Faculty
Business Administration Chairs ProfessorJin-ichiro YAMADA

Business Leadership Program
i-BA Program
KC-CDO Course
- 【Specialized Fields】
- Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Organization Theory
- 【Subjects】
- Business Development
- 【Background】
- Received Ph.D. in Hokkaido University. Held research positions at Hokkaido University and Cranfield School of Management (UK). Held professor position in Osaka City University, and Visiting Professor post at Kyushu University, Bordeaux Management School (France) and Griffith Business School (Australia).
- 【Publications】
- A Systematic Bibliometric Review of the Strategic Entrepreneurship Domain, Management Research Review 2021
The Role of Entrepreneurs’ Career Solidarity toward Innovation: An Irreplaceable Relationship in Career Capital Pyramid, the Routledge International Handbook of Innovation Education, 2013
Entrepreneurs’ Intentions and Partnership Towards Innovation: Evidence from the Japanese Film Industry, Creativity and Innovation Management 15(3), 2006
A multi-dimensional view of entrepreneurship: Towards a research agenda on organisation emergence, Journal of Management Development 23(4), 2004
Yamada, J. and Yoshikawa, T. (2025) “Coping With Competing Role Expectations: How Do Independent Directors Make Sense of Their Role?” Journal of Management, forthcoming.
- 【Message】
- Success and happy survival, particularly in turbulent and unpredictable environments, is driven by value and decisions anchored to management philosophy. Future of management identify people, purpose, and potential as drivers of entrepreneurship. Our lecture module offers practical suggestions in this domain.
Research
- Research Apr 1, 2023 【KAKEN】Qualitative Comparative Study of the Microfoundations of Complex Lifecycle in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
- Research Apr 1, 2023 【KAKEN】A Study of Business Portfolio Transformation by Diversified Firms: A Strategic Tradeoff Perspective
- Research Apr 1, 2022 【KAKEN】Analysis of organizational resilience capabilities of SMEs during Covid-19 Pandemic
- Research Apr 1, 2019 Completed: 【KAKEN】Qualitative Comparative Study of Corporate Governance and Business Transformation Process in Entrepreneurship
Related News and Events
- NEWS Nov 11, 2024 【Call for Applications】Kyoto University GSM SDGs Leadership Award 2024
- Event Oct 4, 2024 When David meets Goliath – building trust in cross-cultural business negotiations in Estonian–Japanese collaboration
- Event report Jul 30, 2024 July 1, 2024 A seminar by Prof. Jeffrey G. Jones held
- NEWS Jun 12, 2024 Distinguished Professor Sachio SEMMOTO was awarded an honorary doctorate from the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
- Event Apr 19, 2024 Deeply Responsible Business: A Global History of Values-Driven Leadership/Geoffrey G. JONES (Professor of Business History at Harvard Business School)