European Institute of Japanese Studies
Academy Seminars
presents:
"Globalization of R&D by Japanese multinational corporations"



Professor Kazuhiro Asakawa
Graduate School of Business and Administration Keio Unviersity

Thursday, April 25th, 2013
Alfred Nobel Auditorium
Embassy of Sweden

About talk: Professor Asakawa will systematically investigate challenges and the future of global R&D management from the organizational, strategic and macro ecoomic points of view. He will show cases in various types of industries and locations. We will also hear dilemmas of MNCs and his suggestions what are the effective management strategies to be successful in global R&D.

About speaker: Dr. Kazuhiro Asakawa is a professor of multinational organizations and strategy at Keio University, Japan. 　He received his Ph.D. from INSEAD and his MBA from Harvard Business School.　His research interests are focused on innovation and R&D management of multinational corporations. He is an Associate Editor of Global Strategy Journal and has served on the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Perspectives, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of International Management, and Asia Pacific Journal of Management. He was a visiting professor at McGill University, Yonsei University, and Johannes Kepler University Linz. He was also a visiting scholar at MIT Sloan School of Management and the research institutes at METI and the Ministry of Education.


Date: Thursday, April 25, 2013

Time: 6.30 p.m. – 7.00 p.m. Drink & Snack (served before lecture)
7.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m. Lecture and Discussion

Place: Alfred Nobel Auditorium, Embassy of Sweden
10-3-400 Roppongi 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032 Five-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line Roppongi 1-chome Station Five-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Kamiya-cho Station

Fee: JPY3,000 per person, payable at the door Free for those who are from sponsoring companies (*) Free for students, please bring your student ID
Language: English
(*) EIJS Academy 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 Sponsoring companies Gadelius Holding Ltd., Ericsson Japan K.K., Nihon Tetra Pak K.K., Sandvik K.K., Höganäs Japan K.K. and in cooperation with the Embassy of Sweden

Please sign up by April 19 (Fri.) via e-mail to eijsjap@gmail.com for the attention of Ms. Futagawa (EIJS Tokyo Office).

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Miki Futagawa
European Institute of Japanese Studies
Tokyo Office
c/o Embassy of Sweden
1-10-3-400, Roppongi
Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032