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（Last updated : 2026-07-06 16:27:07）　

KOBAYASHI MIZUKI

Department / Course College of Economics Department of Economics

Title / Position Associate Professor

Other Affiliations
1.	Graduate School of Economics

Academic background
1.		│ University of Tokyo Ph.D
2.		│ University of Tokyo
3.		Asia Pacific Management │ Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University │ Graduated Bachelor

Business career
1.	2010/04/01 ～ 2011/03/31	│ │ The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ,ltd
2.	2015/04/01 ～ 2016/03/31	Research Associate │ MMRC Graduate School of Economics │ University of Tokyo
3.	2016/04 ～	Associate Professor │ │

Research activities
1.		Japan Academy of International Business Studies
2.		The Academic Association for Organizational Science

Subject of research
1.	International Business
2.	supplier relationship

Research summary
Past research: Multinational Enterprises and Industrial Agglomeration How multinational enterprises affect industrial agglomeration’s formation and development in overseas. Focus on cases of Japanese companies' software outsourcing in China. Current research: Supplier relationship How product characteristics change or supply chain change affects buyer and supplier relationships. Focus on task interdependence and power balance perspective.

Present specialized field
Management (Keyword：Multinational Enterprises, International Business)

Papers
1.	2026/04	International business theory in the digital era: What differences does digital make? │ Annals of Business Administrative Science │
2.	2026/01	Examining supplier switching behavior: an empirical analysis of the Japanese automotive industry. │ Production and Manufacturing Research │ 14 (1)
3.	2023/12	Kobayashi, M. (2023). Interdependence in buyer–supplier relationships Definitions and measurement. │ Annals of Business Administrative Science │ 22 (6),pp.107-120
4.	2020/02	The vertical keiretsu advantage in the era of Westernization in the Japanese automobile industry: investigation from transaction cost economics and a resource-based view │ Asian Business & Management │ 19 (1),pp.36-61
5.	2017/11	Demand Fluctuation and Supply Chain Integration: Case Studies of Japanese Firms │ Perspectives on Global Development and Technology │ 16 (5),pp.564-586
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2023/10/19	Does buyer change the suppliers often? Evidence from parts transaction data in Japanese automobile industry (1996~2016)
2.	2018/06/24	The vertical Keiretsu advantage in the era of westernization in the Japanese automobile industry: Investigation of transaction cost economics and a resource-based view
3.	2015/06	Sourcing strategy based on task characteristics view: A comparative case study of Japanese companies software development in China
4.	2015/06	Cruising East? A structured analysis of research on East Asian automotive innovation 2000-2014
5.	2015/03	Outsourcing Strategy: Investigation of Japanese Companies’ Software Development in China
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Subject
1.	International Business

Message
1.	My research interest is about companies’ management in abroad and collaboration with local companies.

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