Fall
1999, Vol. 20, No. 2
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Solid
Partnerships Strengthen
JAIMS Programs
Over the
years, JAIMS has developed relationships with various individuals,
organizations and institutes in the United States, Japan and China,
establishing solid partnerships for several of the unique programs
it offers today.
The JAIMS
network has also gone beyond Asia and to Europe, with an exchange
program in France. More recently, JAIMS has partnered with the Drucker
Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University for
an inaugural executive roundtable in Honolulu in January 2000.
"We
have long recognized the value of partnerships," said Glenn
Miyataki, president of JAIMS. "JAIMS has much to offer in terms
of intercultural management training. Combine that with the strong
offerings of other notable organizations, and we are at an advantage
to deliver quality programs."
University
of Hawaii College of Business Administration
Since 1990, JAIMS has had a steady partner in the College of Business
Administration (CBA) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa with the
Japan-focused MBA (JEMBA) program. JEMBA, currently in its tenth
year, provides a 15-month curriculum that includes MBA core courses,
intensive business Japanese language and culture courses, advanced
Japanese management courses and a three-month internship with a
company in Japan. CBA awards the MBA degree, and JAIMS awards the
Japan-focused Management Certificate.
Just two
years after it began, the JEMBA program was recognized in Business
Week as offering "an unparalleled immersion in Japanese language,
culture and business practices." Following the success of JEMBA
and recognizing the dynamic potential of China, the China-focused
MBA (CHEMBA) program was established in 1997. Although CHEMBA shares
the same MBA courses as JEMBA, it offers business Mandarin language
and culture courses, advanced Chinese management courses and a three-month
internship with a company in China. CHEMBA, now in its third year,
has been steadily growing and currently has seven students in its
program.
Ikujiro Nonaka
The internship experience in Japan for the JEMBA program is under
the supervision of one of the preeminent scholars of Japanese management
trainingăIkujiro Nonaka, founding dean of the Graduate School of
Knowledge Science at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and
Technology and Xerox Distinguished Professor of Knowledge at Haas
School of Business, University of California at Berkeley.
With support
from the JAIMS Japan Office in Tokyo, the Japan portion of JEMBA
provides students with a brief orientation to living in Japan and
participation in a lecture series with business leaders, professors
and scholars. One of Japanęs foremost authorities on developing
and using the intellectual capital of workers to create and expand
business knowledge, Nonaka brings to the JEMBA students a wealth
of knowledge and experiences.
China Europe International
Business School
The China internship portion for the CHEMBA students is under the
supervision of the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)
in Shanghai. At CEIBS, CHEMBA students have access to a broad network
of faculty from throughout the world, as well as visits with Chinese
enterprises, corporations and government agencies.
With the
support of the Shanghai government and the European Union, CEIBS
is a legally independent venture of at least 20 years between two
renowned partnersă Shanghai Jiao Tong University, one of the cityęs
leading institutions, and the European Foundation for Management
Development, an association of major European business schools and
leading companies.
Reims Management School
Beginning
with the ICMP Fall 1999 class, students will have the study option
of European management studies through the International Management
Programme (IMP) at Reims Management School in France. At the same
time, Reims will be sending French students to Honolulu for ICMP.
Reims is
one of the top business schools in France, with exchanges and alliances
with more than 30 universities and institutions around the world.
After their four-month coursework at JAIMS, IMP participants can
spend two months in France, taking courses taught by instructors
from educational institutes around the world. Field trips to French
businesses and cultural site visits are an integral part of the
program.
Internship Companies
JAIMS has
established a network of companies and organizations in the United
States, Japan and China to provide internships for students in the
ICMP, JEMBA and CHEMBA programs. Every year new companies are added
to the growing list.
For the ICMPęs
Business Exchange Program (BEP)ăa two-month internship with a company
in the United Statesăcompanies provide ICMP students with real-world
operations of the organization, allowing them to experience American
business firsthand. Through the years, JAIMS has worked with corporations,
small businesses, nonprofits, and research and academic institutes,
numbering more than 100 companies. From Hawaii to the East Coast,
BEP companies include General Motors, Merrill Lynch, Cisco Systems,
Kahala Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Sun Microsystems, Nordstrom and
Aloha United Way.
For JEMBA
and CHEMBA, companies based in Japan and China host interns for
three months, after completion of the 12-month coursework in Honolulu.
In Japan, companies include Dentsu, Tokyo Securities, Fujitsu Limited,
Yamato Systems, Levi Strauss Japan K.K., and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
In China, CHEMBA has found partners with companies such as Citibank,
Lucent Technologies, The Portman Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Burson-Marsteller,
Asia Market Intelligence (China) Ltd., and TriWorks Computer &
Telecommunications Shanghai.
While employment
at the internship company is not the objective of the internship,
in some cases graduates like JEMBA alumnus Curtis Washington have
been offered jobs with their internship companies. Washington, who
interned at Price Waterhouse Consultants Co., Ltd. last year, is
now working there as a financial services consultant. "JEMBA,
particularly the internship portion of the program, was perfect
for students like me who wanted to work in Japan," Washington
said. "It provided me with the opportunity to explore the job
market in Japan."
If you or your
company are interested in partnering with JAIMS in offering programs to
students, companies and educational institutions, please e-mail
or call (808) 395-2314.
Marketing Expert
Talks About Strengthening Hawaii's Business Image
Itęs not
that Hawaii suffers from a bad business image, Hawaii suffers from
the lack of a business image, according to marketing expert Dick
McDonald, of Milwaukee-based BVK/McDonald, who addressed ways to
strengthen Hawaiięs business image at a Honolulu breakfast meeting
in April.
"Convert
everyoneęs dream image of Hawaii as a paradise into an image of
a place where they would like to do business, " McDonald suggested.
"Hawaii should capitalize on the quality of life it can offer
to business executives and other workers."
After recounting
many of the recent and ongoing negative statistics about Hawaiięs
economic and business climateăthe highest cost in the nation of
doing business, high unemployment, high taxes and union protectionismăMcDonald
reviewed some good news. Hawaii is a model of an integrated society,
it has a strong environmental record, it has a history of being
an intermediary between East and West, and it is ideally located
as a support point for telecommunications technology. Package these
strengths with Hawaiięs quality of life, its focus on wellness and
its beautiful climate, and Hawaii could shape a business image that
could be marketed globally.
Marketing
alone wonęt solve Hawaiięs economic woes however, McDonald noted.
In the 1960s, BVK/McDonald was hired by the state of Wisconsin to
conduct a three-year advertising campaign to change negative attitudes
within the state, which at that point had a reputation as being
unfavorable to business. Most importantly, Governor Warren Knowles
empowered key people from the business community to turn around
the economy and gave them the resources to do it.
BVK/McDonald
is an integrated marketing and communications agency that specializes
in the vacation travel, health care and consumer products industries.
Its vacation travel clients include United Vacations, The Mark Travel
Corporation, Southwest Airlines, and Mirage Hotels Corp. McDonald,
BVKęs managing officer, has conducted over 200 seminars and workshops
at national and state health care conventions and contributes to
the media on the evolving field of health care marketing. He has
recently advised several business and health care organizations
in Hawaii on branding and positioning.
The breakfast
meeting was co-sponsored by JAIMS, The Queenęs Health Systems and
the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.
China Specialist
Shares Insights on Trends in PRC
China is
immense, complex, opaque, diverse, and not a country easily explained
by statistics, according to William Zarit, deputy senior commercial
officer of the U.S. Embassy, Beijing. Speaking to a standing-room
only crowd of business people and students at JAIMS this past April,
Zarit addressed issues of where China is and where is it headed.
Zaritęs years of experience in helping American companies export
their products to China gives him an authoritative perspective on
recent developments concerning the worldęs largest country.
"China,
in pursuing major economic reforms," Zarit explained, "faces
the challenges of shrinking gross domestic product growth, no increase
in exports, a bankrupt financial system, and accelerating unemployment
as an inefficient economic structure is replaced with one based
on market forces." Other daunting issues for U.S.-China relations
include World Trade Organization membership, allegations of high-technology
espionage and human rights and military concerns.
However,
there is optimism as China continues to move forward with economic
and governmental reforms and development. There are also opportunities
for U.S. companies, which can continue to provide much-needed funding
and technical expertise to China. "Well-informed U.S. firms
can also find profitable business opportunities in business sections
such as construction, transportation, environment technology, pharmaceuticals
and medical devices, retail and telecommunications," Zarit
said.
The presentation
was co-sponsored by JAIMS, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the
state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism,
the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Hawaii/Pacific District Export
Council, the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii and the Oahu Economic
Development Board.
Chairman
Emeritus Yamamoto Speaks to Students
In Honolulu last June for the annual JAIMS
board of trustees meeting, Fujitsu Chairman Emeritus Takuma Yamamoto
took the time to meet with ICMP, JEMBA and CHEMBA students and shared
his views about management in the 21st century.
Yamamoto, president of Fujitsu Ltd. from 1981-1990
and chairman of the board until 1998, told students that "the
frontiers of the 21st century are the human brain and its ability
to think of new business ideas and develop technology, and the global
economy." He pointed out that they will confront certain challenges
in global business, including culture shock, universality and diversity,
venture business and risk. "My advice to you is to always keep
good relationships with people you consider leaders," he said.
"And, my advice to leaders confronted by crises is to stay
calm and be strong."
Following Yamamotoęs presentation was a question-and-answer
session with the students, who come from countries such as Japan,
Korea, United States and Philippines.
Hideo Mita New
JAIMS VP for Administration
Hideo Mita
is the new vice president for administration at JAIMS, succeeding
Makoto Takenaka, who has returned to Japan. As JAIMS vice president
for administration for the next five years, Mita handles all responsibilities
concerning accounting, finance, general affairs, information systems,
personnel and budget and also serves as liaison between JAIMS and
its founder, Fujitsu Ltd. of Japan.
"As
a new member of JAIMS, I would like to continue the endeavor of
preparing global managers with the finest intercultural education
possible," Mita said. "I hope my experience of living
in different countries will contribute in providing a better understanding
of global issues in the Asia-Pacific."
Before coming
to Hawaii, Mita was general manager for the International Computer
Business Group for Fujitsu, headquartered in Tokyo. For 26 years
he has been involved with Fujitsuęs computer systems sales activities,
including 14 years in Brazil, Italy and Spain. Mita holds a bacheloręs
degree in literature from Sophia University in Tokyo. He speaks
Japanese, English, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.
Mita has
already taken advantage of Hawaiięs beautiful waters by taking scuba
diving lessons. He also enjoys playing golf, karaoke singing, taking
photos, drinking red wines and cooking. He is married to Chiyoko,
a professor of social anthropology and director of the Department
of Portuguese of the Faculty of Foreign Language and Affairs at
Sophia University. They have one son, Yosuke, who is studying law
at Meijigakuin University.
Japanese Trained
on IT in American Health Care
Medical professionals
from Japan were in Honolulu in April for a two-day workshop on information
technology in American health care. Entitled "Information Technology
in Health Care: Trends in America," the workshop, conducted
on April 22-23 at JAIMS, explored key trends and emerging technologies
in health care such as telemedicine and the Internet and included
site visits to Hawaii Medical Service Association, Kahi Mohala,
and Queenęs Medical Center. The participants were administrators,
executives and consultants from various hospitals and health care
organizations in Japan.
"Information
technology is playing such a major role in the health care system,"
said Glenn Miyataki, president of JAIMS. "This workshop provides
a cross-cultural opportunity for the participants, instructors and
health care facilities involved to learn about each otheręs health
care system and discover the impact of information technology."
Two information
technology professionals from Honolulu conducted the workshop. Brian
Martin is president and CEO of Martin Information Systems, Ltd.,
a software engineering firm he established in 1985. He focuses his
research and development on multimedia-based, community-wide telemedicine
and electronic records systems for physicians.
Roger LeBlanc,
chief information officer for Akimeka and Company, Inc., a medical
technology company based in Hawaii, is also the direct consultant
for the U.S. Pacific commander in chiefęs surgeon for healthcare-related
technology and project manager for the Department of Defense, Advanced
Concept Technology Demonstration for Joint Medical Operations for
Telemedicine in the Pacific.
news@jaims
The 1998-99
JEMBA and CHEMBA classes completed their Hawaii coursework in July.
Young-Kyung Edward Kim of Korea received the Francis A. Wong Award for Leadership. Jamieson Kaku
was the grand prize winner in the JEMBA speech contest for his presentation
Namae-tte omoshiroi mono desu ne ("My Name").
Other winners were Sizhen Jiao and Rajat
Khanna (most entertaining) and Joan Kuroda
(most informative).
Congratulations
to the spring 1999 Intercultural Management Program class, who graduated
in July. The keynote speaker at the closing ceremony was Kathy
Inkinen, president of Inkinen and Associates, a Honolulu
company of executive search consultants. Numerous awards were given
to deserving students. Takahiro "Jack" Suzuki
received the Francis A. Wong Award for Leadership. Takuya
Soga was honored with the Studentsę Choice Award. The Presidentęs
Language Award was given to Yoshiyuki Sasada for
"What is My Name?" Second place honors were earned by
Regine Fu, while Fan "Amanda"
Wu took third place. In the research competition, Tjandra
Widjaya received first place for his work on "Should
the Honolulu Advertiser Go Online?" Takahiro "Jack"
Suzuki took second place, and Masako Yoshitake,
Ayesah Abubakar and Akiko Nakayama
placed third.
Five students
were recipients of the Funika Scholarship in the ICMP-99S class:
Ayesah Abubakar (Philippines), Raymund
Mercado (Philippines), Denthep "Shane"
Theppratuangthip (Thailand), Tjandra Widjaya
(Indonesia) and Fan "Amanda" Wu (China).
In April,
ICMP-99S students got a taste of life on the high seas aboard the
Falls of Clyde ship. As part of a co-curricular activity for ICMP,
they performed the daily chores that were part of work on the historical
ship, such as preparing meals, folding sails and transporting sacks
of goods. Although physically and mentally fatigued, students quickly
learned skills in leadership and teambuilding.
Shigeru
Miyagawa, guest speaker for a JAIMS open house, spoke to
various individuals from the business and education community on
"Language and the Brain." Miyagawa is professor of linguistics
at MIT.
At another
JAIMS open house in June, William Fischer, former
executive president and dean of the China Europe International Business
School in Shanghai, spoke about the changes in China in terms of
"the evolving Chinese competitive landscape."
This spring
JAIMS staff welcomed Ann Yakuma, manager of administrative
support, and bid a fond aloha to Bert Warashina,
now with the Hawaii Senate. Dori Lyn Hirata, special
assistant to the president, is now the manager of the Business Education
Technology Center, formerly known as the library or business resources
center. JAIMS librarian Eiko Lynch left early this
year. Sachiko Burke, former program assistant,
has returned to JAIMS as the office assistant and receptionist,
following the departure of Cynthia Lowe. Julie
Chen has joined JAIMS as the new marketing and public affairs
manager. Judith McKibben, former corporate communications
specialist, has left for the furry world of the Hawaiian Humane
Society.
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