Hugh Whittaker
High Whittaker is Professor in the Economy and Business of Japan and Director of the Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies. His research interests include entrepreneurship, management of innovation, corporate governance, and employment relations in Japan, as well as political economy and economic development in East Asia. His publications include Comparative Entrepreneurship: The UK, Japan and the Shadow of Silicon Valley (2009) and (co-edited) Corporate Governance and Managerial Reform in Japan (2009). A current research project is on ‘compressed development’ in East Asia.