JAIMS Coffee Talk Lecture Features Economics Expert

02 Feb 2002

TOKYO -- A JAIMS-sponsored Coffee Talk Lecture by instructor Jack Suyderhoud drew over 70 in Tokyo. Suyderhoud, an economics expert, who is a lecturer in JAIMS' East-West Knowledge Leaders Program (EWKLP), is Professor of Business Economics at the Shidler College of Business at University of Hawaii at Manoa.
 
At the April 20 evening event, Suyderhoud's interactive lecture on "The US Economic Recovery: Is the 'Light at the End of the Tunnel' Really an On-coming Train?" gave prospective students and HR managers looking for educational training opportunities for their staff a taste of the EWKLP curriculum. For the many JAIMS alumni in attendance, the lecture was also an opportunity for professional development.
 
According to Suyderhoud, the US economic recession of 2007-2009 is rooted in policy choices made years before, and many of these choices have created long-term economic imbalances that represent a challenge to the US economy even as the recession abates. Suyderhoud discussed the economic trends and policy choices that contributed to the recession and recovery as well as how principles of knowledge management illuminate the continuing issues facing the US economy.
 
"We were happy to feature the expertise of Professor Suyderhoud," said Dr. Blair Odo, JAIMS Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer. "He is on our team of outstanding EWKLP instructors, which includes business executives and professors from around the world."
 
Suyderhoud is the former Interim Dean and Associate Dean of the Shidler College of Business. His Ph.D. is in Economics from Purdue University. He specializes in government policies and business decisions with an emphasis on Southeast Asia. He has received numerous teaching awards and has an active consulting practice. In addition to teaching at the Shidler College and at JAIMS, he has taught at other universities in the U.S. and in Malaysia, Vietnam, France, Germany, and Denmark.