Professor Asaba received Ph.D. in economics from the University of Tokyo and Ph.D. in management from UCLA. He joined the faculty of economics, Gakushuin University, Japan, in 1990, and taught strategy, business economics, and so on for more than 20 years. He joined the faculty of WBS in 2013. His research interests include behaviors of Japanese firms and industrial organization, competition and cooperation among rivals, industrial standards, globalization of Japan, innovation in the retail sector, and impacts of ownership and governance structure on corporate behavior. He will serve as president of Academic Association for Organization Science, the largest and the most prominent academic association of management in Japan from 2015 fall.<\/p>\n
Ph. D., Management, University of California \u2013 Los Angeles (UCLA), 1999<\/p>\n
Ph.D., Economics, University of Tokyo, 1994<\/p>\n
M. A., Economics, University of Tokyo, 1987<\/p>\n
B. A., Economics, University of Tokyo, 1985<\/p>\n
\uff1cJournal Articles\uff1e<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe contact-hitting R&D strategy of family firms in the Japanese pharmaceutical industry,\u201d Family Business Review<\/em><\/strong>, 32: 277-295, 2019 (with T. Wada).<\/p>\n \u201cThe impact of family ownership on establishment and ownership modes in foreign direct investment: The moderating role of corruption in host countries,\u201d Global Strategy Journal<\/strong><\/em>, 8: 106-135, 2018 (with J. Yamanoi).<\/p>\n \u201cPatient Investment of Family Firms in the Japanese Electric Machinery Industry,\u201d\u00a0Asia Pacific Journal of Management<\/em><\/strong>, 30: 697-715, 2013.<\/p>\n \u201cWhy Do Firms Imitate Each Other?\u201d\u00a0Academy of Management Review<\/em><\/strong>, 31: 366-385, 2006 (with M. B. Lieberman).<\/p>\n \u201cChanges in the Determinants of Profit: A Study of Foreign Subsidiaries in Japanese Manufacturing Industries in the 1980s and 1990s,\u201d\u00a0Advances in International Management<\/em><\/strong>, 17: 289-324 2005 (with H. Yamawaki).<\/p>\n \u201cInventory Reduction and Productivity Growth: A Comparison of Japanese and US Automotive Sectors,\u201d\u00a0Managerial and Decision Economics<\/em><\/strong>, 18: 73-85, 1997 (with M. B. Lieberman).<\/p>\n \uff1c<\/strong>Book Chapter<\/strong>\uff1e<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \uff1cBooks\uff1e<\/strong><\/p>\n Strategy Member of Academy of Management, and The Academic Association for Organizational Science\n
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Courses in charge<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\nTradeoff Management
\nStrategy of Family Firms
\nLeadership A\u30fbB<\/p>\n<\/div>\nOthers<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nEditorial Review Board of Asia Pacific Journal of Management
\nIndependent Director of Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing Co.,Ltd., and of Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n