Faculty Information - MCDONALD Darren | Daito Bunka University

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MCDONALD Darren

Department Daito Bunka University Faculty of Business Administration Department of Business Management

Daito Bunka University Graduate School Graduate School of Business Administration Business Administration

Job Professor

E-Mail Address

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Reseacher number
30327994

researchmap Researcher code
R000023114

Present specialized field
Business administration keyword(Human Resource Management,Diversity Management, Qualitative Research, Japanese Philosophy & Thought and Management Studies)

Main Subject
Human Resource Management, Creative Problem Solving in Business

Academic background
1.	～1991/03	School of Modern Asian Studies School of Modern Asian Studies Griffith University Graduated Bachelor of Arts, Modern Asian Studies
2.	～1997/03	Master Human Resource Management Master of Business Administration (by research) Graduate School, Daito Bunka University Finished Master's in Business Administration

Business career
1.	1988/04 ～ 1990/02	Part-Time Instructor Tokyo International College of Business
2.	1991/04 ～ 1992/03	Account Executive Nitto Agency Advertising Department, Marketing Department
3.	1992/04 ～ 1994/03	Regular Employee Sanyei Corporation (Nagoya, Tokyo) Product Development & Sales, Electrical Home Appliances Department / Catalogue & Television Shopping Department
4.	2007/04 ～ 2011/03	Assistant Professor Daito Bunka University Department of Business Studies & Informatics
5.	2010/03 ～	Professor Graduate School, Daito Bunka University Business Administration
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Academic conference
1.	1999/04 ～	Japan Society of Human Resource Management

Books and Papers
1.	Books	Introduction, Diversity Management: Japanese Management Perspectives Diversity Management: Japanese Management Perspectives (Co-authored) 2020/03
2.	Books	Queer Japan: Personal Stories of Japanese Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transsexuals (Co-authored) 1998/12
3.	Papers	Manga and Diversity Management in Japan: Understanding Socio-Business Context for the Development of a Research Framework Journal of the Institute of Sociological Research, Daito Bunka University (6) (Sole-authored) 2025/03
4.	Papers	A Study into Japanese Student's Thoughts and Approaches Towards Job Hunting Management Journal (25),pp.57-75 (Co-authored) 2014/03
5.	Papers	Locating Diversity Management in Japan: Mapping How Japanese Diversity Managers Conceptualize, Plan and Implement Diversity Initiatives The 7th International Workshop Phenomenology, Organization and Technology Conference Proceedings,pp.1-31 (Sole-authored) 2009/09
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2008/12	The Diversity Manager and the Japanese Company: A Japanese Diversity's Experience in Conceptualizing and Implementing Diversity Management (Euro-Asia Management Studies Association (EAMSA))
2.	2004/06	"Actualizing" Human Resource Management: The Case of a Japanese Manufacturer (Art of Management Conference)
3.	2002/06/09	Who Says It's Fair: Exploring Japanese and Taiwanese Perceptions of "Fairness" in Performance Evaluations (Association of Japanese Business Studies (AJBS) 15th Annual Conference-Session on International HRM Comparisons)
4.	2000/11/23	Changes in the Japanese Business Environment and Proactive Approaches to Human Resource Management (Euro-Asia Management Studies Association (EAMSA))

Home Page
Research Gate - Darren M. McDonald

Research topic, funded research, and Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
1.	1995/04 ～	Diversity Management in Companies in Japan Individual Research keyword(Diversity Management, Japan)
2.	2000/04 ～	Qualitative Research Methods in Business Research Individual Research keyword(Qualitative Research Methods, Grounded Theory, Action Research, Phenomoenology)
3.	2000/04 ～	Application of Modern Japanese Philosophy to Management Research Individual Research keyword(Management Research Methods, Modern Japanese Philosophy, Kitaro Nishida, Bin Kimura)