Kyoichi Kijima
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Kyoichi Jim Kijima is a Japanese systems scientist and professor of Decision Systems Science at the Tokyo Institute of Technology
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in 1976 and a PhD. in 1980. Later on in 1988 he spent a year in England to familiarize himself with soft systems
engineering. In 1997 he spend another four months in England in elaboration with members of the United Kingdom Systems Society (UKSS) to further familiarize himself with the soft systems approach.
In 1980 Jim Kijima started working as an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at the Tokyo Institute of Technology
. After he returned from England in 1988 he was appointed associate professor of Management Systems in the same department. In 1996 he became professor of Decision Systems Sciences in a new "Department of Value and Decision Science" and in the "Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology". Since 2006 he is Visiting Professor at the Hull University Business School.
He is member of the UK Society for Systems Sciences and the International Society for the Systems Sciences
, where he served as President of the Society in 2007. He is also Vice president of International Society for Knowledge and Systems Sciences. He further has served as a member of the international editorial board of Systems Research and Behavioral Science
, the official journal of the International Federation of Systems Research. He was the Chief-in-Editor of Journal of Japan Society for Management Information from 2003-04.
and information
. In particular, recently, he proposed a new paradigm called "poly-agent systems". It tries to deal with complexity
involved in decision situations consisting of plural and autonomous decision makers. He is interested in integrating what we call hard
and soft systems
approaches to decision-making and management, by advocating Decision Systems Sciences. In 2006 he received a major grant from the government on agent-based modelling and systems research.
Articles, a selection:
Tokyo Institute of Technology
The Tokyo Institute of Technology is a public research university located in Greater Tokyo Area, Japan. Tokyo Tech is the largest institution for higher education in Japan dedicated to science and technology. Tokyo Tech enrolled 4,850 undergaraduates and 5006 graduate students for 2009-2010...
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Biography
Jim Kijima received a M.A. from Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo Institute of Technology
The Tokyo Institute of Technology is a public research university located in Greater Tokyo Area, Japan. Tokyo Tech is the largest institution for higher education in Japan dedicated to science and technology. Tokyo Tech enrolled 4,850 undergaraduates and 5006 graduate students for 2009-2010...
in 1976 and a PhD. in 1980. Later on in 1988 he spent a year in England to familiarize himself with soft systems
Soft systems
Soft systems methodology is a systemic approach for tackling real-world problematic situations. Soft Systems Methodology is the result of the continuing action research that Peter Checkland, Brian Wilson, and many others have conducted over 30 years, to provide a framework for users to deal with...
engineering. In 1997 he spend another four months in England in elaboration with members of the United Kingdom Systems Society (UKSS) to further familiarize himself with the soft systems approach.
In 1980 Jim Kijima started working as an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at the Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo Institute of Technology
The Tokyo Institute of Technology is a public research university located in Greater Tokyo Area, Japan. Tokyo Tech is the largest institution for higher education in Japan dedicated to science and technology. Tokyo Tech enrolled 4,850 undergaraduates and 5006 graduate students for 2009-2010...
. After he returned from England in 1988 he was appointed associate professor of Management Systems in the same department. In 1996 he became professor of Decision Systems Sciences in a new "Department of Value and Decision Science" and in the "Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology". Since 2006 he is Visiting Professor at the Hull University Business School.
He is member of the UK Society for Systems Sciences and the International Society for the Systems Sciences
International Society for the Systems Sciences
The International Society for the Systems Sciences is a world-wide organization for systems sciences.- Overview :The initial purpose of the society was "to encourage the development of theoretical systems which are applicable to more than one of the traditional departments of knowledge."The idea...
, where he served as President of the Society in 2007. He is also Vice president of International Society for Knowledge and Systems Sciences. He further has served as a member of the international editorial board of Systems Research and Behavioral Science
Systems Research and Behavioral Science
Systems Research and Behavioral Science is an international scientific journal for theory and research in the fields of systems sciences....
, the official journal of the International Federation of Systems Research. He was the Chief-in-Editor of Journal of Japan Society for Management Information from 2003-04.
Work
Kijima's research interests are in systems-science-based approach to decision makingDecision making
Decision making can be regarded as the mental processes resulting in the selection of a course of action among several alternative scenarios. Every decision making process produces a final choice. The output can be an action or an opinion of choice.- Overview :Human performance in decision terms...
and information
Information
Information in its most restricted technical sense is a message or collection of messages that consists of an ordered sequence of symbols, or it is the meaning that can be interpreted from such a message or collection of messages. Information can be recorded or transmitted. It can be recorded as...
. In particular, recently, he proposed a new paradigm called "poly-agent systems". It tries to deal with complexity
Complexity
In general usage, complexity tends to be used to characterize something with many parts in intricate arrangement. The study of these complex linkages is the main goal of complex systems theory. In science there are at this time a number of approaches to characterizing complexity, many of which are...
involved in decision situations consisting of plural and autonomous decision makers. He is interested in integrating what we call hard
Hard systems
In systems science Hard systems is a title sometimes used to differentiate between different types of systems problems. It is opposing soft systems.- Overview :...
and soft systems
Soft systems
Soft systems methodology is a systemic approach for tackling real-world problematic situations. Soft Systems Methodology is the result of the continuing action research that Peter Checkland, Brian Wilson, and many others have conducted over 30 years, to provide a framework for users to deal with...
approaches to decision-making and management, by advocating Decision Systems Sciences. In 2006 he received a major grant from the government on agent-based modelling and systems research.
Publications
Kijima has written some books and has published more than fifty refereed papers in high quality international journals. Books:- 1996. Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science. Kluwer Academic Publications.
- 2003. Applied General Systems Research on Organizations. With Shingo Takahashi and Ryo Sato. Springer Verlag.
- 2007. Agent-based Approaches in Economic and Social Complex Systems. With T. Terano, Hajime Kita and Hiroshi Deguchi. Post Proceedings of the AESCS International Workshop 2005, No. 4.Springer Series on Agent Based Social Systems.
Articles, a selection:
- 1993. "Develop or Copy Decision of New Information Technology".
- 1995. "SOFT Science and Technology: Its Aims, Scope and Implementation".
- 1997. "Internet-Based Entrepreneurial Networking To Evolve The Japanese Industrial", with Hikari Akizawa.
- 1997. "Truth-telling Problems in Virtual Society: Higher Order Hypergame".
- 2000. "Why Does IT-based Entrepreneurs Society Emerge Hierarchy of the Networks?".
- 2001. "Enterprise Science for Technology-intensive Company and its Elaboration by Systems Thinking". With Hugo Tschirky.
- 2003. "Agent-based Simulation of Alliance Formation and its Stability Analysis: Application to Aviation Industry".
- 2004. "Beyond Needs Analysis: Soft Systems Methodology for Meaningful Collaboration in EAP Course Design". In: Journal of English for Academic Purpose, Vol 4, no 1, pp. 27-42.
- 2004. "Project Management Methodology for Stimulating Strategic Communication in Japan: Soft Systems Approach for Knowledge Creation", in: Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Vol 21 pp. 1-13.
- 2005. "Contingent Framework for Supporting Participatory Decision Making". In: International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Sciences. Vol 1, pp. 19-24.
- 2006. "Misrepresentation-proof Strategies". In: European Journal of Operational Research. Vol 172, pp. 574-587.
- 2006. "Soft Systems Approach to Project-based Education and its Practice in a Japanese University". In: Systems Research and Behavioral Science. Vol 23, pp. 89-105.
- 2007. "Systems of system failures: Meta system methodology to prevent system failures". With Takafumi Nakamura, Paper ISSS SIG on Systems Applications in Business and Industry at Tokyo 2007.
External links
- Website in Japanese.
- Jim Kijima profile.
- Articles by Kyoichi Kijima, Association for Information Systems, 2007.
- Creation of Agent-Based Social Systems Sciences 21st-Century COE Program, 2007.