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Faculty Staff

Atsushi AOYAMA

Professor /Ph.D.(PURDUE University)

Academic Affiliations
Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Graduate School of Technology Management
Research Organization of Science and Engineering
Research Institute for Innovation Technology Management
Fields of Research
Process Systems Engineering, Technological Information Infrastructure, Lifecycle Engineering
Research Interests
Process Systems Engineering, Technological Information Infrastructure, Lifecycle Engineering
Toshihiko OINUMA

Professor/LL.M.(Northwestern University)/Attorneys and Counselors at Law in KITAHAMA Partners(License in Japan & NY)/Patent Attorney

Academic Affiliations
Research Organization of Science and Engineering
Research Institute for Innovation Technology Management
Fields of Research
Intellectual Property Laws/International Intellectual Property/M&A
Research Interests
Intellectual Property, Mergers and Acquisitions, Product Liability
Shuichi ISHIDA

Ph.D. in Business Administration (Hokkaido University)
Ph.D. in Engineering (Kyoto University)

Field of Research
Management of Technology, Management Systems
Theme of Research
Organizational Behavior, Strategy Implementation, and Knowledge-Based Networking in Technology Management
Teaching Subjects

Master’s Program
・Organization Science of Technology Management

Doctoral Program
・Qualitative Research Methods
・Empirical Methods

Selected Publications

Ishida, S. (2012) “Expectation for Regional Innovation – Uncertainty and Expectation for New Business Creation in Post Disaster,”Venture Review, No.19, pp.7-16. (in Japanese)
Ishida, S. and Furusaka, S. (2007) “Drop shipment-type Wooden Housing Projects Utilizing Locally-produced Lumbers: Determination of Project Leaders,”International Journal of Business and Systems Research, Vol.1, No.1, pp.29-46.
Ishida, S. (2006) “Patent Production Process and the Multi Performers,”Economic Journal of Hokkaido University, Vol.35, pp.145-162.
Ishida, S. (2004) “Composite Knowledge for High-Tech Corporations: Knowledge Evolution and Strategies in Research and Development,” in Benton, C. F. and Richter, F-J., etal. (eds.) Meso-Organizations and the Creation of Knowledge, pp.37-60., PRAEGER

Affiliation with Academic Associations(in Alphabetical Order)

Architectural Institute of Japan
IEEE Engineering Management Society
International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society
International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM)
Japan Association for Management Systems
Japan MOT Society
Japan Society for Information and Management
The Japan Academic Society for Ventures and Entrepreneurs
The Japan Society for Science Policy and Research Management
The Japan Society of Strategic Studies
Kiminori GEMBA

Ph.D. (University of Tokyo)
M.A in Material Engineering (University of Tokyo)
B.A in Material Engineering (University of Tokyo)

Field of Research
Management of Technology, Innovations Studies, Science and Technology Policy
Theme of Research
Research on corporate research management, Information Technology and Strategic Management, Strategic Management for Design and Brand
Teaching Subjects

Master's Program
・R&D Strategy
・Service Innovation

Doctoral Program
・Quantitative Analysis

Selected Publications
Kiminori Gemba,Fumio Kodama , Diversification Dynamics of the Japanese industry, Research Policy, 30/8,pp1165-1184, 2001
Kiminori Gemba, Fumio Kodama, Hirohisa Ogawa, A Quantitative Analysis of Modularization in the Automobile & PC Industries, Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, 17/2, pp231-245,2005
Tetsuaki Oda, Kiminori Gemba Katsumori Matsushima, Enhanced co-citation analysis using frameworks, Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, 20/2, pp217-230,2008
Tamada S, Naito Y, Kodama F, Gemba K, Suzuki J, Significant difference of dependence upon scientific knowledge among different technologies, SCIENTOMETRICS, 2006
Lee JJ, Gemba K, Kodama F, Analyzing the innovation process for environmental performance improvement, TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 2006
Masaya Osaki，Kiminori Gemba, Fumio Kodama, Market Growth Models in Which the Potential Market Size Increases with Time, Technology Management in the Knowledge Era，2001
Affiliation with Academic Associations
Business Model Association
Associate Editor
The Japan Society for Science Policy and Research Management
member of editorial board
Keiichi TAO

Professor/ Certified Public Accountant

Field of Research
Financial Engineering, Risk Management
Theme of Research
Corporate Risk Management
Business Management using Financial Engineering
Business Process Innovation

Teaching Subjects
Master’s Program
Financial Strategy
Corporate Risk Management

Affiliation with Academic Associations
日本財務管理学会（Japan Financial Management Association）
日本経営財務研究学会(Japan Finance Association)
日本経営システム学会(JAPAN Association for Management Systems(JAMS))
日本価値創造ERM学会(The Japanese Association of Value-Creating ERM)
日本経営分析学会(Business Analysis Association)
Takashi NATORI

Professor/Ph.D. in Engineering (TOHOKU University)

Professional Affiliations
Research Organization of Science and Engineering
Research Institute for Innovation Technology Management
Education
1980 Graduated Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo
2005 Completed Graduate School, Division of Engineering, Tohoku University
Fields of Specialization
Applied Economics, Fiscal Studies/Finance Theory, Business Administration
Research Themes
1. Intellectual Property Strategies in Small-and Medium-sized Enterprises and Venture Businesses
2. Business Strategies in Small-and Medium-sized Enterprises and Venture Businesses
3. New Products Development by Collaboration of Industries and Universities
Research Topics
Technology Management, Small-and Medium-sized Enterprises, Venture Business, Innovations in Local Areas, Local Businesses, Intellectual Property Strategy, Business Strategy, Collaboration of Industries and Universities, New Products Development, Business Administration, Finance, Regional Development, Administrative Management
Toshio MITSUFUJI

Ph.D. in Engineering (University of Tokyo)
M. Art in Communications Management (University of Southern California)
M. Engineering in Information Technology (University of Tokyo)
B. A. in Mechanical Engineering (University of Tokyo)

Field of Research
Innovation Study, Strategic Management, Social Systems Engineering
Theme of Research
Innovation Dynamics
Strategic Management of Technology-Based Enterprise
Triple Helix of Government, Industry and University

Teaching Subjects
Master's Program
・Strategic Management of Technology-Based Enterprises
・Innovation Dynamics

Doctoral Program
・Advanced Lecture: Research Methods for Practice B

Selected Publications
Mitsufuji, Toshio (2007),Dynamics of Innovation Process, FuyoShobo(in Japanese).
Mitsufuji, Toshio (2006), The innovation process of facsimile machines that extends over a long period of time, International Conference of Business and Technology Transfer, ICBTT2006 (3rd), University of Meiji (Tokyo, Japan), pp.124-129.
Mitsufuji, Toshio (2004), Proposing a model of innovation-diffusion process in terms of a self-organizing system, International Conference of Business and Technology Transfer, ICBTT2004 (2nd), University of Central Lancashire (Preston, UK), pp.85-90.
Mitsufuji, Toshio (2003), How an innovation is formed: A case study of Japanese word processors, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, North-Holland,Vol. 70, pp.671-685.
Mitsufuji, Toshio (2002),The implementation of electronic network systems in Japanese firms, in Jerzy Kisielnicki (ed.), Modern 0rganizations in Virtual Communities, IRM Press, pp.238-248.
Mitsufuji, Toshio (2001), A perspective of the innovation-diffusion process from the self-organizing system, in Mark A. Ardis, and Barbara L. Marcolin (eds.), Diffusing Software Product and Process Innovations,IFIP8.6,Kluwer Academic Publishers,pp.51-66.
Mitsufuji, Toshio (2001),Communications Technology and Society, HokujuShuppan (in Japanese).
Mitsufuji, Toshio and Hidemi Shimada (1993), The Diffusion process of the Nintendo Entertainment System in the US, Management Study, Aichi Gakusen University, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp.221-257.
Mitsufuji, Toshio (1993), Strategic alliance in the video industry: The acquisition of Columbia by Sony and MCA by Matsushita, Journal of Strategic Change, John Wiley & Sons, Vol. 2, August,pp.207-214.
Mitsufuji, Toshio (1992), The Impact of computer integrated manufacturing on the workplace,Research Journal, Aichi Gakusen University, Vol. 27, pp.173-182.
Mitsufuji, Toshio (1992), Dealing with the television broadcast spectrum, Research Journal, Aichi Gakusen University, Vol. 27, pp.183-190.

Affiliation with Academic Associations
Japan MOT (Management of Technology) Society
Japan Association for Management System
Japan Society for Management Information
Japan Society for Science Policy and Research Management
Masayoshi MIYA

Ph.D in Chemical Engineering(University of Illinois)

Field of Research
Research and Development Management,
Innovation Study
Theme of Research

Corporate Basic Research
Methodology of Breakthrough (Radical) Innovation

Teaching Subjects
Master's Program
・Theory of Technology Management
・Theory of Strategic Technology Development
・Theory of Innovation Practice
・Project Evaluation
・Corporate Strategy of New Materials, Micro- and Nano-technologies

Selected Publications

Translation of “Valuation of Technology “
Translation of “Permanent Innovation “

Affiliation with Academic Associations
Japan MOT Society
Tetsuaki ODA

Associate Professor/Ph.D. in Engineering (TOKYO University)

Professional Affiliations
Graduate School of Technology Management
Education and Research
Intellectual Property Management
Developing a patent strategy including patent valuation which has recently been considered as an important technique for the technology management.
Career
2001/11-2005/03 Miyoshi International Patent Office, Tokyo; Patent Attorney
2005/04-2007/06 Ohno & Partners, Tokyo; Patent Attorney
2007/06-2008/06 Stanford University, California; Visiting Scholar
2008/08-2010/03 Osaka University, Osaka; Associate Professor
Membership in Academic Societies
Intellectual Property Association of Japan
Fields of Specialization
Business Administration
Research Topics
Intellectual Property, Patent Attorney, Patent Prosecution, Patent Strategy, Patent Valuation, Management of Technology
Hideyasu SASAKI

Associate Professor/ Ph.D. (Keio University)/ M.S. (Keio University)

Professional Affiliations
Graduate School of Technology Management
Research Organization of Science and Engineering
Research Institute for Innovation Technology Management
Education
1992 Others Faculty of Liberal Arts, The University of Tokyo
1994 Graduated Faculty of Laws, The University of Tokyo
1999 Completed Law, Law School, University of Chicago Law School
2001 Master course Keio University
2003 Completed Computer Science, Keio University
Career
2000/01- Hideyasu Sasaki Law Office, Executive Attorney
Membership in Academic Societies
International Conference on Internet and Web Applications and Services, IARIA
Fields of Specialization
Computer Science, Study of Information System (including Library and Information Science)
Research Topics
Intelligence Computing, Decision Making Theory and Negotiation, Decision Science
Awards
SLAECE 2008 (Workshop of ICIW 2008)
Best Paper Award (2008/07)
ICIW/SLAECE 2009 Best Paper Award (2009/06)
Chikako TAKANASHI

Associate Professor /Ph.D.in Commerce and Management (HITOTSUBASHI University)

Professional Affiliations
Graduate School of Technology Management
Research Organization of Social Science(BKC)
Research Center for Innovation Management
Research Organization of Science and Engineering
Research Institute for Innovation Technology Management
Education
2007 Completed Accounting and management, Graduate School, Division of Commerce, Hitotsubashi University
Research Themes
Standardization and business strategy
Off shoring strategy by Japanese makers
Competitive Strategies on Consensus Standardization
Global Standardization Strategies
Field of Specialization
Business Administration
Research Topics
Strategy Organizational Theory (Product Architecture Innovation) Management (Standardization Product Development Globalization Service innovation Institutions)
Eugene CHOI

Associate Professor / Ph.D. (University of Cambridge)

Education

Ph.D. in Business History (University of Cambridge)
M.Phil. in Economic History (University of Cambridge)
M.Phil. in Management Studies (University of Cambridge)
M.B.A. in Strategy & International Business (Cass Business School, London)
B.A. in Economics (Waseda University, Tokyo)

Field of Research

Business History, Management of Technology, Strategy & International Business

Theme of Research

History of Technology Management in Japan, Asia, Europe, and North America

Teaching Subjects

Case Study, History of Technology Management, International Technology Management, Research Methodology, Academic Writing.

Selected International Publications

Choi, Eugene K. Institutional Development of the Early Meiji Taxation: Dynamics between the Central and Local Government Concerning the State Promotion of Modern Industries and Rearmament, in Miyamoto, M. and M. Sawari (eds.) Towards a Reinterpretation of Japanese Economic History: Quantitative and Comparative Approaches, International Institute for Advanced Studies Reports Vol.1103, March 2012, Kyoto: IIAS, 84-87.
Choi, Eugene K. “La Montée de UNIQLO: Changement de Paradigme dans les Business de Mode et de la Distribution au Japon, Numéro Spécial sur la Distribution et Société, (The Rise of UNIQLO: Leading Paradigm Change in Fashion Business and Distribution in Japan), Entreprises et Histoire, Numéro 64, (Septembre 2011), 85-101.
Choi, Eugene K. "Another Spinning Innovation: The Case of the Rattling Spindle, Garabo, in the Development of the Japanese Spinning Industry", Australian Economic History Review, Vol.51, No.1 (March 2011), 22-45.
Choi, Eugene K. “Reconsidering the Innovations in the Meiji Cotton Spinners’ Growth Strategy for Global Competition”, Business and Economic History On-Line, Vol.8 (October 2010).
Choi, Eugene K. "Entrepreneurial Leadership in the Meiji Cotton Spinners' Early Conceptualisation of Global Competition", Business History, Vol.51, No.6 (November 2009), 927-958.
Choi, Eugene, D.H.Oh, and C.J. Choi “The Globalization Strategy of Daewoo Motor Company”, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Vol.15, No.3 (October 1998), 185-203.

Affiliation with International Academic Associations (in Alphabetical Order)

Academic Association for Organizational Science (Japan)
Association of Business Historians (UK)
Business History Conference (USA)
Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand
European Business History Association
Japan Business History Society
Korea Business History Society
Socio-Economic History Association of Japan