James Tiessen

Associate Professor Director of the Master of Health Administration (Community Care) Ted Rogers School of Management Ted Rogers School of Business Management Toronto, Ontario jhtiessen@torontomu.ca Office: (416) 979-5000 ext. 2545

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Canada-Japan relations Covid-19 and health care policy Health and Long Term Care Policy and Management Japanese healthcare policy

Bio/Research

James (Jim) H. Tiessen is Associate Professor, Global Management Studies and Director, Master of Health Administration (Community Care). He earned degrees at the University of Alberta (B.Sc.), Guelph (M.Sc.) and York University’s Schulich School of Business (Ph.D.). Jim was a DeGroote School of Business McMaster University faculty member for 10 years before joining Toronto Metropolitan University in 2008. He served as MBA Director at both universities. Prior to his university career, Jim lived in Japan and later worked for the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). Dr. Tiessen’s research has been published in the Journal of Business Venturing, International Marketing Review, Canadian Journal of Administrative Studies and other journals. He has served as President of the Japan Studies Association of Canada. He was a visiting Scholar at the Asian Institute, Munk Centre of Global Affairs, University of Toronto and visiting research fellow at the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Tokyo Japan.

Dr. Tiessen studies Canadian and Japanese healthcare, with a focus on community care. He teaches courses on comparative healthcare policy and management and research methods.

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