I came to anthropology and business via my network-and-socio-metric training in sociology. As a young graduate student, I translated Everett Rogers’ books on diffusion theory and organizational communication into Japanese. Rogers’ theory of diffusion of innovations attempted to explain how, why, and at what rate new ideas and technology spread through cultures. After earning an MA in sociology, I thought of pursuing an academic career at a Japanese university, but soon became frustrated with Japan’s patriarchal academia, which offered little opportunity for female career advancement. I left Japan in 1973.
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