立命館アジア太平洋大学准教授
オーストラリア・クイーンズランド大学にて修士号・博士号取得。現職に就く以前、クイーンズランド大学の非常勤講師として、ホスピタリティ・マネジメントに関する様々なコースの教鞭をとる。現在の担当科目は、組織行動論、人的資源管理、リーダーシップ、サービス・マネジメントなど。
研究テーマは、観光・ホスピタリティ産業における従業員のウェルビーイング・ダイバーシティマネジメント。大規模国際組織であるAsia-Pacific Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Eductionにて２０１８年から２０２４年７月まで日本代表を務め、同年８月からDirector at Largeを務める。
観光・ホスピタリティの国際論文において最高ランクであるA*やAランクに多く学術論文を出版。また、Swedish Foundation for Humanities and Social Scienceや日本学術振興会 (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)など、国際的・国内的な競争的助成金を多数獲得。Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management 2017 Best Paper Awardsの受賞者でもある。
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Dr. Hiroaki Saito Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan.
He received his PhD and Master’s degree from The University of Queensland, Australia. Before joining the current university, he served The University of Queensland as a sessional lecturer where he taught various courses in hospitality management. His current teaching subjects include organisational behaviour, human resource management, leadership, and service management.
His research interests include employee well-being and diversity management in the tourism and hospitality industry. From 2018 to July 2024, he served as the Japan Representative at the Asia-Pacific Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education, one of the largest international organisations in tourism and hospitality. He has been serving as Director at Large in the same organisation since August 2024.
He has published many academic papers in top-tier international journals (including A* and A ranks) in the field of tourism and hospitality. He has also received several international and national competitive grants, including from the Swedish Foundation for Humanities and Social Science and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. He is an awardee of the Hospitality and Tourism Management 2017 Best Paper Awards.
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU)：https://www.apu.ac.jp/home/
APacCHRIE：https://www.apacchrie.org/
