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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 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 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 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. 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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