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Working Papers

2023

1. Pilots' Desire to Become Future Space Tourism Pilots: Polynomial Regression Using Response Surface Analysis
   Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University
   See also Journal Article Pilots’ desire to become future space tourism pilots: Polynomial regression using response surface analysis, Transport Policy, Elsevier (2025) (2025)

2022

2. Adjustment of Expatriates' Work Practices during the Covid-19 Pandemic
   Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University
3. Emerging Market Expatriates in Japan during Covid-19 Pandemic
   Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University

2020

4. Formal Institutional Uncertainty and Equity Sought on Foreign Market Entry: Does Industry Matter?
   Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University View citations (6)
5. Necessity to Integrate Operational Business During M&A: The Effect of Employees' Vision and Cultural Openness
   Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University
   See also Journal Article Necessity to integrate operational business during M&A: the effect of employees’ vision and cultural openness, SN Business & Economics, Springer (2021) (2021)

2018

6. Cherry Picking versus Lemon Grabbing: Target Selection of Cross-Border and Domestic Acquisitions in Japan
   Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University View citations (2)

2017

7. Mind Your Language!: Role of Target Firm Language in Post-Merger Integration
   Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University
8. New Hires’ Job Satisfaction Time Trajectory
   Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University
   See also Journal Article New hires' job satisfaction time trajectory, International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd (2020) (2020)

2016

9. Job Satisfaction of Returnees to Japan
   Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University
   See also Journal Article Job satisfaction of returnees to Japan, International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2015

10. Identification to oneself and to the others: Employees' perceptions after a merger
    Working Papers on East Asian Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen, Institute of East Asian Studies IN-EAST
11. When Organizational Justice Matters for Affective Merger Commitment
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University View citations (1)

2014

12. Cultural Openness, Interpersonal Justice, and Job Satisfaction among Millennials and Seniors: Evidence from Japanese Target Employees following M&A
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University View citations (3)

2013

13. Are Emerging Market Multinationals Milking Their Cross Border Acquisition Targets? A Study of Inbound Japanese and Korean M&As
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University
14. Foreign Employee’s Responses to the 2011 Triple Disaster in Japan
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University

2012

15. Japan's Orientation towards Foreign Investments: Inertia Effects and Driving Force of Institutional Changes
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University
16. Performance Outcome of Leadership Succession at Foreign Subsidiaries in Japan. Does Nationality Matter?
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University

2011

17. Sources of Global Heterogeneity in Retail Spending
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University

2010

18. Policy Reactions to the Financial Crisis in Japan: Lessons from the 1990s
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University View citations (1)
19. Sources of Cross-national Heterogeneity in E-retail Spending: Evidence from Country-Level Data
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University

2009

20. Behold the 'Behemoth'. The privatization of Japan Post Bank
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University View citations (2)
21. Is the Japanese Distribution System Becoming More Accessible to Foreign Firms?
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University

2008

22. Top Management Characteristics of Foreign MNC Affiliates and Affiliate Performance in Japan: Knowledge-Based and Upper Echelon Perspectives
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University View citations (1)

2007

23. Bank regulation and supervision in Japan and Germany: A comparison
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Bank regulation and supervision in bank-dominated financial systems: a comparison between Japan and Germany, European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer (2009) View citations (11) (2009)

2006

24. Bank of Japan versus Eurosystem: A Comparison of Monetary Policy Institutions and Conduct in Japan and in the Euro Area
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University
25. Performance Impact at the Board Level: Corporate Governance in Japan
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University View citations (1)
26. Sending Expatriates to Japan? Executive staffing practice patterns
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University

2005

27. German Corporate Governance Code and Unaccepted Recommendations
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Pilots’ desire to become future space tourism pilots: Polynomial regression using response surface analysis
   Transport Policy, 2025, 162, (C), 509-520
   See also Working Paper Pilots' Desire to Become Future Space Tourism Pilots: Polynomial Regression Using Response Surface Analysis, Discussion Paper Series (2023) (2023)

2024

2. Covid-19 pandemic trouble? An exploratory study on German acquisitions in Japan
   European Journal of Management Studies, 2024, 29, (2), 249-267

2023

3. Managing disruptive technologies for innovative healthcare solutions: The role of high-involvement work systems and technologically-mediated relational coordination
   Journal of Business Research, 2023, 161, (C) View citations (1)

2022

4. East-Meets-West: Mergers and Acquisitions challenges and opportunities in and out of Asia
   Asian Business & Management, 2022, 21, (5), 715-744 View citations (1)

2021

5. Japanese firms' overpayments for cross‐border acquisitions
   International Finance, 2021, 24, (2), 257-273
6. Necessity to integrate operational business during M&A: the effect of employees’ vision and cultural openness
   SN Business & Economics, 2021, 1, (8), 1-17
   See also Working Paper Necessity to Integrate Operational Business During M&A: The Effect of Employees' Vision and Cultural Openness, Discussion Paper Series (2020) (2020)

2020

7. Consequences of expatriate top manager replacement on foreign subsidiary performance
   Journal of International Management, 2020, 26, (2) View citations (9)
8. Job satisfaction of returnees to Japan
   International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 2020, 20, (1), 1-24 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Job Satisfaction of Returnees to Japan, Discussion Paper Series (2016) (2016)
9. New hires' job satisfaction time trajectory
   International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 2020, 20, (1), 61-74
   See also Working Paper New Hires’ Job Satisfaction Time Trajectory, Discussion Paper Series (2017) (2017)
10. Strategy impact on the choice of partial versus full acquisitions: evidence from Japanese outbound acquisitions
    International Journal of Management Practice, 2020, 13, (4), 373-400 View citations (1)

2019

11. ACQUISITION BEHAVIOR OF EMERGING VERSUS DEVELOPED MARKET MULTINATIONALS
    Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies, 2019, 10, (1) View citations (2)

2018

12. Internet resources and capabilities: Japanese SME risk-taking, industry and performance
    Asia Pacific Business Review, 2018, 24, (5), 675-692 View citations (2)

2012

13. The Financial Crisis in Japan: Causes and Policy Reactions by the Bank of Japan
    European Journal of Comparative Economics, 2012, 9, (1), 51-77 View citations (4)

2010

14. Inbound M&A to Japan: Cherry Picking Versus Rescue Mission?
    Kobe Economic & Business Review, 2010, 54, 1-16

2009

15. Bank regulation and supervision in bank-dominated financial systems: a comparison between Japan and Germany
    European Journal of Law and Economics, 2009, 27, (2), 177-209 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Bank regulation and supervision in Japan and Germany: A comparison, Discussion Paper Series (2007) View citations (1) (2007)

2008

16. A Note on Political EU-Japan Relations and Economic Ties: Efforts through Cooperation Programs
    Kobe Economic & Business Review, 2008, 52, 27-38

2007

17. Bank of Japan versus Eurosystem
    Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, 2007, 42, (1), 43-53 View citations (1)

Books

2015

1. International Business Mergers and Acquisitions in Japan
   Springer Books, Springer View citations (1)

2014

2. The Great East Japan Earthquake and Its Impact on German Firms
   SpringerBriefs in Business, Springer

Chapters

2022

1. Case 4: Japanese Cross-Border M & A and German Target Employee Alienation Issues
   Springer View citations (1)
   Also in Springer (2018) View citations (1)
2. Strategic Choice and SHRM and ER
   Springer

2015

3. Cross Border Bidders Versus Domestic Ones
   Springer
4. Cultural Concepts
   Springer
5. Entrance to the Japanese Market
   Springer
6. Evaluation Methods and Market Concentration
   Springer
7. Expatriates and Other Choices
   Springer
8. Identification and Job Satisfaction at Mergers and Acquisitions
   Springer
9. Imports, Exports and Foreign Businesses in Japan
   Springer
10. Institutional Investors
    Springer
11. Introduction
    Springer View citations (1)
12. Japan and Foreign Direct Investment
    Springer
13. Mergers and Acquisitions in Japan
    Springer View citations (2)
14. Organizational Identification at Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: A Theoretical Concept
    Springer
15. Setting the Stage for Mergers and Acquisitions
    Springer
16. The Japanese Distribution System
    Springer
17. Unfriendly Takeovers
    Springer

2014

18. Closing Chapter
    Springer
19. Disaster Impact
    Springer
20. Subsidiary Autonomy and Expatriate Retreat
    Springer
21. Subsidiary Dependency on Expatriate Departure and Headquarter Trouble
    Springer