Richard D. Robinson

Richard D. Robinson (1921 – September 5, 2009) was an American educator, author, journalist, and specialist in international management. He was a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he helped establish international business management as a field of study and later became professor emeritus.

Early life and education Robinson was born in Yakima, Washington, in 1921. He studied at the University of Washington, the Harvard Graduate School of Business, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he received a Ph.D. He also spent a year at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, focusing on Turkish history, literature, language, and Islamic law.

Robinson became critical of USAMGIK policy, especially its support for right-wing Korean political forces and its handling of the occupation. He published criticism of the occupation in the American press and began writing a book-length account, Betrayal of a Nation, based on his experiences and documentary sources. Facing investigation in 1947, he left Korea for Turkey, where he lived for nearly a decade and became a specialist on Turkish affairs.

Death Robinson died on September 5, 2009, in Gig Harbor, Washington, at the age of 88.

Selected works International Business Policy International Business Management: A Guide to Decision Making Betrayal of a Nation, published in Witness to Korea 1945–47: The Unfolding of an Authoritarian Regime (2026)