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Ayako Huang

Ayako Huang
Ayako Huang
  • Director of the MBA in Sustainable Business
  • Associate Professor of Management

Ayako Huang graduated with a Ph.D. in Management in May 2012 from Maharishi University of Management. She earned her B.A. in Business Administration and a Graduate Diploma in Public Administration from Eastern Washington University.

Dr. Huang’s work focuses on both private and governmental organizations that are seeking to improve their sustainability. She has been participating in and presenting her sustainable management curriculum in the Sustainable Mindset Group offered by the Principles of Responsible Management Education platform, a United Nations-supported initiative that aims to raise the profile of sustainability in schools around the world. She contributed a chapter to a new textbook, Revolutionizing Sustainability Education: Stories and Tools for Mindset Transformation by Routledge Press, published Jan. 2022.

She is the recipient of the 2016 Faculty Appreciation Award and the 2019 Annual Wege Award for Outstanding Achievement. She received both a sustainable mindset certification and a shared leadership team coach certification. Currently, she serves as the Program Director of the MBA in Sustainable Business.

Academic Publication

  • Huang, A. & Herriott, S.R. (2013) “Relational Governance: The Normative Element in Technology Licensing Contracts”. Journal of Management Policy and Practice 14(4), 137-151.

Professional Activities

Conference Presentations

  • Huang, Ayako. “Transformational Effects of Social Emotions on Service-Learning Pedagogy.” Presentation at the Conference on Applied Learning in Higher Education, St. Joseph, Mo April 2016.
  • Huang, Ayako. “The Principles of Management: Theory and Practice.” Presentations at the OBTS Teaching Society for Management Educators, Asheville, NC June 2013.
  • Huang, Ayako. “Theory and Research on Relational Contracting and Licensing.” Nominated for best paper presentation at the MBAA (Midwest Business Administration Association) International, Chicago, IL March 2012.
  • Huang, Ayako. “The Role of New Institutional Economics in Licensing Contracts.” In Proceedings of MBAA Conference, Chicago, IL March 2010.
  • Huang, Ayako. “A Literature Review on the Theory of Decision-Making: The Criteria for Distinguishing Core versus Non-core Technology”. In Proceedings of Mid-West Academic Conference, St. Louis, MO October 2008.

Invited Seminars

  • Huang, Ayako. “Community Development: Collaborative Civic Engagement for Sustaining Community-Based Programs.” Presentation at the Deep Green Symposium, Fairfield, IA June 2015.
  • Huang, Ayako. “Sustainable Community Development Management.” Presentation at College of the Arts, Nan-Hua University, International Lecture Series, Taiwan, 2014.
  • Huang, Ayako, USDA Grant-Biz Training Four Week Seminar-Leading Change and Organizational Renewal, Fairfield, Iowa, 2018.

Journal Reviewer

  • Ad Hoc Reviewer for Journal of Strategic Contracting and Negotiation, 2019-

Community Service

  • Huang, Ayako, Roundtable Discussion: “Bringing New Voices to the Table-Rethinking/Reframing House Development”, Fairfield, Iowa, 2018.
  • Huang, Ayako, Host Webinar for Iowa Sustainable Business Forum on the topic of “University Collaborations”, Fairfield, Iowa, 2019.
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