Yusaku Takeda

Assistant Professor of Business Administration

Contact

394 Wohlers Hall

1206 S Sixth St

Champaign, IL 61820

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Educational Background

Ph.D., Business Administration, Harvard University, 2022
B.A., Social Studies, Wesleyan University, 2014

Positions Held

Assistant Professor, Business Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022 to present
Executive Leadership Coach, Harvard Business School, 2020-2022
Research Assistant, Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University, 2015-2016

Recent Publications

Nonaka, I., Hirose, A., & Takeda, Y. (2016). Meso’-Foundation of Dynamic Capabilities: Team-Level synthesis and distributed leadership as the source of dynamic capabilities. Global Strategy Journal, 6 (3), 168-182.

Other Publications

Presentations

Takeda, Y. (2023). Innovation as Catalyst for Greater Workplace Diversity. IIR Innovation Research Workshop 2023, Hitotsubashi University Institute for Innovation Research.
Takeda, Y., & Zhang, L. (2022). Innovation as a Catalyst for Greater Diversity. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Academy of Management.
Takeda, Y., & Zhang, L. (2022). Innovation as a Catalyst for Greater Diversity. Industry Studies Association.
Takeda, Y., & Zhang, L. (2022). Innovation as a Catalyst for Greater Workplace Diversity. Strategic Management Society Annual Conference, Strategic Management Society.
Takeda, Y. (2021). Evolution of Framing in Incumbent Adaptation. Academy of Management Annual Conference.
Takeda, Y. (2021). Nationalism and Corporate Strategy. Plenary Session on "Management History Across the Academy", Management History Division, Academy of Management.
Takeda, Y. (2020). Evolution of Framing in Incumbent Adaptation. Strategic Management Society Annual Conference.
Takeda, Y. (2020). Nationalism and Corporate Strategy. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
Takeda, Y. (2020). Evolution of Framing in Incumbent Adaptation. The NYU-Columbia East Coast Doctoral Conference.
Takeda, Y. (2020). Nationalism and Corporate Strategy. The NYU-Columbia East Coast Doctoral Conference.
Takeda, Y. (2020). Evolution of Framing in Incumbent Adaptation. Work, Organizations & Markets Workshop, Harvard University.
Takeda, Y. (2019). Cognitive Process of Absorptive Capacity: An Identity-Based Approach. Academy of Management Annual Conference.
Takeda, Y. (2019). Nationalism and Corporate Strategy. Work, Organizations & Market Workshop, Harvard University.
Takeda, Y. (2018). Cognitive Process of Absorptive Capacity: An Identity-Based Approach. Management, Design & Market Symposium, Toyoma University of International Studies.

Honors and Awards

Best Presentation Award, IIR Innovation Research Workshop 2023, 2023 to present
Faculty Fellow, Illinois Leadership Center, 2023 to present
Finalist, Best Paper on Environmental and Social Practices, Organization and Management Theory Division, Academy of Management, 2022 to present
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Managerial & Organizational Cognition Division, Academy of Management, 2021 to present
Runner Up, Best International Paper Award, Organization and Management Theory Division, Academy of Management, 2020 to present
Winner, Best Student Paper Award, Organization and Management Theory Division, Academy of Management, 2020 to present
Finalist, Best Conference Paper Prize, Strategic Management Society, 2020 to present
Finalist, Best Conference PhD Paper Prize, Strategic Management Society, 2020 to present
HBS Field Research Grant, Harvard Business School Doctoral Programs, 2018 to present
Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning, 2022, 2023
Funai Research Grant, The Funai Foundation for Information Technology, 2018-2020

Grants

Business Administration Junior Faculty Grant, Department of Business Administration, Gies College of Business, 2023-2024
Faculty Fellowship, Illinois Leadership Center, 2023 to present

Service

Track Chair, Industry, Competition and Strategic Entrepreneurship Track, STR Division, Academy of Management, 2023 to present
Scholar, Illinois Strategic Organizations Initiative (ISOI), Gies College of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2022 to present

Current Courses

Ethical Dilemmas of Business (BADM 340) Examines business decision making and the role ethics plays in that process. Analysis of how managers behave and whether ethical choices are knowingly made or only realized thereafter. The object is to increase awareness of the moral dimension of business activity.
Managing Innovation (BADM 514) Provides a solid grounding to students interested in managing various aspects of the innovation process that facilitate the creation, synthesis, and organization of knowledge for the development of economically valued products, processes, and services within organizations. Covers both the analytic frameworks for understanding the innovation process as well as the strategic and organizational challenges involved in managing technological innovation. Specifically focuses on managerial actions that create the organizational environment in which new opportunities are identified and new business models are developed to create value.