Faculty Database - Aoki Katsuki

■ Books and Papers

1.	2024	Article	Gemba-Digitalisierung 4.0? Digitale Transformation auf Japanisch Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb 19(12),pp.946-950 (Collaboration)
2.	2024/08	Book	How can the Toyota Production System continue to be a source of competitive advantage? Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting pp.1-40 (Single)
3.	2023/08	Book	Operational foundation for TPS implementation: Toyota’s Three Pillar activity Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting pp.1-40 (Single)
4.	2022/08	Book	How outsiders promote organizational change: Active mediation in adaptive sensemaking pp.1-40 (Single)
5.	2022	Article	How do material objects promote continuous learning? A framework for understanding“gemba kaizen” Meiji Business Review 69(1),pp.369-396 (Single)
6.	2021	Article	Digital technologies as lean augmentation: A preliminary study of Japanese automotive manufacturers International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management 21(3),pp.228-249 (Collaboration)
7.	2021	Article	“Lean production from the view of management theory: Functional, critical and paradox approaches”. In Janoski, T and Lepadatu, D. (eds), The Cambridge international handbook of lean production: Diverging theories and new industries around the world pp.35-63 (Single)
8.	2020	Article	The roles of material artifacts in managing the learning-performance paradox: The kaizen case. Academy of Management Journal 63(4),pp.1266-1299 (Single)
9.	2019/08	Article	Managing Hybridization: Transferring Production Practices within Japanese MNCs. Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting pp.1-39 (Collaboration)
10.	2018	Article	Monozukuri capability and dynamic product variety: An analysis of the design-manufacturing interface at Japanese and German automakers. Technovation 71-72,pp.33-45 (Collaboration)
11.	2018/06	Article	Globalization, localization or hybrid?: HQ-Subsidiary relationships at Japanese firms. SASE Annual conference pp.1-35 (Collaboration)
12.	2017	Article	The role of ambidexterity in managing buyer-supplier relationships: The Toyota case. Organization Science 28(6),pp.1080-1097 (Collaboration)
13.	2017/07	Article	Vicious and virtuous cycles fuelled by quality-efficiency tensions: Paradox management at the frontline level. Proceedings of the 33rd EGOS Colloquium pp.1-30 (Single)
14.	2016	Article	Managing the productivity dilemma: How Toyota develops a context for ambidexterity with suppliers. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (Collaboration)
15.	2016/08	Article	How does firm context influence automotive order fulfilment?: A structured review Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting pp.1-40 (Collaboration)
16.	2015	Article	Planning and scheduling in the automotive industry: A comparison of industrial practice at German and Japanese makers. International Journal of Production Economics 162,pp.258-272 (Collaboration)
17.	2015	Article	"Labour relations and HRM in the automotive industry: Japanese impacts". Nieuwenhuis, P. and Wells, P. (eds), The global automotive industry pp.83-94 (Single)
18.	2015/07	Article	Institutional maintenance with socially undesired consequences: Japanese employment practices and increasing social inequality. Proceedings of the 31st EGOS Colloquium pp.1-30 (Collaboration)
19.	2014	Article	Monozukuri capability to address product variety: A comparison between Japanese and German automotive makers. International Journal of Production Economics 147,pp.373-384 (Collaboration)
20.	2014	Article	'Japanese human resource management' in post-bubble Japan. International Journal of Human Resource Management 25(18),pp.2551-2572 (Collaboration)
21.	2014/08	Article	Language, discourse and organizational change in Japanese contexts. Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting pp.1-24 (Collaboration)
22.	2014/08	Article	Kaizen initiative through vertical supply networks in emerging economies. Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting pp.1-40 (Collaboration)
23.	2014/07	Article	The role of discourse and agency in disrupting institutions: A case of school bullying in Japan. Proceedings of the 11TH International Conference on Organizational Discourse pp.1-38 (Single)
24.	2014/07	Article	Institutionalization of effective production networks in India: Different types of strategies for filling institutional voids. Proceedings of the 30th EGOS Colloquium pp.1-39 (Collaboration)
25.	2013	Article	The new, improved keiretsu. Harvard Business Review 91(9),pp.109-113 (Collaboration)
26.	2013	Article	Whither Japanese Keiretsu?: The Transformation of vertical Keiretsu in Toyota, Nissan and Honda 1991-2011. Asia Pacific Business Review 19(1),pp.70-84 (Collaboration)
27.	2013/07	Article	Meaning network and resource mobilization: The case of school bullying in Otsu city. Proceedings of the 29th EGOS Colloquium pp.1-33 (Collaboration)
28.	2013/06	Article	Product variety in emerging and domestic markets in the automotive industry: A strategy comparison of Japanese and German OEMs in Brazil. Proceedings of the 20th Annual International EurOMA Conference pp.1-10 (Collaboration)
29.	2012/09	Article	Is Japanese shopfloor management still unique?: A comparative study between Japanese, British and German plants. Proceedings of British Academy of Management pp.1-22 (Single)
30.	2012/07	Article	Planning and Scheduling in the Automotive Industry: Comparison between German and Japanese Automakers. Proceedings of the 4th Joint World Conference on Production & Operations Management pp.1-10 (Collaboration)
31.	2012/03	Article	Monozukuri capability to address product variety: A comparison between Japanese and German automotive makers. Proceedings of the 5th International Supply Chain Management Symposium and Workshop (Collaboration)
32.	2011	Article	Continuity and change in Japan's automotive industry. Ivey Business Journal pp.1-11 (Collaboration)
33.	2011/07	Article	External product variety, mass customization and order fulfilment in the automotive industry: A comparison between German and Japanese cases. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International EurOMA Conference pp.1-10 (Collaboration)
34.	2011/06	Article	The transformation of Japanese institutions and governance: The case of vertical keiretsu in Toyota, Nissan and Honda 1990-2010 Proceedings of the Academy of International Business Annual Meeting (Collaboration)
35.	2011/06	Article	External product variety in the automotive industry: An empirical analysis of German and Japanese OEM operations. Proceedings of the 19th Internatinal Gerpisa Colloquium pp.1-10 (Collaboration)
36.	2010/08	Article	Passion, compassion and social power: Rethinking Japanese-style management. Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting pp.1-27 (Collaboration)
37.	2008	Article	Transferring Japanese kaizen activities to overseas plants in China. International Journal of Operations & Production Management 28(6),pp.518-539 (Single)
38.	2008	Article	Did the Nissan Revival Plan lead to the break-up of the keiretsu system? International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management 8(3),pp.297-316 (Single)
39.	2008/08	Article	From “ba” as the place for knowledge conversion to “genba” as social practice. Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting pp.1-37 (Single)
40.	2008	Article	A report on European and Japanese auto-parts makers in the UK. 関東学院大学　経済系 237,pp.44-62 (Single)
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■ Conference Presentations

1.	2013/07	Hybridization Approach to Globalization of HRM: A Study of Japanese and South Korean MNEs (SASE 25th Annual Conference)
2.	2013/07	Japanese keiretsu facing pressure toward globalization: the case of vertical keiretsu in Toyota, Nissan and Honda (SASE 25th Annual Conference)
3.	2010/09	HRM in recession: Some lessons from ‘post-bubble’ Japan (25th Annual Employment Research Unit Conference)
4.	2010/08	The strategy of “visualization” in Japanese-style problem solving activities (Academy of Management Annual meeting)
5.	2010/08	The transformation of Japanese keiretsu: the Nissan case (Academy of Management Annual Meeting)

■ Academic Qualifications

1.	1999/03/26 Degree Acquisition	Meiji University, PhD (Business Administartion)
2.	1995/04～1999/03	〔Doctorial Course〕, Graduate School of Business Administration, Meiji University, Completed, PhD

■ Career History

1.	1999/04～2001/03	Kanto Gakuin University Faculty of Economics Lecturer
2.	2001/04～2011/03	Kanto Gamuin University Faculty of Economics Associate Professor

■ Research Topics, Consignment Studies & KAKENHI Researches

1.	2012/04～2015/03	International comparison of parts supply systems in Japanese manufacturing industries (Key Word : )
2.	2011/11～2016/03	Changes in global parts supply systems and their effects on international competitiveness in the automotive industry (Key Word : )

■ Committees and Associations

1.

2014/08～

Editorial Board, Human Resource Management Journal Editorial Advisory Board Member

■ Award History

1.	2024/08	Academy of Management Best Reviewer Award, Management History Division
2.	2023/08	Institute for Supply Management ISM 2023 Academy of Management Best Paper Award－Runner Up (Operational foundation for TPS implementation: Toyota’s Three Pillar activity)
3.	2016/08	Institute for Supply Management ISM 2016 Academy of Management Best Paper Award (Managing the productivity dilemma: How Toyota develops a context for ambidexterity with suppliers)
4.	2009/03	Emerald Literati Network Outstanding Paper Award, "International Journal of Operations & Production Management" (Transferring Japanese kaizen activities to overseas plants in China)

■ Current Specialized Field

Business administration (Key Word：Organization and management studies)

■ KAKENHI Researcher Number

20318893