I am an Associate Professor at the Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University in Japan. My work focuses on how organizations manage competing demands, often in international settings.
Managing across borders: How multinational firms manage internal headquarters-subsidiary relations and external institutional differences
Innovation under uncertainty: How firms evaluate and pursue innovation in settings marked by competing priorities
Legitimacy in markets: How new products and practices become contested and accepted in society
Oct 2026: I have been awarded a Best Reviewer Award in Global Strategy by the Strategic Management Society
Oct 2026: I have been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure at the Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University
Jun 2026: A case on the challenges of selling recycling machinery across global markets has been published in the book Exploring Strategy
Mar 2026: I have accepted an invitation to become an ad-hoc reviewer for Global Strategy Journal
Mar 2026: An article on subsidiary influence in multinational corporations has been published in Journal of International Management
Mar 2026: I have accepted an invitation to join the Advisory Committee of the Euro-Asia Management Studies Association
Nov 2025: A book chapter on the circular economy of old houses in Japan has been published in the book 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
Mar 2025: A paper on media narratives surrounding trade agreements has been published in Asia Europe Journal