Writer

Itami Hiroyuki

Professor emeritus of Hitotsubashi University. Expertise in business administration. Graduated from Hitotsubashi University in 1967. Received a PhD in industrial administration from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1972, after which he joined the Hitotsubashi commerce faculty, becoming professor in 1985. Later became a professor of innovation studies at the Tokyo University of Science and then served as president of the International University of Japan from 2017 to 2023. Has been a visiting associate professor at Stanford University and external auditor for JFE Holdings. Received a medal of honor with purple ribbon from the Japanese government in 2005 and was named a Person of Cultural Merit in 2023. Works include Keiei senryaku no ronri (Management Strategy Philosophy) and Ningen no tatsujin: Honda Sōichirō (The Master: Honda Sōichirō). His latest publication is Hyōryū suru Nihon kigyō (Japanese Companies Adrift).

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last updated at : Jan 29, 2019