Our Faculty
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The IUJ campus is a small, tight-knit international community. Our professors enjoy teaching and recognize it as their first responsibility. About 80 % of the full-time faculty have Ph.D.'s, and all have international experience and speak fluent English. They are all quite active in business research, publishing in academic and practical journals as well as being active in consulting and professional organizations.
Our Visiting professors, from world-renowned universities with extensive business, consulting, and research experiences, contribute to enhancing the teaching environment at the business school. In addition, we also invite prominent business leaders and experienced professionals to teach specialized courses to our students in both MBA and E-Business Management Programs.
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PHILIP SUGAI [Personal Homepage] Dean and Professor of Marketing Doctorate, Waseda University, GITS, 2006 MBA, NYU Stern School of Business, Marketing and Operations Management, 1996 |
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| Senior Marketing and Strategy Consultant, Japan Representative Office, Advantage Marketing Information, 2001 - 2002 Director of Business Development, Asia and Pacific Rim, Lightningcast, Inc., 2000 - 2001 Director of Marketing, Muze, Inc., 1999 - 2000 Senior Marketing Manager, American Express, 1995 - 1999 Founder and Managing Director, Greenwich Odeum, 1991-1994 |
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| Current Research Interests: | |
| Mobile and Wireless Technologies and their impact on consumer behavior Brand Management and Strategy |
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| Major Publications: | |
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Philip Sugai, Marco Koeder and Ludovico Ciferri (2009 Forthcoming) The Six Immutable Laws of Mobile Business, John Wiley and Sons ISBN: 978-0-471-74146-6 Donghun Kim and Philip Sugai (2008), ”Differences in Consumer Loyalty and Willingness to Pay for Service Attributes Across Digital Channels: A Study of the Japanese Digital Content Market,” Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 32, pp. 480-489. Philip Sugai (2008), A New MobileNet Formula is Needed, Ericsson Business Review, No. 3, pp. 52-53. Philip Sugai, (2007), “Exploring the Impact of Handset Upgrades on Mobile Content and Service Usage", International Journal of Mobile Communication, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 281-299. Philip Sugai (2007), “Differences in consumer loyalty and willingness to pay for service attributes across digital channels: the case of Japanese digital content market,” Proceedings of the 2007 international conference on Wireless communications and mobile computing, Honolulu, HI, pp. 231-235. Philip Sugai (2005), “Mapping the mind of the mobile consumer across borders; an application of the Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique,” International Marketing Review, 22(6), pp. 641-657 |
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| Other Achievements: | |
| Co-Founder of the Mobile Consumer Lab and MoCoBe.com, a think-tank and research organization focused on existing and future ubiquitous technologies and their impact on consumers, markets and societies International Communications Foundations Research Grant (2006 -2007) Japanese Ministry of Education, Scientific Grants-in-Aid 2005-2007 Japanese Ministry of Education, Scientific Grants-in-Aid 2003-2005 Quoted in leading publications such as Newsweek, Business Week, Forbes, Wireless Week, and JAL Skyward Magazine |
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MASAKI MORI [Personal Homepage] Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Finance Ph.D., Georgia State University, 2006 BA, Keio University, 1997 |
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| Previous Positions: | |
| Visiting scholar, Research Institute of SFC, Keio University, 2001-2002 Manager, Investment Risk Monitoring Dept., Nomura Asset Management, Co., Ltd., 1997-2001 |
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| Current Research Interests: | |
| Borrowers' behaviour in Residential Mortgage Choice Comparison of Investors' behaviour between Finance and Real Estate Markets Risk Management for and Investment in REIT's (Real Estate Investment Trusts) The Efficient Market Hypothesis and Random Walk Theory in Finance and Real Estate Markets Financial Modeling for Credit Rating and Default Probability estimations |
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| Major Publications: | |
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Mori, Masaki and Ziobrowski, Alan J. (2006) Foreign Real Estate Security Investments for Japanese Investors, International Real Estate Review, 9(1), 2006, 1-22. Mori, Masaki, Diaz, Julian III, and Ziobrowski, Alan J (2009). Why Do Borrowers Choose ARMs over FRMs? : A Behavioral Investigation, International Real Estate Review, 12(2), 2009, 98-120. Mori, Masaki, Diaz, Julian III, Ziobrowski, Alan J, and Nico B. Rottke (2009, forthcoming). An International Comparison of Risk Preference on the Choice of Mortgage Products: The Role of Uncertainty Avoidance, forthcoming in Journal of Behavioral Finance. |
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| Other Achievements: | |
| Fulbright Graduate Study Award 2002-2006 Chartered Member of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan |
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JAY RAJASEKERA [Personal Homepage] Professor of Management Systems and Strategy Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1984 |
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| Previous Positions: | |
| AT&T Bell Laboratories, 1984-1995, USA Director, Global Business Systems, USA |
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| Current Research Interests: | |
| Corporate IT Strategies National IT Policy Mobile Technologies Optimization Modeling Production and Logistic Management |
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| Major Publications: | |
| Book: Current Research in Modeling, Date Mining & Quantitative Techniques, University of Western Sydney, 2004
Book: Visual Age for JAVA (with IBM Japan, in Japanese), Toppan Japan, 2001 Book: Entropy Optimization and Mathematical Programming, Kluwer NY, 1997 Plus about 30 more articles published in world-class journals |
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| Other Achievements: | |
| Patent : MoMoCam Mobile Camera for Mobile Phone, Feb 2002 Patent: Repeater Optimization Algorithm (with Bell Labs for world's 1st undersea optical cable; being used still for major cable projects used by Internet traffic), 1989 Opinions quoted in Asian Wall Street Journal and Nihon Keizai Shinbun, and Asia Inc. Special contribution award, AT&T Bell Laboratories, received twice 1989, 1990 |
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TOSHIRO WAKAYAMA Professor of Innovation and Strategy Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1989 |
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| Previous Positions: | |
| Corporate Research Division, Xerox Corporation, USA 1989 -1996 | |
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| Strategic Perspectives for the Changing Landscape of Global Competition System-theoretic Studies of Strategy as an Irreducible Whole Innovation and New Business Creation |
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| Major Publications: | |
| Information and Process Integration in Enterprises, editor, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998 (with S. Kannapan, C. M. Khoong, S. Navathe, and J. Yates).
Thematic Networks: Structuring the Organization for Strategic Fit, GSIM Working Paper Series IM-2008-1 |
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| Other Achievements: | |
| Co-chair, International Working Conference on Information and Process Integration in Enterprises, November 1996, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Member of the Early Management Potentials, top 5 to 10% of the eligible population selected for future senior management positions at Xerox Corporation, USA. |
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YOSHITAKA YAMAZAKI Professor of Organizational Behaviour Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 2004 M.A. in International Management, Thunderbird Graduate School of Global Management, 1990 |
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| Previous Positions: | |
| Associate Director of Assessment, Case Western Reserve University, 2002-2003 Manager/Supervisor, Citibank N.A., Tokyo Japan, 1990-1995 |
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| Current Research Interests: | |
| Expatriate learning, adaptation, and development Japanese ways of learning in organizations Career development in international contexts |
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| Major Publications: | |
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Yamazaki, Y., & Kayes, D. C., (2010) Learning and Work Satisfaction in Asia: A Comparative Study of Japanese, Chinese, and Malaysian Managers. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 21(12), pp. 2267-2285. Yamazaki, Y., (2010). Expatriate Adaptation: A Fit between Skills and Demands among Japanese Expatriates in the United States. Management International Review, 50(1), pp.81-108. Yamazaki, Y., & Kayes, D. C., (2007). Expatriate Learning: How Japanese Managers Adapt in the United States. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 18(8), pp. 1373-1395. Yamazaki, Y., (2005). Learning Styles and Typologies of Cultural Differences: A Theoretical and Empirical Comparison. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 29(5), pp. 521-548. Yamazaki, Y., & Kayes, D.C., (2004). An Experiential Approach to Cross-cultural Learning: A Review and Integration of Competencies for Successful Expatriate Adaptation. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 3(4), pp. 362-379. |
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HYUNKOO LEE Associate Professor of Accounting Ph.D. in Accounting, Carnegie Mellon University |
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| Previous Positions: | |
| School of Business Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) | |
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| Compensation structure and management incentives Corporate governance and management behaviours Discretionary disclosure of information and earnings management |
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SHINGO TAKAHASHI [Personal Homepage] Associate Professor of Economics Ph.D. in Economics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006 MA in Economics, University of new South Wales, 2000 BA in Economics, Yokohama National University, 1995 |
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Productivity analysis |
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"The Productivity and Efficiency Analysis of Open-Cut Coal Mines in New South Wales Australia, 1990-1999." February 2007, Proceedings of DEA Symposium 2007, P41-P48. "The Structure of Compensation and CEO Job Turnover." GSIR Working Paper Series, Economic Analysis and Policy Series, EAP06-1 "A new theoretical insight regarding the relationship between incentive and tenure". (July, 2006), Mimeo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "The relationship between incentive and tenure. Evidence from CEO Compensation data." (July, 2006), Mimeo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
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KERIMCAN OZCAN Assistant Professor of Marketing Ph.D.in Marketing, University of Michigan, 2004 MA in Applied Economics, University of Michigan, 2000, MS in Management, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996 BS in Electric Engineering, Bogazici University, 1992 |
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| Previous Positions: | |
| Lectureships at University of Michigan (Ann Arbor and Dearborn campuses) Northeastern Illinois University (Chicago) Robert Morris College (Chicago) |
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| Current Research Interests: | |
| Value Co-Creation Consumer Networks and Communities Word-of-Mouth Communications Mobile Marketing Discourse Semantics Agent-Based Modeling |
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| Major Publications: | |
| Ozcan, Kerimcan (2004) "Consumer-to-Consumer Interactions in a Networked Society: Word-of-Mouth Theory, Consumer Experiences, and Network Dynamics," Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Michigan.
Ozcan, Kerimcan and Venkat Ramaswamy (2004) "Access Structures Matter: Modeling Consumer Networks, Word-of-Mouth, and the Dynamics of Experience Intentions," UMBS Working Paper Ozcan, Kerimcan and Venkat Ramaswamy (2003) "Word-of-Mouth as Dialogic Discourse," UMBS Working Paper Ozcan, Kerimcan and Venkat Ramaswamy (2002) "Word-of-Mouth: A Critical Review, Synthesis, and Research Agenda," UMBS Working Paper Ozcan, Kerimcan (2001) "Consumer Networks, Communities, and Experiences: Concepts, Theories, and Methodologies," UMBS Working Paper Ramaswamy, Venkatram, T.E. Raghunathan, Steven H. Cohen, and Kerimcan Ozcan (1999), "A Multiple Imputation Approach for the Analysis of Missing Data in Marketing Research," UMBS Working Paper Kahn, Kenneth B., and Kerimcan Ozcan (1997). "How to Measure the Impact of FSI on Sales Forecasts," Journal of Business Forecasting, 15 (4), 17-19. |
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| Other Achievements: | |
| AMA Doctoral Consortium Fellow, Haring Symposium Invited Representative, Thomas William Leabo Memorial Award, Charles H. Gessner Fellowship, University of Michigan Business School Fellowship, Phelps Fellowship Invited Speaker at University of Texas (Dallas), University of Texas (Arlington), St. John's University (New York), Concordia University (Montreal), HEC School of Management (Paris), Koc University (Istanbul), Sabanci University (Istanbul), Bilkent University (Ankara), HP Labs (Palo Alto), Doblin Group (Chicago) | |
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STEPHEN JAYABAL Assistant of Computer and Information Systems and E-Lab Coordinator MCA, Bharathidasan University, India, 2004 PGDCA., AVC College, India, 1996 |
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| YOICHI ASAKAWA | ADAM PEAKE |
| Former Professor of Accounting, International University of Japan Former Partner of KPMG-New York CPA in New York, 1972 BS, Oklahoma State University, 1967 |
Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow Centre for Global Communications (GLOCOM) International University of Japan BA, University of Hull, 1982 |
| LUDOVICO V. CIFERRI CERETTI | Joji Ikeshita |
| Research Manager, ISMB-Politecnico di Torino Scientific Committee Member, Private Equity Monitor Board Member, Italian Technical-scientific Journal in Australasia Sous-Sherpa, 2009 G8 University Summit Promoter and Coordinator, SWAS-Series of Workshop on the Ageing Society MA, Trinity College, 1989; ETP21 |
Chief Director, JETRO Niigata Office MBA, Strathclyde Graduate Business School, 2000 |
| ASHU MARASINGHE | KOICHI SUGIYAMA |
| Associate Professor, Nagaoka University of Technology Ph.D., University of Aizu, 2004 |
President, Sugiyama Management Development Ltd. MBA, Goizueta Business School, Emory University, 1992 |
| AKASHI HONGO | AKITOSHI TAKATSUKI |
| Senior Consultant, EVA Consulting Group, Recruit Management Solutions Co., Ltd. Former Japan Representative Stern Stewart & Co. Ph.D. International Christian University, 2008 MBA, International University of Japan, 1999 |
Professor of Finance, Meikai University Ph.D. Meiji University, 2001 Worked for Sumitomo-Mitsui Bank, 1976-1999 |
| KEISUKE KAMIMURA | GIL CHAVEZ |
| Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Global Communications (GLOCOM), International University of Japan MA, Osaka University, 1997 |
President, Founder BC Consulting, Tokyo MS, University of Kansas, 1987 |
| NOBORU MIKAMI | TSUTOMU YOKOSE |
| Representative Director & President, Socio-Tech Institute BS, California State University, Los Angeles 1978 |
Senior Researcher, Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus Institute MBA, Keio University, 1994 |
| YUICHI NAITO | ADAM ACAR KITAOKA |
| Vice President, ERA MARKS Inc. BE, Yokohama National University, 1972 |
Associate Professor, Communication at Kobe City University of Foreign Studies MS, Advertising Saint Cloud State University, 2004 |
| TOSHIHIKO TSUSHIMA | TOMOAKI WATANABE |
| Uonuma Joho Service BA, Waseda University, 1984 |
Senior Research Fellow, Center for Global Communications (GLOCOM), International University of Japan Ph.D. Indiana University at Bloomington, 2009 Director, Creative Commons Japan |
| HITOSHI YAMAZAKI | ROBERT R. MORRISON |
| Senior Engineer, Qualcomm Japan MBA, Waseda University,2008 |
Staff Engineer, Qualcomm Japan BA, North Carolina State University, 2000 |
| KEI HARA | TOSHIMITSU KUBODERA |
| Engineer, Sr. Staff Manager, Qualcomm Japan MA, Engineering, Doshisha-University, 1988 |
Staff Engineer, Qualcomm Japan BA, Keio University, 1990 |
| REMY MAGNIER-WATANABE | MASACHIKA SUZUKI |
| Assistant Professor, University of Tsukuba Ph.D. Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2008 |
Associate Professor, Kansai University Ph.D., Erasmus University Rotterdam, 2008 |
| HIROYOSHI UMEZU | HISASHI KURATA |
| Researcher, Transnational HRM Research Institute, Waseda University MBA, Northwestern University, 1975 |
Associate Professor, University of Tsukuba Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2006 |









