Dipak Basu is currently Emeritus Professor in Nagasaki University and professor in Finance in Tohoku University Graduate School in Tsuruoka, Japan. Previously he was Lecturer at the Institute of Agricultural Economics of Oxford University, Research Officer in the Department of Applied Economics of Cambridge University, Senior Economist in charge of the Middle East & Africa division of Standard & Poor, and Senior Economist in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia. He was awarded Honorary Doctorate from Nagasaki University. He has received his PhD from the University of Birmingham.Victoria Miroshnik is currently Professor in Management in Reitaku University, Tokyo. Previously she was Associate Professor in the American University Dubai, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan, and Keimyung University in South Korea. She was awarded the Adam Smith Research Fellowship from the University of Glasgow. Her previous books are CorporateCulture in Multinationals and Organizational Culture and Commitment. She has received her PhD from the University of Glasgow.