Akihiro KOYAMA(コヤマ アキヒロ)Professor

Akihiro KOYAMA

Professor
Department of Management:Economic Analysis of Corporate Governance based on the Theory of Neo-Institutional Economics, especially on the Principal-Agent-Theory. Theoretical and empirical analysis on Corporate Valuation based on Quantitative and qualitative Factors. Comparative Analysis of German and Japanese Business Management (A joint research with German)

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[Education]
Ph.D., Graduate School of Commerce, Hitotsubashi University (April 1978-March 1981).
M.A., Graduate School of Commerce, Hitotsubashi University (March 1978).
B.A., Faculty of Commerce, Hitotsubashi University (March 1976).
Doctor of Business Management

[Employment History(in Japan)]
Professor, Faculty of Economics, Gakushuin University (Apr. 1988-Present).
Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Gakushuin University (April 1983-March 1988).
Lecturer (Full-Time), Faculty of Economics, Gakushuin University (April 1981-March 1983).

[Others]
Visiting Professor, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Hamburg University, Germany (October 2006-September 2007).
C4 (Full-Time) Professor, Faculty of Law and Economics, Bayreuth University, Germany (April 1995-August 1995). Taught Japanese Management Theory (lecture and seminar in German).
Visiting Professor, Fachbereich IV, Trier University, Germany (April 1989-March1991). Taught Kolloquium (in turns) and Japanese Management Theory in German.
I have been invited to serve as a full-time professor at the University of Bremen, Hamburg-Harburg University of Technology, and Technical University of Kaiserslautern.

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Research Fields

Economic Analysis of Corporate Governance based on the Theory of Neo-Institutional Economics, especially on the Principal-Agent-Theory.
Theoretical and empirical analysis on Corporate Valuation based on Quantitative and qualitative Factors.
Comparative Analysis of German and Japanese Business Management (A joint research with German)

Publications

[Articles] (German and English Articles only)
Zur Geschichte des VHB - Die Einstellung eines japanischen Mitgliedes, in: Wagenhofer,A. und Burr,W.(Hrsg.): Der Verband der Hochschullehrer fur Betriebswirtschaft - Geschichte des VHB und Geschichten zum VHB, Gabler 2011.
Corporate Governance der japanischen Unternehmen im grossen Wandel-----Eine theoretische und empirische Analyse des Zusammenhangs zwischen Governancestil und Unternehmensperformance-----, Manuskript zur Jahrestagung des Verbandes der Hochschullehrer fuer Betriebswirtschaft, Universitaet Zuerich Juni 2003 [Major Changes in Corporate Governance in Japan].
Japanisches Management im Wandel, in: Gruen,O. et al. (Hrsg.), Managementinstrumente und -konzepte, C.H.Beck Muenchen 1999 (Changing Japanese Management).
The Transfiguration of Japanese Management Accounting System --- The Role of MBO in Japanese Firms,in:Maison Franco-Japonaise et al. (Ed.), Between External Shocks and Internal Evolution:Towards a New Phase in Japanese Management Practices, Tokyo 1997.
Does Agency Theory Fail to Explain Japanese Management, Organization and Institution? --- A Step Toward an Asian Theory of the Firm., with H.Dolles, EAMSA 14th World Congress, Metz (France) 1997.
Personalmanagement in Japan, in:Wagner,D. et al. (Hrsg.), Handbuch des Internationalen Personalmanagements, C.H.Beck Muenchen 1997.
Der Einfluss der Bankregulierung auf die Profitabilitaet von Unternehmen---ein deutsch-japanischer Vergleich, in: Czap, H.et al. (Hrsg.), Regulierung und Unternehmenspolitik, GABLER Wiesbaden 1996.
Eigenarten des japanischen Managements, Schmalenbachs Zeitschrift fur betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung 43. Jg. H.3 pp.276-285. 1991.3.

[Books]
Unternehmensfuehrung und Unternehmensbewertuug, GABLER 2015 (In Vorbereituug).
Keiei Zaimuron (Shintei dai san han) [Managerial Finance Theory, Third New Edition], Soseisha Co.,Ltd., 2011 (in Japanese).
Adobansu Keieigaku [Advanced Management], (co-authored), Chuokeizai-sha.Inc., 2010 (in Japanese).
Gendai Keieigaku Sai-Nyumon [Re-Introduction to Modern Management], (co-authored), Doyukan Inc., 2010 (in Japanese).
Corporate Governance no Nichidoku Hikaku [German and Japanese Corporate Governance], Hakuto-Shobo, 2008 (in Japanese).
Soshiki Nyumon (Original Title: Picot, Dietl, Franck,: Organisation -Eine Oekonomische Perspektive, Schaeffer-Poeschel Verlag), Co-Translator, Hakuto Shobo, Tokyo 2001, 2007 Theory of Financial Decision Making, Asakura Shoten, Tokyo 2001 (in Japanese).
Corporate Governance and Performance (Japanese, Co-Authored), Hakuto Shobo, Tokyo 2001.
Corporate Governance, German and Japanese System in Comparison (Japanese, Co-Authored), Chuo Keizai Sha, Tokyo 1995.
Theory of Managerial Finance (Japanese), Sosei Sha, Tokyo 1992, 1993, 1996, 2000,2005.

Participated in editing "Chiezo 2008" (in charge of financial management, Asahi Shimbun), "Dictionary of Management," "Dictionary of Management [Latest Edition] (both, Chuokeizai-sha), etc.

Professional Affiliations

Japan Finance Association(former vice-president), Japan Academy of Business Administration, Japan Financial Management Association(president), NPO-Fair Rating (executive director/secretary general; http://www.fair-rating.jp), Verband der Hochschullehrer fuer Betriebswirtschaft, Verein fuer Sozialpolitik, Euro-Asia-Management Studies Association

Message

Managerial finance is an analytical tool to see the core of corporate management. As such, it is not suited for people who only follow the immediate pleasure that is right under their noses. For example, it may be a challenging subject for those who examine and are satisfied by topics such as "how Rakuten made such a big profit" or "the state of event businesses." However, in order to properly understand the specific amount Rakuten profited, knowledge of managerial finance is necessary. It makes me very sad to see students who say things such as "by strategically analyzing how Rakuten profited, and looking at the balance sheet...." Pursuing what seems superficially interesting is fine too, but I hope that you will also recognize the importance of the steadfast knowledge behind it.

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