Professor Masaaki Hirano from Waseda University Tokyo will be visiting the RITM laboratory to present his study on the Impact of Indirect Departments on Research Productivity. It is as part of the “Make Our Planet Great Again” Initiative and supported by “Exploration France 2018”.

Since 1983, Professor Hirano has been part of Waseda University. His areas of interests include information management, organizational design, international management and management of social ventures.  Professor Hirano is currently President of Japan Association for Information Systems (JPAIS).  He also teaches management to young artists and musicians at the Tokyo University of the Arts.