Draft:Toshiro Kita

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Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Chair of the Board of Governors

Doshisha University, Professor Emeritus

Dr. Kita has studied Tribology in HDD as a researcher in Technology, and is studying Innovation Management as one in Social Science.

EDUCATION:

BE (Mechanical Engineering) Nagoya University (1974)

ME (Mechanical Engineering) Nagoya University (1976)

Dr. Eng. (Mechanical Engineering) Nagoya University (1990)

ACADEMIC EXPERINCE:

4/13-3/15: Dean of Doshisha Business School, Doshisha University

4/04-3/22: Professor, Doshisha Business School, Doshisha University

4/06-3/22: Professor, Graduate School of Policy and Management, Doshisha University

2/84-2/85: Visiting Researcher, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan

4/12-12/12: Visiting Scholar, Institute of Research on Labor and Employment, University of California Berkeley

1/13-3/13: Visiting Scholar, Business School, University of Auckland

BUSINESS EXPERINCE:

4/76-3/04: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

　- Research and Development in following area

Head/disc interface of magnetic disc storage system

Robotics

Visual communication

Computational linguistics

Machine translation

　- Management in NTT R&D Headquarters and NTT Communication Science Labs.

　- Business Development in following area

Video conference system

Resident database system for “e-Japan” project

06/13- 06/22: Independent Board Member of Nakayo Corporation (listed on the first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange)

SELECTED HONORS, GRANTS, AWARDS:

• Distinguish Performance Award of Japanese Society of Mechanical Engineers, Design and Tribology Division 1994
• 21st Century COE Program of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science, “Technology, Enterprise and Competitiveness”, 2004-2008
• The Telecommunication Advancement Foundation “Study on Security Processes in e-Japan System”, 2005
• Nippon Omni-Management Association “Study on e-Japan system based on BPM”, 2006
• Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science “Study on Dynamic Strategic Management”, 2009-2011
• The Telecommunication Advancement Foundation “Study on Strategy Transformation in ICT Business”, 2009-2011
• Support for University Educational Reform of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology “Studies on Human Resources and Organization Management for Sustainable Innovation”, 2009-2013
• Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science “International Comparative Study on Organizational Capabilities for Open Innovation”, 2015-2017

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

• Kansai Division Head of Japanese Project Management Society 2017-present
• Executive board member of Business Model Association 2009-2016
• Chief editor of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, 1997-1999
• Chief secretary of Design and Tribology Division, Japanese Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1994-1996
• Chief editor of the Japanese Society of Tribologists, 1987-1989
• Reviewer of National Science Foundation Tribology Division, 1986 & 1988

Current Research and Interests

• Innovation management
• Business model and business architecture in hi-tech industry
• Strategic project management

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Books:

• Advances in the Human Side of Service Engineering, CRC Press, pp.27-36 (2012)
• “Electronic government in Japan, Towards harmony between technology solutions and administrative systems” in Recovering from success: innovation and technology management in Japan edited by D. Hugh Whittaker, Robert E. Cole, pp.286-297 Oxford University Press (2006)
• “Kyoto Model”, Hakuto Shobo (2009) in Japanese
• Introduction of Conscience, Iwanami Shoten (2018) in Japanese
• Journal Papers and International Conference papers with review:
• “Elucidation of "Technology S-curves" by Analyses of Technological Diversity using Patent Information, with Masumi Kubo, BMA Journal Vol.17, No.4, December 2017, pp.60-82 in Japanese
• “Study on "Groupthink-like Judgement" in a Limit Prediction of Technological Field”, with Masumi Kubo, Doshisha University Policy & Management 19-1, pp.261-276 (2017) in Japanese
• “An Improvement to Disruption Theory from a Macro Perspective: Evidence from the Personal and Mobile Computing Industries”, with Montoya, Juan Sebastian,  IAFOR Journal of the Social Sciences, Volume 3 – Issue 1, ISSN 2187-0640. pp.73-92, 2018
• “Study on Ambidextrous Capabilities of Japanese Electronics Firms” with Ishida. T, Proceedings of CINet, , Potsdam, German, pp.324-348, 2017
• “Product Performance and its Relation to Disruptive Innovation: The Fast Pace of Improvement in Personal and Mobile Computing” with Juan Sebastian Montoya, International Conference on Innovation, Management and Industrial Engineering (IMIE 2017) Osaka, Japan, 2017 (Best Paper Award)
• “Towards an Improved Theory of Disruptive Innovation: Evidence　From the Personal and Mobile Computing Industries” with Juan Sebastian Montoya, Asian Conference on Social Sciences Kobe, Japan, 2017
• “IT SECURITY IN NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, RISKEVALUATION AT UNIVERSITY” with Takeshi Niiyama, International Journal of Advanced Computer Technology Oct. 2015
• “Information Security in National Identification Number - Called My Number in Japan, International Conference on Business” with Takeshi Niiyama, Innovation and Technology Management, Oct 2014, pp.290-326
• “Business Performance vs. Statements by CEOs in Annual Reports: Evidence from the Japanese Industry” with Yoshii, M, Journal of Business and Economics vol.5, No.7, pp.958-971(2014)
• “Business Performance vs. Statements by CEOs in Annual Reports: Evidence from the Japanese Industry”, ABMC 2013 in Osaka, Nov. 23, 2013
• “Human-centric approach of value proposition in new generation digital business”, Proc. of 1st HSSE Conf. (2012) pp.861-870
• "Human-centric approach of value proposition in new generation digital business", Proc. of 1st HSSE Conf., pp.861-870 (2012)
• “Describing Knowledge Integration in Innovation Processes”, with M. Ohtsuka, IEEE International Technology Management Conference 2011, San Jose, June 2011
• “Study on Architecture of ECU for Automobile” with H. Takashima, Trans. of JSME(C) Vol.74, No.743, pp.1758-1764(2008)
• “Correlation, Business Model and Profitability of Japanese Software Companies” with T. Murakami, Proc. of The 10th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, WMSCI 2006 vol.6 94-97(2006)
• “Development of Software Installed in ECU for Vehicle Control” with T. Takashima, Proc. of The 10th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, WMSCI 2006 vol.6 ,98-102(2006)
• “A Collaborative Approach for the Next Generation of "e-Government" in Japan”, Proc. of The 10th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, WMSCI 2006 vol.6 88-93(2006)
• “Composition of Confrontation in An e-Japan System”, IPSJ Letters, No.4 347-350(2005)
• “An Expert Recommendation System using Concept-based Relevance Discernment” with T. Yukawa, K. Kasahara and T. Kato, Proc. 13th International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence, IEEE Computer Society (2001)
• “Do You Think Content in the Internet in Easy to Understand?” with K. Fujimoto and K. Matsuzawa, Proc. of INET 2000 (2000)
• “The Physical Durability of γ-Fe2O3 Sputtered Magnetic Disks: The Influence of the Thickness of the Alumite Substrate” with I. Satoh and T. Miyamoto, Proc. of JSLE Int. Tribology Conf. (1985)975-980
• “Hardness Evaluation of Ferrites for Magnetic Recording Heads” with S. Ohara and Y. Koshimoto, Proc. of 3rd Int. Conf. Ferrite (1980)690-694
• “The Influence of Lubrication on Head and Disk Wear”, STLE Tribology Trans., 35-2(1992)551-55
• “The Influence of Aluminum Oxide Particles in Magnetic Coating on Head/Disk Wear”, STLE Tribology Trans.,34-1(1991)107-111
• “Wear of Flying Head of Magnetic Disk File in Mixed Lubrication” with K. Kogure and Y. Mitsuya, ASLE SP-16(1984)35-40
• “Flying Head with Sub-micron Spacing for Magnetic recording Disks” with R. Kaneko, Y. Mitsuya and K. Kogure, TRIBOLOGY international, 14-5(1981)293-300
• “New Method of Detecting Contact between Floating Head and Disk” with Y. Mitsuya, K. Kogure and T. Nakanishi, IEEE Trans on Mag, MAG16-5(1980)873-875