▁school ▁that ▁had ▁deep ▁historical ▁roots ▁in ▁local ▁industry ▁and ▁was ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁a ▁leading ▁high - tech ▁district , ▁" Route ▁ 1 2 8 ". ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 7 ▁years ▁at ▁U M ass ▁Low ell , ▁L azon ick ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁world - class ▁Master ' s ▁program ▁in ▁regional ▁development , ▁run ▁by ▁U M ass ▁Low ell ' s ▁Department ▁of ▁Regional ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁Social ▁Development ▁( RE SD ), ▁which ▁he ▁co - f ounded . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 6 - 2 0 0 7 ▁L azon ick ▁was ▁also ▁on ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁IN SE AD , ▁the ▁international ▁business ▁school ▁in ▁France , ▁where ▁he ▁held ▁an ▁appointment ▁as ▁distinguished ▁research ▁professor . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁econom ics ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tokyo ▁( 1 9 9 6 - 1 9 9 7 ) ▁and ▁a ▁visit ing ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁B I ▁Norwegian ▁Business ▁School ▁( 2 0 0 2 - 2 0 0 5 ). ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁he ▁has ▁also ▁held ▁visit ing ▁positions ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bor de aux ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toul ouse . ▁ ▁Although ▁R ES D ▁no ▁longer ▁exists , ▁ ▁L azon ick ▁remains ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁U M ass ▁Low ell , ▁where ▁he ▁co - direct s ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Indust rial ▁Compet it iveness . ▁L azon ick ▁is