NORIFUMI KAWAI
ACADEMIC & RESEARCH POSITIONS
2021-now
Associate Professor (with tenure) in International Business, University of Bergamo, Department of Management, Economics & Quantitative Methods, Italy.
2022
Visiting Professor in International Business, University of Tübingen, Department of Management, Germany.
2019-2021
Associate Professor (with tenure) in Global Strategy, Sophia University, Department of Economics, Tokyo, Japan.
2018
Visiting Research Fellow, University of Tokyo, Department of Economics & Manufacturing Management Research Center, Japan.
2017-2023
Visiting Professor in International Business, University of Pavia, Department of Economics & Management, Italy.
2015-2019
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in International Business, University of Sussex Business School (EQUIS, AACSB, AMBA accredited), Falmer, UK.
2014-2017
Visiting Professor in International Business, University of Bergamo, Department of Management, Economics & Quantitative Methods, Italy.
2012-2015
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in International Business, University of Sussex Business School (EQUIS, AACSB, AMBA accredited), Falmer, UK.
2011-2012
Research Associate, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Department of Managerial Economics (Mercator School of Management), Duisburg, Germany.
2009-2011
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)-funded “Risk & East Asia” research project in the Mercator School of Management & the Institute of East Asian Studies at the Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany.
2005-2007
Research Associate, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Department of Managerial Economics (Mercator School of Management), Duisburg, Germany.
2003
Event Coordinator/Public Relations Assistant, The United Nations (UN) World Food Programme Japan Liaison Office, Tokyo & Yokohama, Japan.
2003
Public Relations Intern, Pittsburgh Council for International Visitors, Pittsburgh, USA.
COMPUTER SKILLS
MS Word, Excel & PPT (advanced)
STATA (advanced)
SPSS AMOS (advanced)
Smart PLS (advanced)
LISREL (advanced)
- Japanese (native speaker)
- English (fluent)
- German (fluent - ZOP: C2 CEFR)
- Italian (beginner)
- Marathon (Personal best in the last 15 years, 2 hours 57 minutes 32 seconds in the Düsseldorf marathon in 2005)
- Olympic-distance triathlon (10 times finisher)
- Rugby (Player for the second team of Düsseldorf Dragons in the Verbandesliga 2010-2013)
- Kendo (Japanese swordsmanship) 2–Dan certified through the All-Japan Kendo Federation
- Cooking (Italian cuisine)
(References provided upon request)