The business world

The author has 20 years of business experience in the United States, where the key to success in business, especially among white-collar workers, is having an MBA. There are many cases where one cannot even get a job without one, so much so that the author has doubts about the MBA degree. He has seen many MBA graduates who are egg-headed, as it were, to the point of not being able to succeed. Through his own experience, the author explains what it means to sell something and what it means to be customer-oriented.

About the author

Oe Masahiko

Born on December 3, 1946, he graduated from Doshisha University in 1970 with a degree in economics, and joined Matsushita Electric (Panasonic) in 1970. In 1984 he was transferred to National Home Appliance Company (New Jersey, USA), was made General Manager of Matsushita Electric Company (Los Angeles) in 1987, and Executive Officer in 1994 (based in Honolulu). In May 2002 he became Vice President of Hisamitsu America (Los Angeles). In April 2008 he became a contract lecturer at Doshisha Women’s University, Department of English Literature, and advisor for internationalization support, Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Japan. While in Hawaii he served as President of the Japan Club of Hawaii, and President of the Honolulu Symphony Chorus. Currently he is a member of the Japan-America Society of Kyoto and Osaka.