Specialization and related fields
Business career
Winning science prize
Official position and committee in Univ.
Book and thesis
Academic conference presentation
    （Last updated : 2023-04-06 14:16:58）
  SAWADA Naohiro
   Department   Aoyama Gakuin University  Department of International Management, Graduate School of International Management
   Aoyama Gakuin University  Department of International Management Science, Graduate School of International Management
   Position   Professor
■ Specialization and related fields
Business administration 
■ Business career
1. 2011/04～2015/03 Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School of International Management Department of International Management Associate Professor
2. 2015/04～ Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School of International Management Department of International Management Science Professor
3. 2015/04～ Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School of International Management Department of International Management Professor
■ Winning science prize
1. 2020/03 Aoyama Business School Best Teacher of the Year 2011, 2013, & 2016
■ Official position and committee in Univ.
1. 2021/04/01～2023/03/31 Aoyama Gakuin University Curriculum Coordinator
2. 2023/04/01～2025/03/31 Aoyama Gakuin University Curriculum Coordinator
■ Book and thesis
1. Article Sawada, N. (2022) "How Open Innovation Mediates Absorptive Capacity: Evidence from Japanese Firms." Academy of Management Proceedings. Vol. 2022. No. 1. Academy of Management Proceedings  (Single) 2022/07
2. Book Strategy in practice: A guide to business analysis   (Single) 2020/03
3. Article Sawada, N., Asakawa K., and Nakamura, H. (2013) "Laboratory-level collaboration, corporate-level R&D policies, and laboratory R&D performance." Academy of Management Proceedings. Vol. 2013. No. 1.   (Collaboration) 2013/07
■ Academic conference presentation
1. 2022/08/05 Sawada. N. (2022). "How open innovation mediates absorptive capacity: Evidence from Japanese firms" (Academy of Management, Washington, USA, virtual platform)
2. 2022/07/05 Sawada, N. (2022). "How academic and business collaborations enhance absorptive capacity: Evidence from Japanese firms" (Association of Japanese Business Studies, virtual conference)
3. 2021/07/29 Sawada, N. (2021). "Contingency fit between open innovation and product market strategy: Evidence from Japanese firms" (Academy of Management, Virtual conference.)
4. 2021/06/25 Sawada, N. (2021). "How open innovation accelerates product market strategies: Evidence from Japanese firms" (Association of Japanese Business Studies, Virtual conference.)