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MBA Faculty

【Current as of Oct 26, 2022】

  • 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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  • Professor

    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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    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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    HAIDAR Ali

    Degree
    PhD, Victoria University of Wellington
    Master of Arts in Public Administration, University of Dhaka
    Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration, University of Dhaka
    Research Fields
    Managerial Commitment, Managerial Values, Employment Relations
    Biography
    He completed his Ph.D. in Public Administration from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand in 1985 after completing masters and honors degrees in Public Administration, Political Science and Economics. His research interests are managerial commitment, public service values, local government and employment relationship. His work has been published in Australian Journal of Political Science, Australian Journal of Public Administration, Local Government Studies, Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, International Journal of Public Sector Management, and he has edited the International Employment Relations Review. He is currently a leader of the Assurance of Learning (AOL) team of the AACSB project. Prior to his appointment at APU, he worked at Monash University, Australia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, University of Papua New Guinea, and University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.https://admissions.apu.ac.jp/admin/custom/teacher/edit/69
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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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    KIM Rebecca ChungHee

    Degree
    PhD in Management Reserch (Strathclyde, UK)
    MIM (Strathclyde, UK, British-Chevening Scholarship),
    Research Fields
    International Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Ethics
    Biography
    She completed her Ph.D. in Management Research from the University of Strathclyde, UK, in 2009 after acquiring a master’s degree in International Management. Her research interests are international management and global CSR and she has collaborated closely with scholars and practitioners in Japan, the UK, Malaysia, Ireland, Australia and Korea on research such as ‘Missing employee in CSR discussion’, ‘CSR comparative study between the UK and Korea’ and ‘CSR and Creating Shared Value’. She is keen to develop a ‘CSR comparative model between the East and West’. Her work has been published in the Journal of Business Research, Journal of Business Ethics, and the European Journal of International Management. She is also a Visiting Fellow of ICCSR at the University of Nottingham, UK. Prior to her appointment at APU, she taught at the University of Nottingham in Malaysia and the University of Strathclyde and the University of Edinburgh in the UK. Before entering academia she worked for 12 years as an international relations professional.
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    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

    MIYAZAKI Kumiko

    Degree
    PhD (Science and Technology Policy), University of Sussex (SPRU)
    MBA, INSEAD (Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires)
    Diploma (Computer Science), Newnham College, Cambridge University
    MA (Physics), St. Hugh's College, Oxford University
    BA (Physics), St. Hugh's College, Oxford University
    Research Fields
    Management of Technology, Science and Technology Policy, Innovation Systems, Innovation Management
    Biography
    Kumiko Miyazaki is an emeritus professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology and has served as a specially appointed professor at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University since April 2020. Her research topics cover innovative empirical research in the fields of strategic management of technology and sector innovation systems, focusing particularly on the high tech and information communications sectors. At APU, Miyazaki teaches courses on topics such as the management of technology, national innovation systems, entrepreneurship, venture entrepreneurship, and product development.
    Miyazaki has ten years of work experience in the industry in the UK, Canada, and Japan. In addition, she has acted as the chair of the Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management. Currently, she is a board member of the Japan Society of MOT as well as a board member of the Japan Society of Information and Communications Research. She is also a member of the Science Council of Japan. Since 2017, Miyazaki has been a visiting professor at the Open University of Japan, where she is delivers a course on technology management via radio.
    Miyazaki is the author of the book Building competences in the firm: Lessons from Japanese and European Optoelectronics (Macmillan, 1995).
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    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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    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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    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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  • Associate Professor

    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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  • Associate Professor

    SAITO Hiroaki

    Degree
    PhD, The University of Queensland
    Research Fields
    Service Management, Employee well-being, Emotion in organizations, Leadership
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  • Associate Professor

    SHINOHARA Yoshiki

    Degree
    PhD (Business and Commerce), Keio Univrsity
    Research Fields
    Business Ethics, Business and Society
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  • Associate Professor

    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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  • Associate Professor

    YANG Jeongwoo

    Degree
    MBA, Rikkyo University
    Research Fields
    Internal Controls, Internal Audit, Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Organizational Management
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