Akira TAKEISH

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[Career Summary]
Akira Takeshi graduated with an undergraduate degree (B.A. in International Relations) from College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, in 1982. He completed his master's degree (M.S. in Management) at Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A. in 1990 and completed his doctorate (Ph.D. in Management) at Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1998. After serving at Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. (1982-1994), Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University as Assistant Professor and Professor (1998-2008), and Graduate School of Economic, Kyoto University as Professor (2008-2020), he joined Gakushuin University with the current position in 2020. Visiting Researcher, the Fondation France-Japon de Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), France (2015-2016). Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University.

Main Research Results

1. Takeishi, Akira (2021), Introduction to Business Management, Iwanami Shoten.
2. Takeishi, Akira (2021), "Criteria for High-Quality Research Papers: Strong, Honest and Esthetic," in Yaichi Aoshima (ed.), How to Write High-Quality Research Papers. (pp. 1-12), Hakuto Shobo.
3. Takeishi, Akira (2016), "Thoughts on Innovation in Economics and Management," in Toru Morotomi (ed.), Outlooks for the Capitalism Economic System (Iwanami Course on Modernity Vol. 3) (pp. 137-164), Iwanami Shoten.
4. Takeishi, Akira, Yaichi Aoshima and Masaru Karube (2012), Reasons for Innovation: Creating Legitimacy for Resource Mobilization, Yuhikaku.
5. Aoshima, Yaichi, Akira Takeishi and Michael A. Cusumano (eds.) (2010), End of "Made in Japan"? Toyo Keizai Shimpo-sha.
6. Itami, Hiroyuki, Ken Kusunoki, Tsuyoshi Numagami and Akira Takeishi (eds.) (2010). Dynamics of Knowledge, Corporate Systems and Innovation, Springer.
7. Nagaoka, Sadao, Akira Takeishi and Yoshihisa Noro (2008), "Determinants of Firm Boundaries: Empirical Analysis of the Japanese Auto Industry from 1984 to 2002," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 22, pp. 187-206.
8. Takeishi, Akira (2003), Division of Labor and Competition: Outsourcing Management for Competitive Advantage, Yuhikaku.
9. Takeishi, Akira (2002), "Knowledge Partitioning in the Inter-Firm Division of Labor: The Case of Automotive Product Development," Organization Science, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp.321-338.
10. Takeishi, Akira (2001), "Bridging Inter- and Intra-Firm Boundaries: Management of Supplier Involvement in Automobile Product Development," Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 22, No. 5, pp. 403-433.
11. Fujimoto, Takahiro, Akira Takeishi and Yaichi Aoshima (eds.) (2001), Business Architecture: Strategic Design for Products, Organizations, and Processes, Yuhikaku.
12. Hitotsubashi University Institute of Innovation Research (ed.) (2001), Management Text: Introduction to Innovation Management, Nihon Keizai Shinbun-sha
13. Cusumano, Michael A. and Akira Takeishi (1991), "Supplier Relations and Management: A Survey of Japanese, Japanese Transplants, and U.S. Auto Plants." Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 12, No. 8, pp. 563-588.

Extramural Activities

Lectures and talks at corporations and other institutions, Scientific Research Grant Committee of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), government committees, etc.
Member societies: The Academic Association for Organizational Science

Message for New Students

While some people may have a clear goal for what they want to do in the future, others do not really know or might eventually change their goals. I hope that you will spend this valuable time in university to explore and open up various possibilities through repeated trial and error. I would be honored and thrilled to contribute to that process in some small way.
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