Toshio Goto

Toshio Goto is Research Professor at the Graduate School, Japan University of Economics, Tokyo, Japan, with an established background in both academia and business management in various capacities worldwide. He is concurrently Chairperson, Research Institute for the Centennial Management, & Executive Director, Japanese Civilization Institute. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Tokyo and an MBA from Harvard University. His background is in business strategies and his research focuses on strategies for sustainable growth, specializing in family businesses. His business background includes marketing, sales, corporate entrepreneurship, and strategic management in both Japan and the United States. His publications include the Family Business Yearbook (2015, 2018, 2022) which he edited and co-authored. His recent paper is Public-minded Ethical Life of Family Businesses in Japan as Key Factor of Resilience in Times of Crisis, In Carsten Herrmann-Pillath & Qian Zhao Eds) (2024) East Asian Ethical Life and Socio-Economic Transformation in the Twenty-First Century: The Ethical Sources of the Entrepreneurial Renewal of Companies and Communities. London; Routledge, among many others.