, Tourism and Hospitality Management

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SHINOHARA Yoshiki

Degree

PhD (Business and Commerce), Keio Univrsity

Research Fields

Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Business and Sustainability, Diversity and Inclusion, Social Entrepreneurship

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USREY Bryan Gordon

Degree

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

Research Fields

Consumer Behavior, Marketing Strategies, Consumer Psychology, Branding, Advertising, Online Marketing and Social Media Marketing

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YOO Bosul

Degree

Doctoral, Osaka University
Master's, Osaka University

Research Fields

Consumer Behavior

Biography

Professor Yoo's research focuses on areas such as digital transformation and tourism, with recent publications examining public sector influences during the pandemic and visitor satisfaction among inbound tourists to Japan. She is an active member of several academic associations and has contributed to conference research on platform conversion and high-value user migration, alongside participating in faculty development programs to enhance teaching effectiveness.

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