Research/Publication

  Journal Articles (International):

Trevor, J. and Asakawa, K. (forthcoming) "Designing Organisational Ecosystems & Overcoming Barriers to Implementation " The European Business Review, July/August.

Trevor, J. and Asakawa, K. (2024) "Aligning organizational ecosystems to be fit for purpose." The European Business Review, March/April.

Asakawa, K, and Clegg, J. (2024) “The changing faces of global cities and firms: A new perspective on firms’ location strategy.” Journal of International Business Studies, 55(1).

Asakawa, K, and Song, J. (2022). "International Research and Development and Knowledge Sourcing By Multinational Corporations."  Oxford Encyclopedia of Business and Management. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190224851.013.339

Som, A. and Asakawa, K. (2022) "When building-a-brand is strategy? The brand based view." The European Business Review, January/February Issue, 2022.,

Aliasghar, O., Rose, E., and Asakawa, K. (2021) "Sources of knowledge and process innovation: The moderating role　of perceived competitive intensity." International Business Review, 101920,  2021.9.11.

Lindblom, A., Nadayama, N., Asakawa, K. and Cuthbertson, R. (2021),  "De-internationalization of transactional platforms: an exploratory case study," The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research, DOI: 10.1080/09593969.2021.2016471

Asakawa, K. (2020) "Disaggregating the headquarters: Implications for overseas R&D subsidiaries' reporting and the subsidiaries' knowledge-sharing patterns". Journal of Organization Design, 9:19. https://rdcu.be/b6UzH

Park, Y., Song, J. and Asakawa, K. 2020. Global Organizational Identity and Global Knowledge　Sourcing of Overseas R&D Subsidiaries: Studies of Overseas R&D Subsidiaries of Japanese Multinationals (in Korean). International Business Journal, 31 (3): 1 - 34.

Korine, H. and Asakawa, K. (2020) "Takeda's strategic transformation: How a large, listed company reinvented itself." THINK at London Business School, January 13, 2020.

Asakawa, K., Cuervo-Cazzura, A., and Un, A. (2019) “Frugality-based advantage” Long Range Planning, 52(4): 14082, https://doi.org./10.1016/j.lrp.2019.04.001

Asakawa, K., Pak, J., Song, J. and Kim, S. (2018) “Internal embeddedness, geographic distance, and global knowledge sourcing by overseas subsidiaries.” Journal of International Business Studies, 49(6): 743-752. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-017-0112-x, print ISSN 0047-2506, online ISSN 1478-6990.

Asakawa, K. and Aoki, T. (2016) "Informed HQ, legitimized subsidiaries, and Reduced level of subsidiary control in international R&D management" Research in Global Strategic Management, (Perspectives on Headquarters-Subsidiary Relationships in the Contemporary MNC), Volume 17, 191-213

Asakawa, K. and Korine, H. (2015) “Gestionar centros mundiales de innovacion” (Managing hubs for global innovation), Harvard Deusto Business Review, ISSN 0210-900X, Nº 248, 2015, págs. 12-24.

Un, A. and Asakawa, K. (2015) “Types of R&D collaborations and process innovation: The benefit of collaborating upstream in the knowledge chain.” Journal of Product Innovation Management, 32(1): 138-153.

Asakawa, K. (2014) “Professor D. Eleanor Westney and the Japanese business studies.” Advances in International Management, Vol. 27: 23-34.

Asakawa, K. and Westney, D.E. (2013) “Evolutionary perspectives on the internationalization of R&D in Japanese multinational corporations” Asian Business & Management, 12(1):  24-39.

Asakawa, K, Ito, K., Rose, E., and Westney, D, E. (2012). Internationalization in Japan’s service industries, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, (published online-first).

Ambos, B., Asakawa, K. and Ambos, T. (2011) “A dynamic perspective on subsidiary autonomy.” Global Strategy Journal, 1(2): 301-316.

Song, J-Y., Asakawa, K. and Chu, Y. (2011) “What determines knowledge sourcing from host locations of overseas R&D operations?” Research Policy, 40(4): 380-390.

Lehrer, M., Asakawa, K., and Behnam, M. (2010) “Home base-compensating R&D: Indicators, public policy, and ramifications for multinational firms” Journal of International Management, 17: 42-53..

Vives, L., Asakawa, K. and Svejenova, S. (2010) “Innovation and the multinational enterprise” Advances in International Management, Vol. 23: 497-526.

Asakawa, K., Nakamura, H. and Sawada, N. (2010) “Firms' open innovation policies, laboratories' external collaborations, and laboratories' R&D performance” R&D Management, 40(2): 109-123.

Un, A., A. Cuervo-Cazzura, and K. Asakawa (2010) “R&D collaborations and product innovation” Journal of Product Innovation Management, 27(5): 673-689.

Asakawa, K. and A. Som (2008) “R&D internationalization in China and India: Conventional wisdom versus reality.” Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 25(3): 375-394.

Asakawa, K. (2006) “Co-evolution of national innovation system and organizational system: A situation of biotechnology sector in Japan” Journal of Asian Business　20(3): 9-40.

Lehrer, M. and K. Asakawa (2004) “Pushing scientists into the market place: Promoting science entrepreneurship” California Management Review 46(3): 55-76.

Lehrer, M. and K. Asakawa (2004) “Rethinking the public sector: idiosyncrasies of biotechnology commercialization as motors of national R&D reform in Germany and Japan” Research Policy. 33: 921-938.

Lehrer, M. and K. Asakawa (2003) “Managing intersecting R&D social communities: A comparative study of European knowledge incubators in Japanese and American firms” Organization Studies Vol.24. No.5:771-792.

Asakawa, K. and M. Lehrer (2003) “Managing local knowledge assets globally: The role of regional innovation relays” Journal of World Business Vol.38 No.1: 31-42.

Lehrer, M. and K. Asakawa (2002) “Offshore knowledge incubation: The third path for embedding R&D labs in foreign systems of innovation” Journal of World Business Vol.37 No.4 : 297-306.

Korine, H., K. Asakawa, and P-Y. Gomez (2002) “Partnering with the unfamiliar: Lessons from the case of Renault and Nissan” Business Strategy Review Vol.13, Issue 2: 41-50.

Asakawa, K. (2002) “La transformation de Nissan: ou comment un nouvel actionnaire réussit à faire sortir l’entreprise de l’impasse”Management et Conjoncture Sociale, Printemps 2002, No.614: 22-25. France.

Asakawa, K. (2001) “Organizational tension in international R&D management: the case of Japanese firms,” Research Policy, Vol. 30 No.5. 735-757. Elsevier Science.

Asakawa, K. (2001) “Evolving headquarters-subsidiary dynamics in international R&D: the case of Japanese multinationals” R&D Management, Vol.31 No.1. 1-14. Blackwell Publishers.

Lehrer, M. and K. Asakawa (1999) "Unbundling European operations: Regional management of American and Japanese MNCs." Journal of World Business. Vol.34.No.3. 267-286.  New York, NY.

Asakawa, K. (1996) "External-internal linkages and overseas autonomy-control tension: The management dilemma of the Japanese R&D in Europe." IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. Vol.43. No.1. February. 24-32.  The IEEE Engineering Management Society: New York.

Schneider, S. and K. Asakawa (1995) "American and Japanese expatriate adjustment: A psychoanalytic perspective." Human Relations. Vol.48, No.10. 1109-1127. Plenum Press: New York, London.

Journal Articles (Japan)

Asakawa, K. (2021) “Strategic Transformation to Global Open R&D: The Case of Takeda,” Hitotsubashi Business Review, June, 2021: 6-18.

Asakawa, K. (2019) “Writing high-quality papers in the age of worldwide homogenization of management research: A Japanese perspective.” Organizational Science 52(4): 4-12.

Asakawa, K. (2014) Research on local-for-global innovation in multinational corporations: Exploring opportunities and challenges. Journal of International Business (Kokusai Business Kenkyu), forthcoming.

Asakawa, K. (2011). “The activities of home-base-augmenting R&D at overseas R&D units and the collaboration with local universities.” Multinational Enterprises Studies, Japan Academy of Multinational Enterprises (JMNE), 2011.  2011/07/01

Sawada, N., Nakamura, H. and Asakawa, K. 2010. “Firm-level open innovation and the laboratory’s R&D performances,” (in Japanese) Journal of Research and Technology Planning, 25(1).

Asakawa, K. (2010) “Factors influencing the role of overseas laboratories’ exploratory role.” Keio Business Forum, 27(1): 39-48.

Asakawa, K. (2009) “Further problems facing the empirical research on metanational management” Rikkyo Business Review 2: 18-21.

Asakawa, K. (2006) “Metanational management: Future research directions” (in Japanese) Organizational Science (Soshiki Kagaku) 40(1).

Asakawa, K. and H. Nakamura (2005) “Translational research and macro-micro transformation of R&D system in Japan” Journal of Healthcare and Society (Iryo to Shakai)

Asakawa, K. and H. Nakamura (2005) “External and internal collaboration as determinant of scientist-level performance in R&D” (in Japanese) Japanese Journal of Management Behavioral Science (Keiei Kodo Kagaku)

Asakawa, K. and H. Nakamura (2005) “External collaboration and its impact on R&D performance” (in Japanese)   Journal of Healthcare Economy Studies (Iryo Keizai Kenkyu), 16: 23-36.

Nakamura, H. and K. Asakawa (2004) “Overcoming external environmental disadvantages by Japan’s biotech firms” (in Japanese) Japan Venture Review No.5, November: 43-52.

Nakamura, H. and K. Asakawa (2004) “Effective utilization of external knowledge and optimal level of external dependence in corporate R&D activities: Analysis in pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.  (in Japanese). Organizational Science (Soshiki Kagaku) 37(3): 53-66.

Asakawa, K. (2002) “Global R&D senryaku to knowledge management” (Global R&D strategy and knowledge management, in Japanese language). Organizational Science (Soshiki Kagaku) Vol.36 No.1.:51-67.

Asakawa, K. and N. Sumikura (2002) “An empirical analysis of parenting advantage in Japanese electronics firms:Goold, Campbell & Alexander (1994) revisited” Keio Business Forum. Vol.19.No.2. 35-46.  Keio University Press, Tokyo.

Nobayashi, H. and K. Asakawa (2001) “Five methods of intra-firm diffusion of corporate mission” (in Japanese), Keio Business Forum. Vol.18.No.1. 37-55.  Keio University Press, Tokyo.

Asakawa, K. (1999) “Chiteki Shigen Ryudoka no Shogai Yoin to Ketsugo Mekanizumu (in Japanese language)”, (Integrating mechanisms to overcome stickiness of intellectual resource).” Keio Business Forum. Vol.17 No.1: 203-219. Keio University Press, Tokyo.

Asakawa, K. (1999) “Sekai Hyojun Practice no Shanai Fukyukatei ni Okeru Shogai Yoin: Nichiou Seiyakukigyouno Baai (in Japanese language),” (Sources of impediments to the diffusion of global standard practices within the firms: The cases of Japanese and European pharmaceutical firms),  Journal of Health Care and Society.Vol.9,No.2. (iryou-to-shakai) The Health Care Science Institute, Tokyo, Japan.

Asakawa, K. (1997) "A framework for international knowledge management."  Keio Business Forum. Vol. 14.1. January. 235-255. Keio University Press: Tokyo.

Research Volume (International):

Asakawa, K. (2003) “Differentiation, integration, and organizational tension: some evidence from R&D internationalization by Japanese firms.” In:  (eds.) Serapio, M. and T. Hayashi, Research in International Business and International Relations: Internationalization of Research and Development and the Emergence of Global R&D Networks. Vol. 8.  JAI Press/ Elsevier Science. USA/ UK.

Book Chapter (International):

Asakawa, K. (2019). A paradigm change in TFT-LCD industry and Japan's competitive positioning in East Asia. In J. A. Cantwell & T. Hayashi (Eds.), Paradigm Shift in Technologies and Innovation. London: Springer.pp.141-162.

Asakawa, K., Song, JY., and Kim, S-J. (2014) “Open Innovation in Multinational Corporations: New Insights from the Global R&D Research Stream,” in: H.W. Chesbrough, W. Vanhaverbeke, and J. West (Eds.) New Frontiers in Open Innovation: Oxford: Oxford University Press: 157-168

Asakawa, K. (2006) “Organization-institutional coevolution in Japan’s biotechnology sector” in Okada, Y. (ed.) Struggles for Survival. Springer Verlag.

Korine, H., K. Asakawa and P-Y. Gomez (2005) “The importance of the agreement formation process in partnering with the unfamiliar” in Stahl, G. and M.E. Mendenhall (Eds.) Mergers and Acquisitions: Managing Culture and Human Resources, Chapter 17. Palo Alto: Stanford University Press.

Asakawa, K. and T. Katoh (2003) “Pitfalls of practice transfer across borders: Unwanted transfer as a neglected issue in multinational management” Savoir Gérer, University of Paris Press.

Asakawa, K. (2000) “Evolving international R&D linkages in the Japanese MNCs.” In: (eds.) Lau, C-M.,et.al., Asian Management Matters: Regional Relevance and Global Impact. Imperial College Press, London, U.K.

  Asakawa, K. (1995) "International know-how transfer as challenge in global R&D management."  The Management Strategy of Global Corporation. IIES Seminar Series 9511, 34-58. Institute for International Economic Studies.

Book Chapter (Japan)

Asakawa, K. (2019) “The future of HQ in multinational corporations” In: Asakawa, Ida, Usui and Uchida (Eds.) The Future Multinational Corporations. Tokyo: Bunshindo. Pp.143-162.

Asakawa. K. (2018) Knowledge flow in the international context (in Japanese). In Nishiwaki, N. (Ed.) Knowledge Transfer in Organizations (in Japanese). Hakuto-shobo, Tokyo, Japan.  pp.2-9.

Sawada, N., Asakawa, K. and Nakamura, H. (2017) Management policy in open innovation (in Japanese), In. Managing Open Innovation in Japanese Firms (in Japanese). Yuhikaku, Tokyo, Japan. pp.326-340.

Asakawa, K. (2013) “International innovation and R&D strategies.” (in Japanese), In Yoshihara, et al., (2013) International Management: Learning through the Cases, (in Japanese), Yuhikaku, Tokyo, Japan

Asakawa, K. (2013) “Commentary” (in Japanese) Strategy Lessons by Managers, Nikkei Publishing Company, Ltd. 169-178.

Asakawa, K. (2010). “In search of global knowledge management,” (in Japanese) Management in the Future, Nikkei Publishing Company, Ltd. P.205-221 ; 2010/06/02

Book (Japan):

Asakawa, K. (2011) Global R&D Management, Keio University Press, Tokyo, Japan (in Japanese)

Asakawa, K. (2003) Introduction to Global Management, Nikkei Press, Tokyo, Japan (in Japanese)

Edited Book (Japan)

Asakawa, K., Ida, M., Usui, T. and Uchida Y. (Eds.) The Future Multinational Corporations. Tokyo: Bunshindo.

Yoshihara, H., Shiraki, M., Shintaku, J., and Asakawa, K. Eds. (2013) International Management: Learning through the Cases, (in Japanese), Yuhikaku, Tokyo.

Pedagogical Cases:

“JC Corporation: Launching a locally-developed product to global market.” Keio Business School Case

“DMG Mori: Cross-border management integration,” (with Hidehiro Ito) Keio Business School Case, 90-20-5396

“Takeda: The governance of strategic transformation (A),” (2019) (with H. Korine) London Business School Case. LBS Ref: CS-18-24; HBP: LBS222

“Takeda: The governance of strategic transformation (B),” (2019) (with H. Korine) London Business School Case. LBS Ref: CS-18-25; HBP: LBS223

“Takeda: The governance of strategic transformation (Teaching Note),” (2019) (with H. Korine) London Business School Case. LBS Ref: TN-08-024; HBP: LBS224

“Establishing the Moomin Theme park in Japan” (2018) (with A. Lindblom), Keio Business School Case 91-18-19144

“Dassai – Internationalization of Japanese sake.” (2016/2018rev.) (with T. Fujii). Keio Business School Case

“ABB’s global matrix management and afterwards” (for internal use only for the Top Management Seminar, August 2015), Keio Business School Case

“IBM’s collaborator management” (for internal use only for the Top Management Seminar, August, 2014), Keio Business School Case

“Suntory’s Wine Business” forthcoming, Keio Business School/INSEAD Case. (with Yves Doz)

Samsung SDI” in 2008. Keio Business School Case.

“Japan’s TFT-LCD Industry” in 2006, Keio Business School Case.

“Lenovo and IBM” in 2005. Keio Business School Case.

“Carrefour in Japan” published in 2004, Keio Business School Case.

“Yoshinoya” published in 2004, Keio Business School Case.

“Netscape Mozzila (A) (B) (C)” published in 2004, Keio Business School Case.

“Prospect Investment Japan Inc.” published in 2003. Keio Business School Case.

“Sanyo Washing Machine” published in 2003. Keio Business School Case.

“Sosei (A): R&D Outsourcing Strategy” published in 2003. Keio Business School Case.

“Sosei (B): Global R&D Network” published in 2003. Keio Business School Case.

“Nippon Kinyu Kensa Kabushikigaisha” published in 2003. Keio Business School Case.

“Hoya Globalization” published in 2002. Keio Business School Case.

“The Japanese in Mies Corporation’s Japanese Subsidiary” published in 2001. Keio Business School Case.

“The Expatriates in Mies Corporation’s Japanese Subsidiary” published in 2001. Keio Business School Case.

“Renault/Nissan: The Making of a Global Alliance” published in 2001. Included in Bartlett and Ghoshal “Transnational Management: Textbook.” London Business School/ Lyon Business School/ Keio Business School Joint Case. C0-authored with Harry Korine and Pierre-Yves Gomes

“Shiseido’s France, 1998” published in 2001. INSEAD/Keio Business School Joint Case. Co-authored with Yves Doz.

"The Mineral Water Industry." published in 1997.  Keio Business School Case.

Website Column

“Takeda’s strategic transformation: How a large, healthy listed company reinvented itself.” (with Harry Korine). THINK at London Business School, January 13, 2020. https://www.london.edu/think/takedas-strategic-transformation

Newsletter Column

“Distinctiveness of Japan’s IB research: What makes it so unique?” Special Essay, Japan MNE Insights 1(1): 3-5. (The Newsletter of the Academy of Multinational Enterprises). 2014.

Newspaper Column

“Breaking free from domestic, in-house R&D.” The NIKKEI Newspaper, The economic analysis (Keizai Kyoshitsu), October, 27, 2021. (in Japanese)

“Can multinational corporations innovate?” The NIKKEI Newspaper, Digital Edition, February 23, 2020.

“Globalizing customers” (5 series) The NIKKEI Newspaper. January 18-25, 2013.(in Japanese)

“Review article on Vijay Mahajan’s Africa, The NIKKEI Newspaper, September 13, 2009. (in Japanese)

“Exploring global knowledge management” (8 series), The NIKKEI Newspaper, November 3-13, 2008. (in Japanese)

*List of other articles that appeared in various media as well as those quoting Professor Asakawa (e.g. New York Times, Le Monde, MIT Sloan Management Review, NIKKEI) is available upon request

Conference Presentation

“Researching National Innovation Ecosystems for Startup Success,” Academy of Management, Boston, August, 2023.

“International business resilience under global disruptions,” Academy of International Business, Warsaw, July 2023.

“University R&D collaboration and commercialization of open innovation,” with O. Aliasghar, A.. Un, and J. Haar, Academy of Management, August 2022

“Innovation and ecosystem,” Academy of Management, August 2022

“Foreign and domestic university R&D collaboration and outbound open innovation,” with O. Aliasghar, A.. Un, and J. Haar, Academy of International Business, July 2022

“Global innovation and international startups,” Academy of International Business, July 2022

“Summarizing New Research Agenda on National Innovation Ecosystems,” Academy of Management, August, 2021

“International R&D and Global Knowledge Sourcing,” Academy of International Business, July, 2021

“Rethinking international collaborations in writing and publishing,” Academy of International Business, July 2021

Subsidiary Managers’ Reaction to Headquarters’ Decision Making of Divestment. With Naoto Nadayama. Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, July, 2021.

How can a firm break free from the institutional constraints and engage in a drastic R&D reform?: Takeda in Japan as an illustrative example, Academy of Management, Vancouver (Virtual), August, 2020

The commonality and uniqueness of frugal innovations in Japan after WWII and in developing countries in the 21st century, (With Cuervo-Cazzura, A.) The 4th Advancing Emerging Markets Research Conference

Beijing, November 28th, 2019

“Challenges facing the national innovation ecosystem in Japan." Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Boston, MA, August, 2019.

“Global knowledge sourcing by subsidiaries and their HQ reporting relationship.” Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, Copenhagen, June, 2019.

“Foreign vs. local sources of knowledge and process innovation: The moderating role of perceived competitive intensity.” With Aliasghar, O. and Rose, E.  Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, Copenhagen, June, 2019.

“Social identity and global knowledge sourcing by overseas R&D subsidiaries.” With Song, J. & Park, Y. Paper presented at the Strategic Management Society, Paris, September, 2018.

“Research on global R&D, knowledge, and innovation: Toward new perspectives,” Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Chicago, IL, August, 2018.

“Rejuvenating Japan’s innovation through global knowledge integration“ Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Chicago, IL, August, 2018.

“Global R&D and Global Value Chains,” Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, Minneapolis, MN, June, 2018.

“The Cost Side of Open Innovation: An Empirical Test of Japanese Firms” with N. Sawada and H. Nakamura, Strategic Management Society Annual Meetings, Houston, TX, October, 2017.

“Open Innovation in Emerging Markets” with N. Sawada and H. Nakamura, Strategic Management Society Annual Meetings, Houston, TX, October, 2017.

“Shifting Japan’s Innovation from Domestic/Closed to International/Open: Flat Panel Display (FPD) Industry in East Asia” Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meetings, Atlanta, GA, August, 2017.

“Strategies of  U.S. and Japanese Defense Contractors,” with Tanya Peacock and Kiyohiko Ito, Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meetings, Atlanta, GA, August, 2017.

“Japan’s frugal innovation in the post WWII: the case of contextual relevance.” With Alvaro Cuervo-Cazzura, Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, Dubai, June, 2017.

“Determinants of the Adoption Timing of ISO 9000 and ISO 14000: The Japanese Context,” with Kiyohiko Ito, Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, Dubai, June, 2017.

“A Study of Profitability and Competitiveness of U.S. and Japanese Defense Contractors,” with Tanya Peacock and Kiyohiko Ito, Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, Dubai, June, 2017.

“A Study of Profitability and Competitiveness of U.S. and Japanese Defense Contractors,” with Tanya Peacock and Kiyohiko Ito, AJBS Dubai, June, 2017.

“The rise and fall of Japan’s LCD-TFT industry revisited,”  Academy of Management Conference, Kokura Japan, June, 2017

“Dual aspects of knowledge integration mechanisms for R&D alliance,” with N. Sawada and H. Nakamura, Asia Academy of Management Conference, Kokura Japan, June, 2017.

“Cross-border embeddedness and global knowledge sourcing by overseas subsidiaries.” (co-authored with Y. Lee, JY Song, and S Kim) Strategic Management Society (SMS), Berlin, Germany, September, 18, 2016

“Geographic scope, embeddedness and global knowledge osurcingby overseas subsidiaries.” (co-authored with Y. Lee, JY Song, and S Kim), Academy of Management (AOM), Anaheim, CA. August, 9, 2016.

“Heterarchy within hierarchy” AOM, Anaheim, CA, August, 8, 2016

Academy of International Business (AIB), New Orleans, LA, June, 27-30, 2016

“An evolutionary perspective on the diffusion of heterarchy within hierarchy: An observation of R&D internationalization by Japanese MNCs.” Academy of International Business (AIB), New Orleans, LA, June, 27-30, 2016

“Managing global and local innovation: An overview.” Academy of International Business (AIB), New Orleans, LA, June, 27-30, 2016

“Multidimensional embeddedness and global knowledge sourcing by overseas R&D subsidiaries.” (co-authored with Y. Lee, JY Song, and S Kim), Academy of International Business (AIB), New Orleans, LA, June, 27-30, 2016

“When does HQ trust overseas R&D subsidiaries?: Implications for MNC trust scholarship.” Invited Showcase Panel, AJBS, New Orleans, LA, June,25,  2016

“Integrating East Asian centers of innovation into global technology networks: The case of Japanese MNCs and Japan as a host country.” A Show-Case Panel Symposium sponsored by IM, TIM, BPS Divisions. Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meetings, Vancouver, Canada, August, 2015

“Absorbing or leaking critical knowledge,” (Co-authored with N. Sawada and H. Nakamura), Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meetings, Vancouver, Canada, August, 2015

“The global standardization of the American-style management research and the future of Japan’s IB research: Featuring the publication in the field of global strategy.” Academy of Multinational Enterprises (AMNE) Annual Meetings, Tokyo, Japan, July, 2015

“Internal coordination systems and dynamic capabilities” (Co-authored with N. Sawada and H. Nakamura), European Group of Organization Studies (EGOS), Athen, Greece, July, 3, 2015.

“Reconsidering “local-for-global” innovation in today’s IB context:
Overcoming Ethnocentricity,” Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Meetings, Bangalore, India, June, 27-30,  2015

“Collaborating with local academic associations” Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Meetings, Bangalore, India, June, 27-30,  2015

“Profitability and competitiveness of US and Japanese defense contractors: Implications for IB research.” (Co-authored with T. Peacock and K. Ito), Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Meetings, Bangalore, India, June, 27-30,  2015. Finalist for the Best Paper Award, AJBS.

“Absorbing or leaking critical knowledge” (Co-authored with N. Sawada and H. Nakamura) Asia Academy of Management, HK, June, 22-24, 2015.

“Exploring the hidden effect of internal coordination systems on sensing technological opportunities.” (CO-authored with N. Sawada and H. Nakamura), Strategic Management Society (SMS) Special Conference in St. Gallen, Switzerland, May, 2015.

“What determines a firm’s breadth of collaboration?” (Co-authored with Sawda, N. and Nakamura, H.), St. Gallen – WU Workshop on Corporate HQ of Multinational Corporations, Innsbruck, Austria, March 19-20, 2015.

“Getting your papers published: Experiences and recommendations,” St. Gallen – WU Workshop on Corporate HQ of Multinational Corporations, Innsbruck, Austria, March 19-20, 2015.

“The determinants of the upstream research role assigned to overseas R&D subsidiaries of multinational firms,” 2014 EIBA Conference, European International Business Academy, Uppsala, Sweden, December 13, 2014.

“Frugality-based innovation,” (Co-authored with A. Un and A. Cuervo-Cazzura), 2014 EIBA Conference, European International Business Academy, Uppsala, Sweden, December 13, 2014.

“Informed headquarters, legitimized subsidiary, and reduced level of subsidiary control in international R&D management,” 2014 EIBA Conference, European International Business Academy, Uppsala, Sweden, December 12, 2014.

“Conditioning for overseas subsidiaries as the exploratory research centers,” Strategic Management Society (SMS) Sydney Conference, Sydney, Australia, December 8, 2014.

“From multinational to metanational: Analyzing the trends in the global pharmaceutical sector,”(CO-authored with H. Rammal and E. Rose), Strategic Management Society (SMS) Sydney Conference, Sydney, Australia, December 8, 2014.

“Integral management practice and knowledge creation” Academy of International Business Annual Meeting,

Vancouver, June 2014 Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Vancouver 2014

“Frugality-Based Advantage,” Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Meeting, Vancouver, June 2014 Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Vancouver 2014                          

“Current issues on the “local-for-global” innovation by multinational corporations (MNCs), A key-note speech, JAIBS Annual Meetings, October, 2013. 2013/10/26                              

“Knowledge chain position, contextual knowledge distance, and process innovation” Strategic Management Society Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA              2013     

“Multi-level R&D collaborations and performance,” Strategic Management Society Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2013                        

“Corporate-level and lab-level R&D open policy and performance,” Academy of Management Annual Meetings, TIM Division Paper session, Orlando, FL, August 13, 2013.                                   

“Commentary on Professor D. Eleanor Westney’s Contribution to the International Management field: Professor D. Eleanor Westney and Japanese Business Studies,” Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Booz & Co. Eminent Scholar in International Management Award Recipient Session, in honor of Dr. D. Eleanor Westney, Commentary.  Orlando, FL, August 12, 2013.                                

“Which factors influence the level of control over the foreign R&D subsidiaries?” Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, Istanbul, July 5, 2013.              

“Underlying Conditions of Global Innovation at Overseas R&D Subsidiaries,” Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, Istanbul, 2013, July 5.                                

“The effect of corporate-level R&D policies and laboratory-level collaborations on laboratory-level performance,” Special Session on AJBS Best Papers, Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, Istanbul, July 4, 2013.                               

“Exploring the type and locus of embeddedness for global innovation,” Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, Istanbul, July 4, 2013.                                   

“The effects of corporate-level R&D policies and laboratory-level collaborations on laboratory-level R&D performance,” Association of Japanese Business Studies Annual Conference, Istanbul, July 2, 2013.                                    

“Empirical challenges related to the research on global innovation,” Strategic Management Academy, 2013                     

“R&D collaborations, open innovation, and R&D performance,” Asia Academy of Management Conference, Seoul, Korea, 2012                                

“Types of frugal innovation: what’s new?” Asia Academy of Management Conference, Seoul, Korea          2012                        

“Toward a theory of contextuality-based-advantage: Extending the research on internationalization of the service industry,” Aalto University Research Seminar, 2012                        

“Exploring the typology of frugal innovation” Japan Academy of Multinational Enterprises (JMNE), 2012. 2012/10/13                        

“Managing overseas technology networks for fostering global innovation: Capability and embeddedness perspectives,”STSS 2012, August 31, 2012.              Symposium on Socially and Technically Symbiotic Systems (STSS 2012), August 31, 2012.                                                

“Frugal-based advantages in developing countries” (Co-authored with Alvaro Cuervo-Cazzura) The Mitsubishi UFJ Foundation International Conference, August 2012.                       

“Open Innovation in Multinational Corporations,” Research Workshop on Open Innovation by the authors of the OUP research volume, Academy of Management (AOM)Annual Meetings, August 2012,                      

“Embeddedness for global innovation: An investigation of differentiated ties at overseas R&D subsidiaries,” Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Meetings, Washington DC, July 1. 2012                    

“The concept of frugal innovation: in search of novelty,” Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Meetings, Washington DC, July 1. 2012                              

“The types of frugal innovation,” Strategic Management Society (SMS) Special Conference, Singapore, June 7-9, 2012                    

“The remaining issues on my research monograph Global R&D Management,” JAIBS, 2012. 2012/04/29

“ Frugal innovation in developing countries: What is new?” (with Alvaro Cuervo-Cazzura) Conference on Emerging Market Competitiveness: Internationalization, Innovation and Institutions, Philadelphia, PA, November 11-12, 2011 ; 

“Potential and realized absorptive capacity and R&D collaborations,” Strategic Management Society (SMS) Annual Conference, Miami, FL. November, 2011 

“Knowledge chain position, contextual knowledge distance, and the impact of R&D collaborations on process innovation” (with Annique Un), National University of SIngapore (NUS) Business School Research Seminar ; National University of Singapore 2011/09/28 

“Features of global R&D centers conducting home-base-augmenting, exploratory research,” Academy of Management Annual Meetings, San Antonio, TX, August, 2011

“Determinants of headquarters& control over overseas R&D subsidiaries: Evaluating the effect of knowledge and legitimacy” (with Aoki, T) Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Nagoya, 2011 

“Absorptive capacity, R&D collaborations, and basic research role of overseas R&D centers” Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, Nagoya, 2011 

“Managing the new energy industry in emerging countries” (with Watanabe, M), AJBS Annual Meeting, Nagoya, 2011

“The underlying conditions of charter selection for overseas R&D subsidiaries” Research Seminar, Seoul National University (SNU), Seoul, Korea ; ; Seoul, Korea ; ; 2011/03/30 

“The firms’ open innovation policy and R&D performance of laboratories.” (with Naohiro Sawada and Hiroshi Nakamura) Asia Academy of Management, Macau, December, 2010.

“Model of global open innovation: An organizing framework.” (with Ashok Som), Strategic Management Society Annual Meetings, Rome, Italy, September 8, 2010.

“R&D collaborations and exploratory tasks” Strategic Management Society Annual Meetings, Rome, Italy, September 8, 2010.

“Overseas R&D subsidiaries and exploratory research mandate” Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Montreal, 2010/08/09

“A dynamic perspective on subsidiary autonomy” (Co-authored with Bjoern Ambos and Tina Ambos), Global Strategy Journal Launch Conference, Strategic Management Society, Chicago, 2010/07/19

“The strategic role played by overseas R&D subsidiaries.” Japan MNC Studies Association Annual Meetings, 2010/07/10

“Underlying conditions of global innovation at overseas R&D centers” Academy of International Business, Rio de Janeiro, June, 2010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2010/06/28

“A dynamic aspect of autonomy at overseas R&D subsidiaries” Academy of International Business, Rio de Janeiro, June, 2010, 2010/06/28

“Characteristics of overseas R&D centers in charge of exploratory research” Academy of International Business, Rio de Janeiro, June, 2010, 2010/06/28

“Determinants of the adoption timing of ISO9000 and 14000: The Japanese context”  The Association of Japanese Business Studies, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June, 2010.  2010/06/26

“The drivers of strategic subsidiary roles for global exploratory research” RISE International Workshop, National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School, Singapore ; 2010/05/12

“Exploring R&D activities at overseas R&D laboratories: Empirical evidence from Japanese multinational firms” Research Seminar, Aalto University (Helsinki School of Economics) Business　School, Helsinki, Finland ; ; Helsinki, Finland ; 2010/03/26

“Organizational and strategic underpinnings of global innovation at overseas R&D subsidiaries of Japanese MNCs” Research Seminar Series, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria ; 2010/03/24

“Organizational and strategic challenges facing the multinational firms in globalizing R&D” The Fifty-year Anniversary Conference, Japan Association of Organizational Science, with the focus on globalization, Tokyo, 2010/01/28

“Linking global knowledge connectivity and local clusters: The case of Japanese R&D globalization,” Japan Academy of Economic Geography, Yokohama City University,; 2009/11/29

“The determinants and consequence of subsidiary isolation and autonomy: Evidence from overseas R&D laboratories of Japanese MNCs.” Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, San Diego, CA, June, 2009.

“The impact of external-internal embeddedness on subsidiary autonomy in international R&D management” (co-authored with Bjoern Ambos). Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, San Diego, CA, June, 2009.

“The current status of global R&D and innovation by Japanese multinational firms” (An opening plenary talk), Association of Japanese Business Studies, Annual Meetings, San Diego, CA. June, 2009.

“Firm’s open innovation policy, laboratory’s external collaborations, and laboratory’s R&D performance.” (coauthored with Hiroshi Nakamura and Naohiro Sawada). Paper presented at the 6th Asia Academy of Management Conference, Taipei, December 14-16, 2008.

“R&D collaborations and process innovation” (co-authored with A. Un and A. Cuervo-Cazzura).  Paper presented at the Strategic Management Society Annual Meetings, Cologne, Germany. October, 2008.

“Renewing Japan’s global innovation system through international R&D,” International Conference on 2008 Industrial Technology Innovation: Global Research and Open Innovation, August, 2008, Taipei.

“Relative impact of external-internal collaborations on R&D performance” (Co-authored with H. Nakamura and N. Sawada). Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Anaheim, CA, August, 2008.

“R&D collaborations and product innovation” (co-authored with A. Un and A. Cuervo-Cazzura). Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Anaheim, CA, August, 2008.

“Knowledge mobilization cycle in multinational corporations” (Co-authored with M. Hamilton). Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, June, 2008, Milan, Italy.

“Does the headquarters’ knowledge about overseas labs affect the level of control over the labs?” (Co-authored with T. Aoki). Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, June, 2008, Milan, Italy.

“External/internal collaborations and R&D performance” (in Japanese) (Co-authored with H. Nakamura and N. Sawada).  Paper presented at the annual meeting at Japan Association of Organizational Science (soshiki gakkai), Kobe, June, 2008.

“The external-internal collaborations and their impact on R&D performance of the scientists.” (co-authored with H. Nakamura). Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Philadelphia, PA.  August, 2007.

“Research on international R&D using multiple methods.” Presented at the research seminar at Rutgers University, May, 2007.

“Placing big bet.” (co-authored with M. Lehrer). Paper presented at the research seminar at University of South Carolina, February, 2007.

“Conventional wisdom and reality in managing R&D in India and China” (co-authored with A. Som), Paper presented at Academy of Management Annual Meetings, August, 2006.

“Managing R&D in India and China” (co-authored with A. Som), Paper presented at Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, Beijing, China.  June, 2006.

“Opportunity development and geographic scope,” Paper presented at Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, Beijing, China.  June, 2006.

“Managing R&D in North East Asia” (co-authored with A. Som), Paper presented at SERI International Symposium on Global R&D and Innovation, Seoul, Korea.

“Managing R&D in Asia: Opportunities and dilemmas for foreign firms,”  (co-authored with A. Som), Paper presented at Carnegie Bosch Forum, Innovation and the Growth of the International Firm, in Stuttgart, Germany, September 8-10, 2005.

“What determines knowledge sourcing from the host location of overseas R&D?” (co-authored with J. Song), Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Hawaii, USA.  August, 2005.

“Exploring the mode of knowledge transfer in MNCs: The role of direct and indirect linkages” (co-authored with M. Hamilton), Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Hawaii, USA.  August, 2005.

“Importance of the agreement formation process in partnering with the unfamiliar: Renault and Nissan” (co-authored with H. Korine and P.Y. Gomez), Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Hawaii, USA.  August, 2005.

“Evolutionary perspectives on the internationalization of R&D in Japanese multinational corporations” (co-authored with D.E. Westney), Academy of Japanese Business Studies, Quebec, Canada, July, 2005.

“Placing big bets: Exit as a mechanism for national R&D reform in the transnational economy” (co-authored with M. Lehrer), Academy of International Business Annual Meetings,  Quebec, Canada, July, 2005.

“Sourcing knowledge through overseas R&D laboratories” Strategic Management Society, San Juan, Puerto Rico, November, 2004.

“On condition of knowledge sourcing through overseas R&D labs” Japan Academy of International Business Studies, April, 2004.

“Sourcing and leveraging external knowledge through overseas R&D laboratories: Some evidence from Japanese firms” Research Workshop on Global Knowledge and Innovation, Center for Knowledge and Innovation Research (CKIR), Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland, August 20-23, 2003.

“Managing transition in Japan’s biotechnology sector: The institutional-organizational coevolution” Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Seattle, WA., August 1-6, 2003.

“Scientists and industrial policy: Science entrepreneurship in German and Japanese biotechnology” (co-authored with M. Lehrer). Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Seattle, WA., August 1-6, 2003.

“Managing institutional reform in biotechnology industry: The role of public sector in Germany and Japan” (co-authored with M. Lehrer). Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, Monterrey, CA.  July 5-8, 2003.

“Co-evolution of national innovation system and organizational system: A situation of biotechnology sector in Japan” Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, Monterrey, CA.  July 5-8, 2003.

“The R&D Internationalization as metanational strategy” The Global Innovation Research Forum, INSEAD Research Workshop, October 2002, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France.

 “The alliance formation process and its impact on corporate renewal: Lessons from the Renault=Nissan strategic alliance” (co-authored with H. Korine and P.Y. Gomez).  The Symposium on Corporate Strategic Alliances, organized by Asian Productivity Organization, October 2002, Daegu, Korea.

“Exploring the mode of cross-border knowledge mobilization by multinational corporation: An eclectic approach”  Strategic Management Society Annual Meetings, September 22-25, 2002, Paris, France.

“Opportunity perception at intermediate geographic levels of MNC: Beyond the local-global dichotomy” (co-authored with M. Lehrer) Academy of Management Annual Meetings, August 2002, Denver,  USA

“Co-evolution of national innovation system and business strategy: The case of biotechnology industry in Japan”. The 14th Annual Meetings of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE), University of Minnesota, June 27-30.

“Pitfalls when transferring practice within a multinational firm: Unwanted transfer as a neglected issue” (co-authored with T. Kato). Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, November 16-19, 2001. Sydney, Australia.

“Partnering with the unfamiliar: Lessons from the case of Renault and Nissan” (co-authored with H. Korine). Strategic Management Society Annual Meetings, October 21-24, 2001, San Francisco, USA.

“Managing local knowledge assets globally: Regional offices as innovation relays” (co-authored with M. Lehrer) Academy of Management Annual Meetings, August 2001, Washington, D.C. USA.

“Internationalization of R&D as differentiated process of social capital formation: some evidence from the Japanese firms” Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, November 17-20, 2000, Phoenix, AZ. USA.

“Linking local knowledge to global operations: the role of regional offices of MNCs” (co-authored with M. Lehrer)  Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, November 17-20, 2000, Phoenix, AZ. USA.

“Knowledge transfer versus knowledge incubation: heterogeneous knowledge management challenges of American and Japanese MNCs in Europe” (co-authored with M. Lehrer) Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, November 17-20, 2000, Phoenix, AZ. USA.

“Social capital, structural holes, and the formation of international R&D linkages: some evidence from the Japanese firms” Academy of Management Annual Meetings (Shared interest track – BPS/OMT divisions), August 4-9, 2000, Toronto. Canada.

“R&D internationalization, structural shift, and organizational tension: evidence from the perception gap analysis of the Japanese multinationals” Academy of Management Annual Meetings (international management division), August 4-9, 2000, Toronto. Canada.

“Differentiation, integration, and organizational tension: some evidence from R&D internationalization by Japanese firms.” Western Academy of Management (WAM) Annual Meetings, July 9-12, 2000, Shizuoka, Japan.

“Strategic renewal of Japanese business system facing the environmental turbulence” (co-authored with M. Aoi), The 13th Annual Conference, Association of Japanese Business Studies (AJBS), June 9-11, 2000, Oiso, Japan.

“Renewing Japan’s global innovation system through international R&D” The 13th Annual Conference, Association of Japanese Business Studies (AJBS), June 9-11, 2000, Oiso, Japan.

“Transformation of international R&D linkages and dynamism of MNCs” (in Japanese) Soshiki-Gakkai Annual Meeting (Japanese Association of Organizational Studies), June 3, 2000, Shiga, Japan.

“International R&D linkages for mobilizing knowledge: The case of Japanese MNCs.” Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, November, 1999, Charleston, SC. USA.

“De-institutionalization of Japanese management system facing the economic crisis: Beyond isomorphism toward strategic differentiation.”  Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, November, 1999, Charleston, SC. USA.

“Strategic integration, corporate involvement and performance: Empirical investigation of Japanese electronics firms.” (co-authored with N. Sumikura).  Strategic Management Society Annual Meetings, October, 1999, Berlin, Germany.

“Barriers to diffusion of new practices across borders: An empirical study of Japanese and European pharmaceutical firms.”  Academy of Management Annual Meetings, August, 1999. Chicago, IL, (jointly hosted by Business Policy and Strategy Division and International Management Division). USA.

“Internationalization of R&D as social capital formation.” The Inaugural Conference of the Asia Academy of Management. December, 1998. Hong Kong.

“Process and barriers in knowledge mobilization: An observation from international R&D by Japanese firms.”  Strategic Management Society Annual Meetings. November, 1998. Orlando, FL. USA.

“Evolving linkages in internationalizing R&D: The case of Japanese MNCs.” The Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, October, 1998. Vienna, Austria.

“Knowledge mobilization within complex organization: Diverse knowledge, administrative barriers, and integrating mechanisms.” (Co-authored with Tomo Noda).  The Academy of Management Annual Meetings, August, 1998. San Diego, CA. (Business Policy and Strategy Division). USA.

“Managing the multibusiness firm: An organizing framework.”  (Co-authored with Tomo Noda).  The Academy of Management Annual Meetings, August, 1998. San Diego, CA. (Business Policy and Strategy Division). USA.

“The headquarters-subsidiary perception gap under clan failure in Japanese R&D internationalization.”  The 7th International Forum on Technology Management, JUPITOR, November 3-7, 1997 in Kyoto, Japan.

"Exploring strategic linkages in complex organizations; Implications for multibusiness management." (Co-authored with Tomo Noda).  The 17th Annual International Conference, Strategic Management Society, October 3-6, 1997 in Barcelona, Spain.

"Knowledge linkage in international R&D management: The case of Japanese MNCs." PICMET'97.  July 27-31, 1997. Portland, Oregon. USA.

"Strategic linkage mechanisms in globally-dispersed R&D: The case of Japanese MNCs." The 16th Annual International Conference, Strategic Management Society, November 10-13, 1996 in Phenix, Arizona. USA.

"The Multinational tension in R&D internationalization: The headquarters-subsidiary perception gap under clan-failure in the Japanese multinational companies." The 1996 Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Banff, Alberta, Canada (September 26-29).

"The metanational corporation: Knowledge orchestration in the modern firm." (Co-authored with Yves Doz et al). The 1996 Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Banff, Alberta, Canada (September 26-29).

"The metanational corporation." (Co-authored with Yves Doz et al). The 16th Annual International Conference, Strategic Management Society, November 10-13, 1996 in Phenix, Arizona. USA.

"Managing knowledge conversion process across borders: Toward a framework of international knowledge management," The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 1995 Vancouver (International management Division). Canada.

"American and Japanese expatriate adjustment: A psychoanalytic perspective." The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 1995 Vancouver (International Management Division). Canada.

"Relations internes/externes et conflit autonomie/contrôle: La R&D des multinationales Japonaises en Europe." 4ème Conférence Internationale de Management Stratégique ESSEC-Dauphine. 2/4 Mai 1995, Université de Paris, Dauphine. France.

"Regional management and regional headquarters: An empirical study of adaptation in American and

Japanese MNCs." (co-authored with M. Lehrer).  International Management Division, The Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August 16, 1994, Dallas, USA.

"Management dilemmas behind globalizing R&D network: In search of new organizational control mechanism." LBS/INSEAD/Western Research Forum, April 24, 1994, London Business School, London, UK.