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	Michael L. Gerlach Associate Professor Haas Business and Public Policy Group 510-642-3676 Email: click on the envelope icon below for full email address Academic Status: Emeritus Office Hours: By appointment, F599

Education

BA, Psychology, The Colorado College
MA, Administrative Sciences, Yale University
PhD, Organizational Behavior, Yale University

Positions Held

At Haas since 1993
1993 - present, Associate Professor, Haas School of Business
1993 - 1994, Chair of Asian Commerce, Hong Kong Bank of Canada, University of British Columbia
1993, Consultant, Cohen vs. Mitsubhishi Motor Sales of America
1987 - 1993, Assistant Professor, Haas School of Business
1992, Consultant, Japan External Trade Relations Organization (JETRO)
1991, Consultant, Atari Corporation vs. Nintendo Corporation
1988 - 1989, Consultant, Sugihara vs. Kikkoman Corporation
1983 - 1985, Consultant, Systems International, Inc., Tokyo
1980 - 1981, Research Specialist, Systems International, Inc., Tokyo
1979 - 1980, Research Intern, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC
1978, Consultant, AT&T, New Technologies and Human Performance Division

Selected Papers and Publications

"Evolving Patterns of Keiretsu Organization and Action," with J. Lincoln and C. Ahmadjian. Research in Organizational Behavior, JAI Press, 1998.
"Organizational Logic of Business Groups: Evidence from the Zaibatsu." In Takao Shiba and Masahiro Shimotani (eds.) Beyond the Firm. Oxford University Press, 1997.
"Keiretsu Networks and Corporate Performance in Japan," with J. Lincoln and C. Ahmadjian. American Sociological Review 61 (1995): 67-88.
"Keiretsu Networks in the Japanese Economy: A Dyad Analysis of Intercorporate Ties," with J. Lincoln and P. Takahashi. American Sociological Review 57 (1992): 561-585.
"The Organization of Business Networks in the U.S. and Japan," with J. Lincoln. In Robert Eccles (ed.), Networks and Organization, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1992.
"The Japanese Corporate Network: A Blockmodel Analysis." Administrative Science Quarterly 37 (1992): 105-139.
"Twilight of the Keiretsu? A Critical Assessment." Journal of Japanese Studies 18 (1992): 79-118.
"Keiretsu, Corporate Control and the Mitsubishi Oil Buyout." Ryukoku Journal of Economic Studies 32 (1992): 13-27.
"Nihon Ni Okeru Kokusai Jointo Benchaa Kigyo" ("The International Joint Venture Company in Japan"). Business Review 38 (1991): 62-88 (in Japanese).
"Trust is Not Enough: Cooperation and Conflict in Kikkoman's American Development," Journal of Japanese Studies 16 (1990): 389-425.
"Keiretsu Organization in the Japanese Economy," In Politics and Productivity, edited by Chalmers Johnson, Laura Tyson, and John Zysman. Boston: Ballinger, 1988.
"Business Alliances and the Strategy of the Japanese Firm." California Management Review 30 (1987): 126-142.
Where East Meets West: A Study of Joint Ventures in Japan. Tokyo: Systems International, Inc., June 1981.
"Caught in the Act: Decision Makers at Work," with M. McCall and R. Kaplan. Greensboro, NC: CCL Technical Report Series, no. 20 (1982).

Honors and Awards

Abe Fellowship, Social Science Research Council, 1995-97
Earl F. Cheit Award for Excellence in Teaching, PhD Program, 1993
Visiting Scholar, Russell Sage Foundation, 1991-92
Schwabacher Award, Berkeley Business School, 1988
Post Doctoral Fellowship, Center for Japanese Studies, UC Berkeley, 1986-87

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