Special International Research Session

Hosted by Hosei University at AAOS Annual Meeting 2025 in Tokyo

(Updated: September 12, 2024)

 

◎DAY 1 : September 28 (Saturday), 2024            

○9:45 ～ 10:00  
□Welcome & Introduction (@ Y405)        

○10:00～11:30(90 min.)
□Session A (@Y405)
　-Theme: Organization
　-Facilitator: Jin-ichiro Yamada (Kyoto University)

(1)"Market Knowledge Impacts Performance through Supplier Development: Empirical Evidence from High Performance Manufacturing Plants." 

Ngoc-Anh Duon / Nakamoto Ryuichi (Kyushu University)

(2)    
"Exploring the Impact of R&D Collaboration on Inventor Mobility: Unraveling the Mediating Mechanisms."

Shuxuan LI (Hitotsubashi University)

(3)    
"The Impact of Taking Maternity and Parental Leave and Working Reduced Hours to Provide Childcare on Mothers’and Fathers' Performance Appraisal: A Study on the Flexibility Stigma Using Data From Japan." 

Akiko Okuno (Konan University)
Megumi Okui (Kanazawa Gakuin University)
Akiko Ouchi (Kwansei Gakugin University)

○10:00～11:30(90 min.)
□Session B (@Y406)
　-Theme: HRM
　-Facilitator: Masaru Karube (Hitotsubashi University)

(1)
"Becoming a Transnational Professional: Skill Development Processes among Migrant Professionals in Japan."

Sung-Chul Noh (Hitotsubashi University)
Ilju Kim (Sophia University)

(2)
"Towards a Power-laden Model of Gender Diversity and Inclusion Practices in Multinational Companies: A Literature Review and a Conceptual Model." 

Qijie Xiao (Monash University (Suzhou Campus))
Anton Klarin (Curtin University)
Xiaoyan Liang / Weize Huang (Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University)

(3)
"Career Prospects for Management Candidates in Japanese Companies: The Compositional Effects of DEI in the Qualitative Comparative Analysis."

Hidemi Otsuka (Kobe Gakuin University)

○13:00～14:30(90 min.)
□Session C (@Y405)
   -Theme: Innovation/Entrepreneurship
　-Facilitator: Hiroshi Shimizu (Waseda University)

(1)
"Accelerating Pharmaceutical Innovation: How Moderna and BioNTech Leveraged Technology Platform Strategy and Digital Transformation for Rapid COVID-19 Vaccine Development." 

Tomonoshin Aoki (Hitotsubashi University)

(2)
"Unfamiliar Paths to Excellence: The Role of Team and Task Familiarity in Sake Brewing Innovation." 

Sen Zhang/Hang Yuan/Mengru Zhao/ Hiroshi Shimizu (Waseda University)
Donghoon Kim (Kochi University of Technology)
Keisuke Hori (Shujitsu University)
Yusuke Hoshino (Musashino University)

(3)
"Emancipation and Control: The Co-evolution of Entrepreneur-Platform Relationships."

Songping Yu (Oita University)
Yutaka Yamauchi (Kyoto University)

○13:00～14:30(90 min.)
□Session D (@Y406)
   -Theme: Technology, Production & Supply Chain
　-Facilitator: Tohru Yoshioka-Kobayashi (Hitotsubashi University)

(1)
"Psychological Mechanism of Maintaining a Sense of Urgency for Enhanced Learning and Individual Level Kaizen: A Conceptual Model."

Hao Anh Nguyen (Waseda University)
Kodo Yokozawa (Yokohama National University)

(2)
"Geopolitics and Changing Landscape of GVCs and Competition in the Global Semiconductor Industry: Rivalry and Catch-up in Chip Manufacturing in East Asia."

Chan-Yuan Wong (National Tsing Hua University)
Henry Wai-Chung Yeung (National University of Singapore)
Shaopeng Huang (University of International Business and Economics)
Jaeyong Song / Keun Lee (Seoul National University)

(3)
"Beyond First-Tier: Unveiling Inter-Keiretsu Dynamics in Japanese Automotive Supply Chains."

Ryuichi Nakamoto / Ngoc Anh Duong (Kyushu University)

○14:40～16:10(90 min.)
□Session E (@Y405)
   -Theme: Innovation/Entrepreneurship
　-Facilitator: Jungwook Shim (Kansai University)

(1)
"Green Entrepreneurship: A Systematic Review."

Alexandra Elena Carst / Jin-ichiro Yamada (Kyoto University)

(2)
"Mapping the Landscape of Rural Entrepreneurship: A Bibliometric and Systematic Review Approach." 

Susy Ella / Jin-ichiro Yamada (Kyoto University)

(3)
"International Comparison of Entrepreneurial Intentions Based on GUESSS (2018, 2021, 2023 Surveys)." 

Shuhei Matsumoto / Junya Yanagi /Jin-ichiro Yamada (Kyoto University)
Yuki Tamai (Fukuyama City University)
Makoto Fujimura (Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University)
Tomoyo Kazumi (Senshu University)
Noriko Taji (Hosei University)

○14:40～16:10(90 min.)
□Session F (@Y406)
   -Theme: Innovation/Industry Development
　-Facilitator: Yutaka Yamauchi (Kyoto University)

(1)
"Development, Current Focus, and Future Directions of GHG Emission Research: A Look at the Role of Management Practices." 

Cedric Chibuzo Iwuoha
Dare John Olateju (University of Jos Nigeria)
Toshio Yamauchi (Solaris Management, Inc.)

(2)
"Unlocking the Power of Tokyo's Geek Culture and Explore Business Strategies for Driving the Creative Industry." 

Aki Nagano (Independent Researcher)

(3)
"Institutional and Procedural Legitimacy in Innovation-oriented Legislation Design: A Comparative Case Study of Fair-use Clause Introductions into Korean and Japanese Copyright Law." 

Tohru Yoshioka-Kobayashi (Hitotsubashi University)
Shunsuke Kyo (Chukyo University)
Hyeoncheol Shin (Osaka University)
Sungbin Ha (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
Takahiro Kojima (Komazawa University)

◎DAY 2: September 29 (Sunday), 2024            

○9:30～11:00(90 min.)
□Session G (@G601)
　-Theme: Entrepreneurship
　-Facilitator: Jin-ichiro Yamada (Kyoto University)

(1)
"A Study on the Microscopic Analysis of Resources: With a Focus on Cognitive Patterns Used in Evaluating Constrained and Unconstrained Elements." 

Nguyen Chi Nghia (Aomori Chuo Gakuin University)

(2)
"Small Business Orientation May Help Survival of SMEs Under Drastic Crisis: Quantitative Analysis of Bankruptcy of Local Lodging Industries Kyoto During the COVID-19 Pandemic." 

Naoki Wakabayashi / Akiko Yamamoto (Kyoto University)

(3)
"The Hihg-end Audio Market From a Pragmatist, Performative Approach: Multidimensionality of Socio-technical Relations." 

Tsutomu Nakano (Aoyama Gakuin University)

○9:30～11:00(90 min.)
□Session H (@G602)
　-Theme: International Management
　-Facilitator: Chie Iguchi (Keio University)

(1)
"Language and Power in Foreign Subsidiaries: A Three-Dimensional Power Theory Perspective."
Xin Lu / Vesa Peltokorpi (Hiroshima University)

(2)
"The Impact of Captive Offshoring on Product Recalls." 

Kohei Matsumoto (Hitotsubashi University)

(3)
"Local Employees' English Proficiency, Language Discrimination by Expatriates, and Voluntary Turnover in Foreign Subsidiaries: A Social Identity Perspective." 

Vesa Peltokorpi (Hiroshima University)

○9:30～11:00(90 min.)
□Session I (@G401)
   -Theme: Innovation
　-Facilitator: Hiroshi Shimizu (Waseda University)

(1)
"Systemic Innovation Network from Collective Inaction in Climate Change: The Case of Japan's Hydrogen Station Industry." 

Tomonari Komiyama (Hitotsubashi University)

(2)
"Staffing Path and Innovation: An Analysis of Inter-temporal Staffing Patterns in the Japanese Video Game Industry."

Kazuki Yokota (Yokohama National University)
Junya Kataoka (Nihon University)
Naoki Takada / Shuxuan LI (Hitotsubashi University)

(3)
"Direct Investments in Japan and Operational Efficiency of Semiconductor Companies from Taiwan."  

Kai-Yu Hsieh (National Chengchi University)

○11:10～12:40(90 min.)
□Session J (@G601)
   -Theme: Strategy
　-Facilitator: Masaru Karube (Hitotsubashi University)

(1)
"Competitive Dynamics of Platform Businesses: An Empirical Investigation."

Kenya Ito / Junichi Yamanoi (Waseda University)

(2)
"U.S. and Japanese Railroad Companies Change Business Strategy." 

Aya Tanaka (Shiga University)

(3)
"Grand Challenge-Triggered Industry Emergence: Co-evolution of Public and Private Actors in The Case of Direct Air Capture." 

Yurong Chen (Institute of Science Tokyo)
Ho-Wei (Alison) Hsu (HEC Paris)
Wenru Shi (Kearney Middle East)
Liyan Wang (Tsinghua University)

○11:10～12:40(90 min.)
□Session K (@G602)
   -Theme: HRM
　-Facilitator: Masashi Goto (Kobe University)

(1)
"Affective Work in Cat Cafes: Understanding Human-Animal Relationship from the Animal Work Perspective." 

Nuonuo Deng (Kyoto University)

(2)
"Presenteeism, Employee Well-Being, and Work Engagement among Employees with Chronic Health Conditions: An Effort-Recovery and Biopsychosocial Perspective." 

Xiji Zhu (Hitotsubashi University)
Yang Yu (University of Illinois at Chicago)

(3)
"Effects of Leadership on Health Workers’Job Satisfaction Vary by Power Distance: A Meta-Analysis." 

Ranxin Liao / Xiji Zhu (Hitotsubashi University)

○11:10～12:40(90 min.)
□Session L (@G401)
   -Theme: Innovation
　-Facilitator: Daisuke Kanama (Kanazawa University)

(1)
"Overcoming Fear of Failure on Innovation Through Managerial Actions: Empirical Research in Japanese SMEs."

Latthida Phantharath / Kodo Yokozawa (Yokohama National University)
Hao Anh Nguyen (Waseda University)

(2)
"Interlocking Director Network and Green Innovation in Japan." 

Xiayan Dai (Waseda University)

(3)
"Developing New Markets Through Intentional Technological Setbacks: A New Theory of Innovation Seen in the Case of Trans Nasal Endoscopes." 

Katsumasa Nagano (Hitotsubashi University)

○14:40～16:10(90 min.)
□Session M (@G601)
   -Theme: Strategy
　-Facilitator: Junichi Yamanoi (Waseda University)

(1)
"Disruption in Multi-sided Markets: How Disruptive Multi-sided Platform Providers Overcome Entry Barriers and Dethrone Incumbents." 

Kazuhiro Takahashi (Hitotsubashi University)

(2)
"The Growth Paradox in the Circular Economy: Small Repair Business Perspective in Japan, China and Finland." 

Savu Rovanto (Hitotsubashi University)
Yuan Virtanen (Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University)

(3)
"Cooperation Through Psychological Safety: A Case Study on Japanese Regional Rice-Wine (Sake) Industry."
Byeongsik Kim (Asia University)
Youngjae Koh (Aoyama Gakuin U.)

○14:40～16:10(90 min.)
□Session N (@G602)
   -Theme: Organization (Macro/CEO)
　-Facilitator: Jungwook Shim (Kansai University)

(1)
"CEO Activism: A Review and Agenda for Future Research." 

Joey Zhang (Hitotsubashi University)

(2)
"Role of CEO Characteristics in Different Fraud Types." 

Asuka Takaoka (George Washington University)

(3)
"Cozy or Tense? Rethinking Employee Voice within Enterprise Unionism in Japan." 

Ryohei Nakagawa (University of Nagano)

○14:40～16:10(90 min.)
□Session O (@G401)
   -Theme: Organization
　-Facilitator: Masashi Goto (Kobe University)

(1)
"Advancing Management Learning and Education through Resilience and Humanizing: Views from Japan."

Ayano Hirose-Nishihara / Miikka J. Lehtonen / Scott T. Davis (Rikkyo University)

(2)

"Unexpected Leadership: The Career Paths of Women Who Did Not Initially Aim for Managerial Positions in Japan."

Kazue Hiura / Vesa Peltokorpi (Hiroshima University)

(3)

"English as the Corporate Official Language: Why is it so Unpopular in Japan?" 

Saeko Ozawa-Ujiie (SBF Consulting, LLC)