KONAN UNIVERSITY

In today's world corporate activities go beyond the boundaries of countries and globalization is ever-expanding. This creates a demand for generalists who have skills such as the ability to communicate in English, navigate the Internet, and forecast the future in any field. On the other hand, there is also a great demand for specialists (such as certified public accountants, licensed tax accountants, and analysts) who are equipped with specific knowledge needed in our increasingly complicated society. In addition, the skills required to find new business opportunities and carry out venture activities are also highly valued. Our department is organized into a curriculum where students can choose from among three areas - Management, Accounting, and Commerce - in order to train generalists, experts, and managers who will play an active role in solving various issues. Konan's Graduate School of Accounting is scheduled to be established in 2006, aiming to train certified public accountants and provide courses to nurture specialized qualifications in accounting. Also, the faculty has a plan to establish a research center for business innovations in the near future, where research activities will be carried out for the local and wider communities. It will link the industrial world, government offices and other universities to become a new business model based on themes concerning new business start ups, guidance, and training of venture corporations. The center aims to further develop into a business school that provides the best education for those wishing to handle the important business issues of the 21st century.

The Faculty of Business Administration focuses on the behavior of corporations and sheds light on the mechanisms of the economy and organizations while conducting applied research. Our Management, Accounting, and Commerce courses respond to the needs of contemporary society and can be utilized not only in Japan but worldwide, corresponding to the globalization of corporate activities. Furthermore, through internships, volunteer activities and overseas study trips, the Faculty aims at cultivating people who possess a rich sense of ethics and a humanistic outlook. Finally, all of our students participate in small classes with teachers offering meticulous guidance so that they can enhance their individuality and become business leaders of the 21st century.

Faculty History

1952	The Faculty of Economics (Department of Economics) is established
1960	The Faculty of Law (Department of Law) and the Faculty of Business Administration (Department of Business Administration) are established
1994	The Faculty of Law in the Department of Business Law is established
2002	The EBA Program is jointly established in the Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of Business Administration

Faculty member

Name	Title	Field of Research	Subject of Research
TSURUMI, Kiyoshi	Professor	Banking and Financial Services	Innovations/Risks of Financial Services Industry,Financial Architectures, Hedge Funds and Securitaization.
HAYASHI, Mitsuo	Professor	International Management	Studies of managerial problems caused by internationalization of business enterprises.
NUNOKAMI, Yasuo	Professor	Decision Support System	Research on the implementation and application of Decision Support System.
NAKAMARU, Hironobu	Professor	Human Resource Management, Corporate Environmental Management	Study of the Global Environment and Human Resource Management.
NAKATA, Yoshihiro	Professor	Marketing Management	The Evolution in the Governance Structure among Inter-Firms.
HIROYAMA, Kensuke	Professor	Business History, Business Anthropology	Study on the formation and/or development of business firms through case methods.
NISHIMURA, Junji	Professor	Marketing, Distributive Channel System, Science of Commerce	Study of dynamism in Japanese distribution system.
IKEDA, Koji	Professor	IT Auditing	Theoretical and Empirical Research on IT Auditing.
SHRESTHA, Manoj La,O	Professor	Strategic Management, Policy Studies and International Economics	Strategic Management and Policy Studies Focusing Innovation and Intellectual Property Management.
OTSUKA, Haruyuki	Professor	Financial Economics	Optimal capital structure and business fluctuations under asymmetric information.
BABA, Taiji	Professor	Business Management and Financial Management	Corporate Governance and Financial Policy of Japanese Firms.
NAGASAKA, Yoshiyuki	Professor	Management Accounting, Management Information System	Framework and methodology for the boundary between information technology, management accounting and cost management.
SUGITA, Toshiaki	Professor	Management in Asia, Management in China	The case studies about management behavior of the Multi - national Enterprises in Asia and China. The case studies about management behavior of Asian and Chinese companies.
KURASHINA, Toshiki	Professor	Entrepreneurship, Family Firm Management	Study of new business management and family business management.
KOHNO, Shozo	Professor	Business Administration	On integration of business, organizations, and the individual.
NAITO, Fumio	Professor	Auditing, Financial Accounting	Research on a Theoretical Framework of Audit/Accounting Standards and Study on the Disclosure and Assurance Services of Business Risk Information.
KUBOTA, Hideki	Professor	Financial Accounting	Comparative Study of Accounting Regulations Reform between Japan and Germany, History of Accounting Regulations in Japan.
SUGIYAMA, Yoshihiro	Professor	Management Accounting	Empirical studies on management accounting system.
ASAKA,Toshimasa	Professor	International Business, Management Strategy in ASIA	Management Strategy of Japanese Corporations in Asia including ASEAN, China and India.
WAKABAYASHI, Hiromi	Professor	International Acconting,Financial Acconting.	Einpirical Research on Financial Reporting.
MIKAMI, Kazuhiko	Professor	Game Theory, Decision Analysis	Study on coalition formation in n-person bargaining. Decision theory in insurance markets.
FURUTA, Miho	Associate Professor	Tax Accounting	Study of tax incentives and corporate activities.
OGATA, Mamiya	Associate Professor	Organization Theory, Business Management and Organizational Behavior	Organizational socialization of young workers and organizational socialization tactics.