I am an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University in Japan.
My work focuses on how organizations manage complexity, uncertainty, and competing demands, combining academic research with external engagement.
Managing across borders: How multinational firms manage headquarters-subsidiary relations, internal power and influence, and institutional differences across countries
Innovation under uncertainty: How firms evaluate and pursue innovation in settings marked by competing priorities, and how attention shapes strategic behavior and performance
Markets, categories and legitimacy: How new products and practices become contested and accepted in society
Mar 2026: I have been elected to the Advisory Committee of the Euro-Asia Management Studies Association
Mar 2026: An article on subsidiary influence in multinational corporations has been published in Journal of International Management
Nov 2025: A book chapter on the circular economy of old houses in Japan has been published in Oplev Japan
Jul 2025: A paper on how multinational firms manage local institutions has been nominated for Best Paper at the Annual Conference of the Academy of Management