下畑 浩二

From this April, I start my Associate Professorship at SOAI University Faculty of Humanities in Osaka after 10 year work at Shikoku University Faculty of Management of Information Sciences,including the Assistant Department Head.

Since PhD programme at Exeter University(United Kingdom), I was Honorary Research Assistant at the Politics Department at the University, then, dispatched one of the affiliated institution in Japan, Takushoku University. I also have experience on part-time lecturer-ships at Meiji University, Tokushima University, Guest Speakers on Tokyo University of Science, Suwa (twice), and several visiting fellowships at Japanese institutions for Higher Education(Aichi Gakusen Univ, Aichi Konan College, and Osaka Univ. of Tourism).

One of my specializations is Small & Medium Enterprises and regional Innovation. The other is top management activities related to his or her "political resume( including successor, followers, and even opponents)", leadership at corporations through historical institutional approach. Corporate governance research on rise and fall of corporate elites is also my specialization.

My contribution to academic world is IFSAM Secretary(2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2019-2020), JABA Director(2019.9-current), Executive Secretary(Kanji) in charge of International Affairs(2013.9-2016.9, 2016.9-2019.9).

I am one of editorial board member for Journal of Business  Management(Japan Academy of Business Administration), and also connected with 4 international academic journals, 3 for Mangement, 1 for Politics. For example of this,  Society and Business Review(Emerald Group Publishing),Editorial Advisory Board Member, Recherche Cas en Sciences de Gestion(Editions EMS), Membre du Comité d évaluation.