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SAWADA Naohiro

Department / Course

Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School of International Management Department of International Management

Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School of International Management Department of International Management Science

Job Professor

Specialization and related fields
Business administration

Business career
1.	2011/04/01 ～ 2015/03/31	Associate Professor Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School of International Management Department of International Management
2.	2015/04/01 ～	Professor Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School of International Management Department of International Management Science
3.	2015/04/01 ～	Professor Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School of International Management Department of International Management

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
3.	2025/04/01 ～ 2027/03/31	Aoyama Gakuin University Curriculum Coordinator

Book and thesis
1.	Papers	Sawada, N. (2025) 'The impact of absorptive capacity on business model efficacy: Evidence From Japanese Firms,' Academy of Management Proceedings, Vol. 2025, No. 1. (Sole-authored) 2025/07
2.	Papers	Sawada, N. (2025) 'How academic and business collaborations enhance potential and realized absorptive capacities: Evidence from Japanese firms' European Journal of Innovation Management, in print. (Sole-authored) 2025/02
3.	Papers	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 (Sole-authored) 2022/07
4.	Papers	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. (Co-authored) 2013/07
5.	Books	Strategy in practice: A guide to business analysis (Sole-authored) 2020/03

Academic conference presentation
1.	2024/07/02	Sawada, N. (2024). 'Dynamic capabilities and business models under economic turbulence: Evidence from Japanese firms' (Association of Japanese Business Studies, Seoul, South Korea.)
2.	2022/08/05	Sawada. N. (2022). "How open innovation mediates absorptive capacity: Evidence from Japanese firms" (Academy of Management, Washington, USA, virtual platform)
3.	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)
4.	2021/07/29	Sawada, N. (2021). "Contingency fit between open innovation and product market strategy: Evidence from Japanese firms" (Academy of Management, Virtual conference.)
5.	2021/06/25	Sawada, N. (2021). "How open innovation accelerates product market strategies: Evidence from Japanese firms" (Association of Japanese Business Studies, Virtual conference.)