Chikako Takeishi

Associate Member

Assistant Professor at The Faculty of Commerce, Chuo University, Tokyo

B.A., Waseda University, Tokyo
M.A., Harvard University
Ph.D., Harvard University

As a scholar of the sociology of knowledge and cognitive styles, Chikako Takeishi has authored numerous works, including: “Communication Distances and Domination: Translation from Language to Language” (The Journal of Social Science, November 1992), “Main Currents in Theories of Nationalism” (Shizen, Ningen, Shakai, January 1993), and “Japanese National Identity in Transition: Who Wants to Send the Military Abroad?” (International Sociology, June 1996). As Assistant Professor of Sociology at Chuo University in Tokyo, she teaches courses in sociological theory, statistics for sociological analysis, the Social Research Seminar for upperclassmen, and Seminars on National and Organizational Culture. She is also involved in a project on developing conceptual tools to improve communication skills in Buyer-Seller interactions. In her research she is currently undertaking a statistical analysis on workplace bullying. She is also pursuing conceptualization of interrelations among nationalism, organizational culture, and individual cognitive styles, and how these three constructs influence cross-national business interations and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors (OCBs) within firms.