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  • 01 Sep 2006
  • News

East to West

(“Shiggi”) Yawata moves Sumida toward a U.S.-inspired “committee system” for its board of directors — the first Japanese company to do so. The case was a collaborative project undertaken by Professor Lynn Paine and Japan Research Office... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Management
  • 05 May 2022
  • News

Like-Minded

for Morgan Stanley and leading the Japan office of Clay Finlay, a New York–based asset management company. Matsui was the vice chair for Goldman Sachs Japan and the chief Japan... View Details
  • 31 Oct 2006
  • HBS Case

Governing Sumida Corporation

examines how CEO Shigeyuki ("Shiggi") Yawata moves Sumida toward a U.S.-inspired "committee system" for its board of directors, the first Japanese company to do so. The case was a collaborative project undertaken by Professor Lynn Paine and View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Electronics
  • 01 Oct 2000
  • News

Internet Tsunami

had operating profits of $1.9 million on sales of $4 million. Mikitani, formerly a banker at the Industrial Bank of Japan, became a man with a mission after attending HBS: He founded Rakuten, he told the magazine, because "I wanted to set up a real Internet business, a... View Details
Keywords: Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade
  • 01 Apr 2002
  • News

Q&A - Mark Fields

proceeded to close an assembly plant last year to take down capacity by 25 percent. We also reduced our indirect workforce by 20 percent, becoming one of the first major Japanese companies to take such a decisive step. Lifetime employment in View Details
Keywords: auto; Mazda; Ford; Mark Fields; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • 06 Feb 2006
  • Research & Ideas

The Trouble Behind Livedoor

has researched stock price manipulation in Japan and looked specifically at firms like Livedoor. He says the Livedoor episode may, in the end, do some good by paving the road for reform of Japan's "abysmal" corporate governance.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Technology
  • 01 Jun 2009
  • News

Decisions through the Ages

WATANABE: A primer for all ages on how to think entrepreneurially. Photo Courtesy Portfolio/Penguin Group USA In business and education, Japan and the United States seem to alternate as inspirations for one another, and Ken Watanabe (MBA... View Details
Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • 01 Mar 2012
  • News

Learning to Speak the Language of Business

companies with a commanding presence in their home markets. But to call Mikitani’s company, Rakuten, the Amazon.com of Japan would overlook fundamental differences for customers and merchants alike. “We created a real online marketplace... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; e-commerce; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade
  • 01 Dec 2000
  • News

Looking to the East

policies of Western entities such as the IMF and the World Bank are often contrary to India's best interests, he told the newspaper that a strategic agreement between India and Japan would greatly benefit both countries over time.... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2014
  • News

HBS Faculty Explore Ideas Around the World

explains Chung, has this brand recognition issue.” Chung was one of 18 faculty members who participated in “Japan on the Move” to gain a deeper understanding of Japan’s business environment, especially in light of reconstruction after the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and... View Details
Keywords: faculty research
  • 01 Mar 2014
  • News

Insight: Yenball

grounds, so getting people to the park is key.) And for tourists looking to make the trek from Japan to catch a game, cities like New York and LA have the added benefit of offering an attractive destination. "It's obviously a long... View Details
Keywords: Morrell, Daniel; Masahiro Tanaka; Hideki Matsui; Isao Okada; business of sports; Arts, Entertainment
  • 14 Mar 2019
  • News

The Merchant of Osaka

country where women hold only 5 percent of senior leadership roles. Her strategy is radically simple: fix the system by designing for the patient. She’s leading a quiet shift, not a noisy revolution, but in Japan and particularly for... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
  • 05 Oct 2024

HBS Information Session in Tokyo

Join Harvard Business School (HBS) Japan Research Center and HBS Club of Japan for an in-person information session about the HBS MBA Program. The event will include a panel of HBS alumni and time for Q&A.... View Details
  • 01 Mar 2003
  • News

California Research Center Marks Fifth Year

Present at the ribbon-cutting event at the new Japan Research Office (JRO) were (from left) John A. Quelch, senior associate dean for International Development; Camille Tang Yeh (MBA ’80), executive director, Asia-Pacific Research... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Oct 2021
  • News

Marking 10-Year Connection with Japanese Earthquake Region

With the help of HBS’s Japan Research Center, Professor Hirotaka Takeuchi hosted a virtual reunion to mark the 10-year anniversary of an annual Immersive Field Course in Japan. A decade ago, a group of 22 MBA students from View Details
  • 01 Sep 2006
  • News

Winston to Lead the Global Initiative

first overseas research center was launched in the Asia-Pacific (Hong Kong) in 1999, with additional centers opening in relatively quick succession in Latin America (Buenos Aires), Europe (Paris), Japan (Tokyo), and, most recently, India... View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • 01 Dec 2009
  • News

Taking the Plunge

American bathrooms. Taught in the second-year course Leading Innovative Ventures, the case was coauthored with Masako Egawa (MBA ’86), former executive director of the Japan Research Center, and former research associate Jun Fukuyoshi... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • 28 Mar 2016
  • News

Drawing Connections Between Business and Art

art alone typically work part-time in urban areas in relatively low-paying jobs and they have trouble finding large spaces for their art making. On the other hand, the agricultural industry in Japan has been losing young workers. To... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
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Asia Pacific - Global Activities 2021

Japan asked Professor of Management Practice Hirotaka Takeuchi to lead a service-oriented learning trip to T ō hoku, a region devastated by the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima... View Details
  • 01 Mar 2019
  • News

The HBS Fund

pursuing MBAs and careers in business and technology. “Without financial aid, I wouldn’t be here and be able to share my story,” she explains. Advancing Women Leaders In Japan HBS faculty members are engaged in helping View Details
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