京都大学 大学院経済学研究科・経済学部

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"APPLE – The Great Innovator of iPod, iPhone, and iPad – was “Low-Tech”: In Search of a New Theory"

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Professor Masaaki Kotabe is a co-professor in the School of Commerce at Waseda University and the Seidler College of Business at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Previously, he held the Washburn Chair Professorship at Temple University's Fox School of Business from 1998-2021 and the Edward Clark Centennial Endowed Fellow and Professor of Marketing and International Business at the University of Texas at Austin from 1990-98. He was. He also served as President of the Academy of International Business (AIB) in 2016-17 and remains a Fellow.
Professor Kotabe received his PhD in Marketing and International Business from Michigan State University, where he taught international marketing and global sourcing strategy (the interface between R&D, manufacturing, and marketing) at the undergraduate and MBA levels, and international business theory at the PhD level, particularly in the "strategic sourcing" Widely known, among other things, for being a front-runner in the area, he has lectured extensively at various business schools in over 20 countries, worked closely with many multinational companies, and served as an advisor to the UN and World Trade Organization Executive Forum on National Export Strategies.
For this year's business administration seminar at Kyoto University, he will give a special presentation that compares and looks at the management strategies of U.S. and Japanese companies. It is based on several empirical observations derived from a fusion of long-term economic data, R&D expenditures, patent statistics, and patent law. He will discuss the need for a new theory to explain the paradigm shift that has recently developed in the conventional wisdom that existing R&D investment (technology development) is the driving force behind a company's competitive advantage.
We are pleased to announce that Professor Masaaki Kotabe will serve as a co-professor for the School of Commerce at Waseda University and the Seidler College of Business at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Prior to this, he held distinguished positions including the Washburn Chair Professorship at Temple University's Fox School of Business from 1998-2021, and the Edward Clark Centennial Endowed Fellow and Professor of Marketing and International Business at the University of Texas at Austin from 1990-98. In addition, he served as the President of the Association of International Business (AIB) in 2016-17 and continues to be a Fellow of the association.
Professor Kotabe is a distinguished alumnus of Michigan State University where he earned his PhD in Marketing and International Business. During his academic career, he has been at the forefront of international marketing and global sourcing strategy, teaching these topics at undergraduate, MBA, and PhD levels. He is particularly known for his contributions to the field of strategic sourcing. His expert insights and pedagogy have reached various business schools in over 20 countries, and he has collaborated with multiple multinational companies. Moreover, he has been an advisor to the UN and World Trade Organization Executive Forum on National Export Strategies.
For this year's business administration seminar at Kyoto University, Professor Kotabe is slated to deliver a special presentation on the management strategies of U.S. and Japanese companies. His discussion will incorporate a range of empirical observations derived from long-term economic data, R&D expenditures, patent statistics, and patent law. In his lecture, he will address the need for a fresh theory to explain the paradigm shift in the traditional understanding that a company's competitive advantage is solely driven by existing R&D investment (technology development).

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