Makoto Nakayama

Makoto holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. Before moving into academe, he served as a software engineer on operating systems, a corporate business planning staff member focusing on technologies, and a product marketing manager on NetWare products.

His research interests include online consumer behaviors, cross-cultural online review analysis, enterprise system management, and IT apps for foreign workers. His papers appeared in Information & Management, Journal of Information Technology, Tourism Management, Information Processing & Management, and proceedings of international conferences.

Education

• Ph.D. UCLA Anderson School of Management (1995 — 1999)
• MBA Texas McCombs School of Business (1991 — 1993)

Companies

• Professor DePaul University (2021)
• Associate Professor DePaul University (2005 — 2021)
• Assistant Professor DePaul University (1999 — 2005)
• Product Marketing Manager Novell Japan (1993 — 1995)