M.A. in Intl. Business and Development Studies - Faculty Members


Akihito Asano
Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Yokohama National University; M.A., Hitotsubashi University; M.Ec., Australian National University; Ph.D., Australian National University
Applied microeconomic theory, economics education
aki.asano@sophia.ac.jp

Parissa Haghirian
Associate Professor of Business
M.A., University of Vienna; M.A., Ph.D., Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
Japanese market entry, knowledge transfer, intercultural communication, headquarter-subsidiary relations in Japanese multinational corporations, Japanese consumer behavior
p-haghir@sophia.ac.jp

Naoto Isaka
Associate Professor of Finance
B.A., Sophia University; M.A., Osaka University; Ph.D., Hitotsubashi University
Empirical finance, market microstructure
nisaka@sophia.ac.jp

Yoshifumi Konishi
Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Chuo University, M.A., University of Pittsburgh, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Environmental Economics, Public Economics, Applied Econometrics
y-konishi@sophia.ac.jp

Mariko Morimoto
Associate Professor of Business
B.A., The American University; M.A., Boston University; Ph.D., Michigan State University
Marketing communication, cosumer psychology and global advertising
morimoto@sophia.ac.jp

Yoshitaka Okada
Professor of Business and Development
B.A., Seattle University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Economic sociology, multinational corporations, sociology of economic development, governance structures and industrial development, techno-governance structure and corporate innovations
y-okada@sophia.ac.jp

Valerie Ozaki
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
B.Sc., University of Leeds; M.Sc., Ph.D., University of Manchester
Non-linear time series analysis, control theory
v_ozaki@sophia.ac.jp

Michiru Sakane Kosaka
Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., M.A., Hitotsubashi University, Ph.D., Duke University
Macroeconomics, Econometrics and Industrial Organization, Open Economy Macroeconomics, International Finance, International Trade
michiru-s@sophia.ac.jp

Junko Uenishi
Associate Professor of Business
B.A., Harvard University; M.S., M.B.A., Northeastern University; C.P.A.
Financial accounting, international accounting, comparative accounting systems
j-uenish@sophia.ac.jp