Connecting Learning, Life and Aloha
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Dr. Todd M. Inouye

Dr. Todd Inouye, Director & Chair - College of Business & Economics

Todd Inouye

Dr. Todd M. Inouye is the Director of the College of Business & Economics at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. Dr. Inouye teaches Strategic Management Capstone (MGT 490 ),International Business Management (MGT 333 ), and Introduction to Business (BUS 100 ) courses at the **College of Business and Economics** that sponsors the BBA in General Business degree at UH Hilo.

Education

  • Ph.D., Business Administration, Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, HI
  • Executive M.B.A.(cohort 15), Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, HI
  • M.S., Sport Management, College of Hospitality & Tourism, Niagara University, NY
  • B.A., with Distinction, Psychology, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, HI
  • Cert., International Management, Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, HI
  • Cert., Ethnic Studies, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, HI

Research Interests

  • Management curriculum development
  • Contextual boundary conditions for entrepreneurial strategy
  • Scholarship of teaching and learning in management

Teaching Interests

  • Strategic Management
  • Negotiation
  • Entrepreneurship
  • International Management
  • Labor & Industrial Relations
  • Introduction to Business

Consulting Experience

  • Retail/F&B/B2B: marketing material, social media development, business planning, site evaluation, website development, POS systems, operations, sexual harrassment policy development, consolidation of financials
  • Non-profit: HR development, marketing materials, event planning, website development, social media development, membership analysis

Awards & Nominations

  • Nominated - Teacher of the Year 2019, Niagara University (declined nomination)
  • Nominated - Researcher of the Year 2019, Niagara University (declined nomination)
  • Finalist - Instructional Innovation Award, Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute 2018
  • Finalist - CUIBE Award for Best Paper on International Business Education, Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business 2018
  • Teacher of the Year 2018, Niagara University
  • Finalist - Researcher of the Year 2018, Niagara University
  • Finalist - Service of the Year 2018, Niagara University
  • Kauffman Best Paper Award for the New Insights and Potential Sources of New Entrepreneurial Growth: Minority Entrepreneurship Project: Award Honorarium - $5,000, Research Stipend - $2,500, Blog Post Honorarium - $3,000

Selected Service

  • Invited Speaker, Hawaiʻi Island Chamber of Commerce, Fireside Chat, Hilo HI, March 2023
  • Keynote Speaker, International Conference on Education Development and Studies, online, 2022
  • Advisory Board Member, Honokaʻa HS & Intermediate, Academy of Industry, Honokaʻa, HI, since 2022
  • Advisory Board Member, Waiakea HS, Academy of Industry and Technology, Hilo, HI, since 2022
  • Board Chairperson - Oahu League, HI, since 2020
  • Board Member - Hawaii Youth Soccer Association, HI, since 2018
  • Assistant Coach - Men's Soccer Team, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, HI, since 2019
  • Chancellor's Executive Council, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, HI, since 2022
  • Chancellor’s Engaged Scholars (cohort 1), University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, HI, 2019-2020
  • Curriculum Review Committee, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo since 2019
  • Assessment Committee, College of Business and Economics, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo since 2019
  • Faculty Mentor, College of Business Administration, Niagara University 2018-2019
  • Dean Hiring Committee, College of Business Administration, Niagara University for fall 2018
  • Faculty Recruitment Committee, College of Business Admin., Niagara University: fall 2018, 2019
  • Women's Studies Committee, Niagara University, 2017-2019
  • Committee on College Teaching and Learning, Niagara University, 2018-2019
  • Chairperson for Quality and Assessment Committee, College of Business Administration, Niagara University, 2018-2019
  • Quality and Assessment Committee, College of Business Admin., Niagara University, 2016-2018
  • Faculty Co-Advisor, Collegiate Entrepreneur Organization (CEO), 2016-2017
  • Peer-Reviewer: Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education since 2019

Selected Publications

  • T. Inouye. (2021) “On ethics – Todd Inouye,” ethikos: Vol. 35, Number 1, January 1st, 2021, Ed. M. Dragon, Interviewed by A. Turteltaub. Available at: https://compliancecosmos.org/ethics-todd-inouye
  • A. Joshi, I. Hemmatian, T. Inouye & J. Robinson. (2021) Exploring the Effects of Discretion, Discrimination, and Oversight on the Inclusiveness of Small Business Contracting. Entrepreneurship for Social Change, eds. B. Sergei & C. Scanlan, Emerald Publishing Group, ISBN: 978-1-80071-211-9, https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80071-210-220211008
  • T. Inouye. (2020) “COVID-19 Exposure: Race Relations in Hawai‘i,” Hawaii Stories: Vol. 1 Issue 2, Ed. A. Takaoka. Available at: https://www.hawaiistories.com/volume-one/issue-2/exposure/
  • T. Inouye and V. Agnello. (2020) "Higher Education Industry Consolidation: Where Does it Leave Students?" Journal of Religion and Business Ethics: Vol. 4, Article 14. Available at: https://via.library.depaul.edu/jrbe/vol4/iss1/14
  • T. Inouye and J. Kling. (2020) “From Farm to Cup: A Coffee Supply Chain Negotiation Role-Play,” Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education: Vol. 18, Number 3, Online ISSN:1540-4609, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken, NJ, DOI: 10.1111/dsji.12215
  • T. Inouye and V. Agnello. (2020) “Volunteer Management in Micro-Nonprofit Organizations: A Review and Case Study,” BRC Journal of Advances in Education: Vol. 4, Number 1, Print ISSN: 2152-8810, Online ISSN: 2152-8829. Cambria Press, Amherst, NY https://dx.doi.org/10.15239/j.brcadvje.2020.04.01
  • T. Inouye, A. Joshi, I. Hemmatian, & J. Robinson. (2019) “Counteracting Globalization’s Skeptics: How Diasporas Influence the Internationalization Preferences of Minority Entrepreneurs’ Firms,” Global Strategy Journal special issue on Global Strategy in the Age of Skepticism of Globalization. Eds. A. Cuervo-Cazurra, Y. Doz & A. Gaur. Published online October 23rd, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1002/gsj.1359
  • A. Joshi, T. Inouye, & J. Robinson. (2017) “How Does Agency Diversity Influence Federal R&D Funding of Minority and Women Technology Entrepreneurs? An Analysis of the SBIR and STTR Programs 2001-2011,” Small Business Economics: An Entrepreneurship Journal special issue on minority entrepreneurship, DOI: 10.1007/s11187-017-9882-6.
  • T. Inouye, J. Robinson & A. Joshi. (2020) “Does a Federal Glass Ceiling Have Differential Effects on Female and Male Technology Entrepreneurs?” Macro and Micro-Level Issues Surrounding Women in the Workforce: Emerging Research and Opportunities, pp. 109-131. B. Tan ed. IGI Global. DOI 10.4018/978-1-5225-9163-4.ch005.
  • J. Robinson, A. Joshi, L. Vickerie-Dearman & T. Inouye. (2019). “Urban Innovation: At the Nexus of Urban Policy and Entrepreneurship,” Handbook of Inclusive Innovation: The Role of Organizations, Markets and Communities in Social Innovation, pp. 129-144. G. George, T. Baker, P. Tracey & H. Joshi eds. Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing. DOI 10.4337/9781786436016.
  • T. Inouye, I. Hemmatian, A. Joshi & J. Robinson. “Discretion, Discrimination, and Oversight in Federal Contracting: Examining New Theory and Evidence,” Academy of Management Proceedings, Vol. 2019, No. 1, published online August 1st, 2019. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2019.12970abstract
  • T. Inouye. “Militarization as an Institutional Context for Entrepreneurial Innovation,” Academy of Management Proceedings, Vol. 2015, No. 1, published online November 30th, 2017. https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2015.16406abstract