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Affiliation: Associate Professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University

Degree: Ph.D. in Management(Mar, 2018, The University of Tokyo)

Researcher number: 50823895
J-GLOBAL ID: 201401059124355438
researchmap Member ID: B000242784

External link: https://iwaoshumpei.wixsite.com/keieigaku

Major Research Interests

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Major Research Areas

2

Humanities & social sciences / Business administration / Business Organization, Corporate Strategy, Business Model
Manufacturing technology (mechanical, electrical/electronic, chemical engineering) / Manufacturing and production engineering / Operations Management

Major Research History

5

Apr, 2022 - Present

Associate Professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University

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Major Education

3

Apr, 2015 - Mar, 2018

Ph.D. in Management, Graduate School of Economics (Management Division), The University of Tokyo

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Major Committee Memberships

9

Apr, 2024 - Present

Corporate Governance Committee for Private and Owner-Managed Companies, The Japan Association of Corporate Directors (JACD)
Oct, 2023 - Present

Member of Board/Governance Committees, The Academic Association for Organizational Science
Mar, 2022 - Present

Board Member, Japan Society for Production Management

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Major Awards

5

Nov, 2021

73th Keio Prize, Keio University

Iwao, S
Jun, 2021

37th Susumu Takamiya Book Award, Academic Association for Organizational Science

Iwao, S
Mar, 2021

22th Book Award of Japan Society for Production Management, Japan Society for Production Management

Iwao, S
Jun, 2020

36th Susumu Takamiya Publication Award, Academic Association for Organizational Science

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Major Papers

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Business Model Revisited: The Research Imperfection Problem and Business Model Go

Iwao, S

Organizational Science, 57(3) 48-66, Mar, 2024 Peer-reviewedInvitedLead authorLast authorCorresponding author
A New Mathematical Learning Curve Model Based on the Empirical Analysis of Japanese Sharing Economy Companies

Iwao, S, Park, Y, Park, Y, Hong, C.P

IEEE Access, 11(1) 4944-4955, Jan, 2023 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author
Continuous Improvement Revisited: Organization Design as the Last Step in Gaining the Full Competitive Advantage of Kaizen

Iwao, S

Management and Business Review, 2(1) 56-61, Aug, 2022 Peer-reviewedLead authorLast authorCorresponding author
Coordination in improvements at manufacturing plants and its effect on improvement capabilities

Yamamoto, Y, Iwao, S

Procedia Manufacturing, 38(1) 1566-1573, Feb, 2020 Peer-reviewedLast author
Incremental Innovation and Organizational Structure: Field research in the Japanese auto industry and computer simulation

Shumpei IWAO

Soshiki Kagaku (Organizational Science), 52(2) 70-86, Dec, 2018 Peer-reviewedLead authorLast authorCorresponding author
Linking Continuous Improvement to Manufacturing Performance

Iwao, S, M. Marinov

Benchmarking: An International Journal, 25(5) 1319-1332, Jun, 2018 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author
Revisiting the Existing Notion of Continuous Improvement (Kaizen): Literature Review and Field Research of Toyota from a Perspective of Innovation

Iwao, S

Evolutionary and Institutional Economics Review, 14(1) 29-59, Feb, 2017 Peer-reviewedLead authorLast authorCorresponding author

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Major Misc.

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Governance is no longer needed!

Iwao, S

Toyo Keizai, (7166) 76-77, Apr, 2024 InvitedLead authorLast authorCorresponding author
Breaking free from the dualism of people and money

Iwao, S

Nikkei, Jan, 2024 InvitedLead authorLast authorCorresponding author
Kaizen is the Key to Innovation: Facts Revealed in Experiments with 2,200 Artificial Intelligences

Iwao, S

Nikkei Business, (2180) 74-77, Feb, 2023 Lead authorLast authorCorresponding author
Imaginary Bookstore

Iwao, S

Yomiuri Shimbun, Jan, 2023 Lead authorLast authorCorresponding author
3 reasons why Airbnb's "housing for 20,000 Afghan Refugees" isn't just charity

Iwao, S

Diamond Weekly, 109(37) 76-77, Sep, 2021 InvitedLead authorLast authorCorresponding author
Kaizen and Strategic Management

Iwao, S

The Weekly Economist (Mainichi Shimbun), 99(34) 48-49, Sep, 2021 InvitedLead authorLast authorCorresponding author

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Major Books and Other Publications

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The World is Made of Management (Kodansha Gendai Shinsho)

Iwao, S

Kodansha, Jan 18, 2024 (ISBN: 4065346444)
Why are Japanese companies abandoning their "strengths"?

Iwao, S

Kobunsha, Oct 18, 2023 (ISBN: 4334100910)
The After school Company: Management Text for Teens

Iwao, S

KADOKAWA, Jun, 2022 (ISBN: 9784041125687)
The KAIZEN Activities Revisited: Organizational Structures and Innovation Strategies in the Japanese Auto Industry

Iwao, S

Dec 24, 2019 (ISBN: 4641165572)

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Major Presentations

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Innovation Strategies and Organization Designs in the Japanese Automotive Industry

Iwao, S

East Asian Consortium of Japanese Studies: The 6th International Conference, Nov 6, 2022 Invited
Characteristics of Sharing Economy in Japan: An Empirical Study of Japanese Firms

Iwao, S, Park, Y

Global Supply Chain Management Conference 2020, Dec 12, 2020
Coordination in improvements at manufacturing plants and its effect on improvement capabilities

Yamamoto, Y, Iwao, S

2019 International Conference in Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM), Jun 24, 2019
When do Kaizen generate firm's manufacturing performance?: A conparative case study of Toyota and Matsuo

Shumpei IWAO

International Conference of Japan Association for Evolutionary Economics, Mar 27, 2016
Front-loading Purchasing Activity: Why TOYOTA can do KAIZEN with quick parts change?

Shumpei IWAO

Global Supply Chain Management Conference 2015, Mar 28, 2015
The group building process in lean production system: Content analysis of Leaders' communication notes

Inamizu, N, Murata, K, Fukuzawa, M, Iwao, S, Suzuki, N, Shintaku, J, Fujimoto, T

EurOMA (European Operations Management Association) 2014 Conference, Jun 25, 2014

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Major Teaching Experience

9

Apr, 2021 - Present

Business Model Innovation Strategy (Keio University)
Sep, 2019 - Present

Introduction to Management (The University of Tokyo)

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Major Professional Memberships

3

2014 - Present

THE ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION FOR ORGANIZATIONAL SCIENCE
2014 - Present

THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
2015 - Present

Production and Operations Management Society

Major Research Projects

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「経営戦略の品質管理」に関する社会実証実験研究

科学研究費助成事業若手研究, 若手研究, 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2028

岩尾俊兵
International Comparative Study of Organizational Capability Measurement by the Flow Map of Material and Information

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B)), Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B)), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Oct, 2022 - Mar, 2028

Park, Y

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