With the support of the College of Management of National Taiwan University and the Graduate School of Management of Kyoto University, 2016 Management Theory and Practice Conference held by NTU Management Review at Kyoto University on April 3, 4 came to a successful conclusion, 2016. Professor Norio Kambayashi from Kobe University was invited to deliver a keynote speech. Dean Yasunaga Wakabayashi of the Graduate School of Management of Kyoto University was one of the distinguished guests of the conference. Vice President Yoshihiro Tokuga of Kyoto University, Dean Ruey-Shan Guo of the College of Management of National Taiwan University, and Editor-in-Chief Rong-Ruey Duh of NTU Management Review were invited to give remarks during the opening ceremony.

The theme of the conference is “Management Research and Practice in the Asia Pacific Region.” More than 60 papers from all over the world including the U.S., Canada, Indonesia, India, Germany, Malaysia, Pakistan, China, Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan were accepted for presentations. The event was a great success and we were delighted to see that all the scholars were there to exchange and stimulate ideas. We hope that there will be more opportunities of academic exchange with Kyoto University in the near future.