Co-Director

Japan Technology Management Program

University of Michigan
300 Lane Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

TEL/FAX: (313) 662-6330
HOME: (313) 662-7026
E-MAIL: jyshook@engin.umich.edu

CAN BE INTERVIEWED FOR: Print, Radio, TV

INTERVIEW LANGUAGES: English, Japanese

SPECIALIZATIONS:

• BUSINESS, TRADE AND ECONOMICS
  automotive industry; comparative business management; industrial and manufacturing competitiveness; Japanese corporations in the US; "lean manufacturing"
• EDUCATION
  cross-cultural training
• SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  technology transfer
• SOCIETY, CULTURE AND PSYCHOLOGY
  organizational decision-making

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Deputy Director, Toyota Supplier Support Center, 1992-1994; General Manager, Toyota Technical Center USA, 1991-1992; Training and Development Specialist, International Public Affairs Manager, Toyota, 1983-91; Translator/Editor, MITI, 1983.

IN JAPAN: 1983-91 - employment.