1986: Graduated from Faculty of Letters, Doshisha University
1986: Joined Seiko Epson Corporation (Main job: human resources and business management)
2014: Representative Director, McKEN Career Consultants, Ltd.
2015: Part-time lecturer, Yokohama National University
2015: Part-time lecturer, Tohoku University
2019: Part-time lecturer, Gakushuin University
2022: Specially Appointed Professor, Shinshu University
2023: Completed Master's Course in Management and graduated from Graduate School of Management, Gakushuin University
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Career design theory
Emotional Intelligence Quotient (EQ) theory
Human resource management theory and labor-management relations theory
Employment of persons with disabilities
International student career design
In addition to my career teaching at universities, I have also experienced a career in corporate organizations and company management in Japan and overseas. I am engaged in research on human resource management that is well-balanced between theory and practice, based on my own experiences in human resources and business management in private companies both in Japan and overseas. The theme of my research is how the existing theories are handled in the real world and how they are interpreted and put into practice.
Looking beyond the theory of career design, I have attempted to answer the question of what kind of self-adaptation of the theory is necessary for working people, and what is the best way for this to be done, and I have deepened my exploration based on my experience in business management and in human resources departments in private companies. I have used the theory as a foundation to pursue more practical research. In addition, I am also researching prescriptions for career design based on practical experience for cases where there is a special employment environment, for persons with disabilities and for international students.
As employment becomes more fluid, the question of how to integrate the development of management strategies and the desired lifestyles of the individuals has become important management and social issues concerning career for both companies and working individuals.
As students, you will be expected to design your careers as working individuals logically, rationally, and strategically. After graduating from university, you may join a company, public organization, or non-profit organization, and assume a role with responsibilities for the medium to long-term human resource management of the organization. Alternatively, you might start up your own business and run it.
No matter what form the organization takes, I believe that you will be in a position to design human resource management scenarios that will support the organizational strategy.
I believe that important life and career themes for you will be designing a career as such a working individual, and designing and managing human resource management systems as a manager in charge of organizational management.
At companies and universities, at the branch points of the careers of individuals, I work to design their careers based on a theoretical foundation, to find the answers for the different job designs of individuals.
As the social environment is changing drastically, it is becoming extremely important for each individual to formulate practical career design in a field of work that will allow them to lead a prosperous life in the future. I am advocating that career design be considered in the same way as corporate management strategy, in which individuals conduct environmental analysis, define their own areas of activity, differentiate themselves with strengths that will enable them to respond appropriately to the competitive environment, and design career strategically. Through my lectures, I would like to think about clarification of original human resources and future planning for a career where all your activities and past experiences are utilized.