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Business Administration Research

Business Administration (Master's Degree)

The founder of Konan Gakuen, Hachisaburo Hirao joined Tokio Marine Insurance (the predecessor of Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance) and started his business career there. Thereafter, he became the President of Kawasaki Shipyard (currently Kawasaki Heavy Industries), and then the President of Nippon Steel. He played important roles in the business world during the turbulent times of the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa eras. He was appointed as Minister of Education in 1936 and made a great effort to make people who succeed at world-class level.
The Master’s Degree in Business Administration program was established in 1965 based on Hirao’s founding spirit of realizing practical professional education useful for society, along with leading advanced theoretical research. In 1971, a doctoral program was also established.

This program provides a high-end research system that can deepen and enhance professional education. Our curriculum is organized into basic, advanced and applied subjects, and our education is focused on fostering innovative and creative businesspersons and business elites to solve real management problems. The research area consists of three fields: business administration, accounting, and commerce. Lectures include major themes in each field so that students can learn a wide range of business matters. All lectures are conducted based on meticulous, personalized learning. Students can participate in joint research via industry-government-academia collaboration conducted at our Institute of Business Innovation. Students who complete qualifying courses are also exempted from some exam subjects when pursuing tax accountant qualifications.

This program supports working persons in acquiring of a master's degree. This master's program is part of an educational and training grant system designated by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. The Admission Office (AO) entrance examination was introduced in 2008 and we have actively promoted admission from diverse human resources.

Business Administration (Doctoral Degree)

The Doctoral Degree in Business Administration program aims to foster researchers and businesspersons with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to study problems related to more advanced and complicated management phenomena beyond the master’s level or similar academic ability.
Those who aspire to be researchers can acquire independent and creative research abilities. Furthermore, it is possible for businesspeople who are aiming at advanced qualifications to earn a doctoral degree. Those who aspire to be practitioners can develop outstanding problem-solving abilities based on deep knowledge. Namely, innovative abilities related to management theory and management practice are nurtured under the individual research guidance by eager and willing professors. In 2014, we launched a program where business owners and working managers can earn their doctoral degree in a minimum of one year.

Faculty	Research and Education Activities
IKEDA, Koji Professor Doctor of Business Administration(Kobe University)	Accounting and Information Systems ・Sustainable Value Creation and Corporate Reporting
ITO, Kimikazu Professor Doctor of Business Administration(Kobe University)	Auditing Subject of Research ・Study on negotiation between auditors and managers.
OTSUKA, Haruyuki Professor	Financial Economics ・Optimal capital structure and business fluctuations under asymmetric information.
OGATA, Mamiya Professor Doctor of Business Administration(Kobe University)	Organization Theory, Business Management and Organizational Behavior ・Organizational socialization of young workers and organizational socialization tactics.
OKUNO, Akiko Professor Doctor of Business Administration(Osaka City University)	Administrative Management, Human Resource Management ・The Study of Performance Evaluation Regarding Personnel from Maternity or Childcare Leave
KITAI, Akira Professor	Organizational culture, Organizational development ・Fieldwork and intervation study of organization.
KUBOTA, Hideki Professor Doctor of Business Administration(Kobe University)	Financial Accounting ・Comparative Study of Accounting Regulations Reform between Japan and Germany, Study of History of Accounting Regulation in Japan
SAKURADA, Ryoko Professor	Human Resource Management, Career Management ・Flat organizations, incentives, career management, career education
SHRESTHA, Manoj L Professor Ph.D.(Graduate University of Advanced Study)	Strategic Management, Policy Studies and International Economics ・Strategic Management and Policy Studies Focusing Innovation and Intellectual Property Management.
SUGITA, Toshiaki Professor (HP)	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.
SUGIYAMA, Yoshihiro Professor Doctor of Business Administration(Kobe University)	Management Accounting ・Research on Management Accounting Systems. Education of Management Accounting Theories and Practices.
TAKAMURO, Hiroshi Professor Doctor of Commerce Science(Kobe University)	Marketing Management ・Study of Marketing Management on modern society
NAITO, Fumio Professor, Doctor of Business Administration(Kobe University)	Accounting (Financial Accounting and Auditing) ・"Research Activities: Theoretical Research on Financial Accounting and Auditing (including Corporate Governance) ・Education Activities: Lectures and Exercises on Financial Accounting and Auditing"
NAGASAKA, Yoshiyuki Professor Ph.D.(Osaka University) (HP)	Management Accounting ・Framework and methodology for the boundary between information technology and management accounting.
NISHIMURA, Junji Professor Doctor of Commerce Science(Kobe University)	Marketing, Distribution System ・Study of the Dynamic Structure and Changes in Marketing and Distribution System.
BABA, Taiji Professor	Business Management and Financial Management ・Corporate Governance and Financial Policy of Japanese Firms.
HIROYAMA, Kensuke Professor	Business History, Business Anthropology ・Study on the formation and/or development of business firms through case methods.
FURUTA, Miho Professor	Tax Accounting ・Study of tax incentives and corporate activities.
MIKAMI, Kazuhiko Professor Ph.D.(Boston University)	Game Theory, Decision Analysis ・Study on coalition formation in n-person bargaining. Decision theory in insurance markets.
YAMAGUCH, Satoru Professor	Corporate Finance ・Corporate payout policy and cash holdings
FUJITA, Junya Associate Professor Doctor of Business Administration(Kobe University)	International Management ・Studies of managerial problems caused by internationalization of business enterprises.