Fellow Researchers Profile
Hiroaki NIIHARA
Research Director
Executive Fellow, Harvard Business School, U.S.A.
Special Advisor, NTT Data Institute of Management
Expertise
- Organization and Incentives
- Business Economics
- Creativity and Innovation
- Corporate Governance
- Industrial Policy
Profile
Education
| 1992-1994 | Ph.D. course in Economics, Graduate School of Economics, University of Michigan, U.S.A.(MA in Economics) |
|---|---|
| 1984 | B.A. in Economics, University of Tokyo |
Career
| 2021-2024 | Vice Minister, Cabinet Secretariat |
|---|---|
| 2018-2021 | Director-General, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau |
| 2016-2018 | Director-General for Policy Management (in charge of economic and fiscal management), Cabinet Office |
| 2011 | Secretary to the Prime Minister, Director-General, Energy Conservation and New Energy Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy |
| 2007 | Director, Industrial Organization Division, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau |
| 2002 | Director, Information Economy Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau |
| 1998 | General Affairs Division, Industrial Policy Bureau, Member of Law Examination Committee |
| 1997 | Assistant Director, General Affairs Division, Minister's Secretariat, Member of Law Examination Committee |
| 1984 | Joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) |
Academia
| April 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 | Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of Commerce, Hitotsubashi University (in charge of “Business Economics (Organization and Incentives)”) |
|---|---|
| April 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 | Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of Commerce, Hitotsubashi University (in charge of “Business Economics (Organization and Incentives)”) |
| April 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 | Part-time lecturer at Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo (in charge of “Economics of Organizations”) |
| April 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 | Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of Commerce, Hitotsubashi University (in charge of “Business Economics (Organization and Incentives)”) |
| 2006 - 2011 | Visiting Professor , Graduate School of Law, Waseda University |
| 2006-2007 | Visiting Fellow, Graduate School of Economics, Harvard University, U.S.A |
Publications
- "Research on Excellent Japanese Companies: The Origin of Corporate Management: Six Conditions“ (2003) Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc.
- "Frontiers of Organizational Economics and Japanese Corporate Organization” (2023) Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc.
Papers
- Decentralized Evolution and Pluralization of Franchise Organizations” (2024), Organization Science.
Others
- Awards: 4th Nikkei BPBizTech Book Award