YOKOZAWA Kodo

Affiliation

Faculty of International Social Sciences, Division of International Social Sciences

Job Title

Professor

Research Fields, Keywords

kaizen, International management, knowledge transfer, qualitative methods

Related SDGs




The Best Research Achievement in the last 5 years 【 display / non-display

Education 【 display / non-display

  • 2005.10
    -
    2012.3

    University of Twente (Universiteit Twente)   International Management   Doctor Course   Completed

  • 2002.10
    -
    2004.12

    Eastern Washington University   Master of Business Administration (MBA)   Master Course   Completed

Degree 【 display / non-display

  • PhD - University of Twente

  • Master of Business Admin - Eastern Washington University

Campus Career 【 display / non-display

  • 2024.4
     
     

    Duty   Yokohama National UniversityFaculty of International Social Sciences   Division of International Social Sciences   Professor  

  • 2016.4
    -
    2024.3

    Duty   Yokohama National UniversityFaculty of International Social Sciences   Division of International Social Sciences   Associate Professor  

  • 2024.4
     
     

    Concurrently   Yokohama National UniversityGraduate School of International Social Sciences   Department of Business Administration   Professor  

  • 2024.4
     
     

    Concurrently   Yokohama National UniversityCollege of Business Administration   Department of Business Administration   Specialization in Global Business   Professor  

  • 2024.4
     
     

    Concurrently   Yokohama National UniversityInterfaculty Graduate School of Innovative and Practical Studies   Professor  

display all >>

External Career 【 display / non-display

  • 2013.4
    -
    2016.3

    University of Hyogo   School of Business Administration   Lecturer  

  • 2012.4
    -
    2013.3

    University of Tokyo   Manufacturing Management Research Center   Associate researcher  

Academic Society Affiliations 【 display / non-display

Research Areas 【 display / non-display

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Business administration

 

Research Career 【 display / non-display

  • Why kaizen is difficult to be transferred abroad? An empirical study on the relationship between employee anxiety and kaizen performance

    Project Year: 2020.4 - 2023.3

  • Transfer of Japanese production management systems to firms in India: Development process of the corroborative continuous improvement community

    Project Year: 2014.4 - 2018.3

Books 【 display / non-display

  • A Research Agenda for Lean Management

    Kodo Yokozawa( Role: Contributor ,  Anxiety that Drives Kaizen: A Strategic Blueprint for Kaizen Implementation Across Borders)

    Elgar Research  ( ISBN:978-1035302901

    Amazon

     More details

    Total pages:192   Language:English Book type:Scholarly book

  • Industrial Competitiveness and Design Evolution

    Mitsuhiro Fukuzawa, Nobuyuki Inamizu, Junjiro Shintaku, Kodo Yokozawa, Nobutaka Suzuki( Role: Sole author ,  The Nature of Surviving Japanese Factories in the Global Competition: An Empirical Analysis of Electrical and Electronics Factories)

    Springer Tokyo  ( ISBN:978-4-431-55144-7

    DOI Amazon

     More details

    Total pages:425   Responsible for pages:223-247   Language:English Book type:Scholarly book

Thesis for a degree 【 display / non-display

Papers 【 display / non-display

  • A sense of urgency as a driver of individual kaizen performance: moderating role of organizational culture

    Nguyen, HA; Yokozawa, K; Suárez-Barraza, MF

    TQM Journal   2023.11  [Reviewed]

    DOI Web of Science

     More details

    Language:Japanese   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   Joint Work  

  • The influences of boundary spanning capabilities and long-term orientation on opportunism in inter-firm relationships

    Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal   Forthcoming   2023.9  [Reviewed]

    DOI

     More details

    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   Single Work  

  • Revisiting the concept of 5’S: A comparative analysis study through the lens of pioneers

    Barraza, M. F. S., Miguel-Dávila, J. A., & Yokozawa, K.

    International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management   In press ( In press )   In press - In press   2023.7  [Reviewed]

     More details

    Authorship:Last author   Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   Single Work  

  • Effect of anxiety on work engagement: Empirical evidence from Vietnam

    Thu, T. V., Yokozawa, K., Huy, P. T., & Nguyen, H. A.

    The 3rd International Conference on Research in Management & Technovation (ICRMAT) proceedings   2022.12  [Reviewed]

     More details

    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (international conference proceedings)   Single Work  

  • Contribution of a sense of urgency to employees' collaborative behavior and job performance: Empirical evidence from Japan

    Hao Anh Nguyen, Kodo Yokozawa

    Proceedings of the 6th World Conferce on Production and Operations Management   2022.8  [Reviewed]

     More details

    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (international conference proceedings)   Single Work  

display all >>

Review Papers 【 display / non-display

display all >>

Awards 【 display / non-display

  • Best Research Award

    2024.3   Yokohama National University  

    Individual or group name of awards:Kodo Yokozawa

  • The Jose A.D. Machuca 6th P&OM World Conference Highly Commended Paper

    2022.8   6th P&OM World Conference   Contribution of a sense of urgency to employees’ collaborative behavior and job performance: Empirical evidence from Japan

    Individual or group name of awards:Hao Anh Nguyen and Kodo Yokozawa

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 【 display / non-display

Presentations 【 display / non-display

  • Comparative analysis of qualitative research method approaches - which approach to choose?

    Kodo Yokozawa  [Invited]

    111th Kanto Session of the Japanese Academy of International Business Studies  2023.9  Japanese Academy of International Business Studies

     More details

    Event date: 2023.9

    Language:Japanese   Presentation type:Oral presentation (invited, special)  

    Venue:University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus  

  • Reducing self-perceived burden to enhance quliaty of life for cancer patients and their families through online platforms

    Yuko Eguchi and Kodo Yokozawa

    8th World Conference on Qualitative Research  2024.1 

     More details

    Event date: 2024.1

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Sao Miguel, Azores (Portugal) and Johannesburg (South Africa)  

  • Effect of anxiety on work engagement: Empirical evidence from Vietnam

    T. V. Thu, K. Yokozawa, P. T. Huy and H. A. Nguyen

    The 3rd International Conference on Research in Management & Technovation (ICRMAT)  Swinburne Việt Nam Alliance Program

     More details

    Event date: 2022.12

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Da Nang Vietnam   Country:Viet Nam  

  • Does anxiety drive Kaizen activities? Exploring the international transferability of Kaizen activities

     [Invited]

    First Sub-Committee Meeting of the Monozukuri Management Research Consortium, Graduate School of Economics, the University of Tokyo  2022.9  Monozukuri Management Research Center, Graduate School of Economics, the University of Tokyo

     More details

    Event date: 2022.9

    Language:Japanese   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:2nd Seminar Room, 1st Floor of the Kojima Hall, Academic Exchange Building, Graduate School of Economics, the University of Tokyo  

  • Psychological mechanisms of sustaining individual kaizen activities: a conceptual model

    K. Yokozawa, T. X. T. Pham, H. A. Nguyen and H. T. X. Phung

    6th World Conference Production and Operations Management 2022  Kindai University

     More details

    Event date: 2022.8

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Nara Japan   Country:Japan  

display all >>

Past of Collaboration and Commissioned Research 【 display / non-display

  • 岐阜県DX推進コンソーシアムのDX事例調査指導

    Offer organization: 岐阜県DX推進コンソーシアム   Funded Research offered by Enterprises  

    Project Year: 2023.5  -  2024.6 

 

Charge of on-campus class subject 【 display / non-display

  • 2024   Seminar 1a (Doctoral Programs)

    Graduate School of International Social Sciences

  • 2024   Study on Comparative Management

    Interfaculty Graduate School of Innovative and Practical Studies

  • 2024   Project SeminarⅢ

    Graduate School of International Social Sciences

  • 2024   Project SeminarⅡ

    Graduate School of International Social Sciences

  • 2024   Seminar 2b (Master's Programs)

    Graduate School of International Social Sciences

display all >>

Charge of off-campus class subject 【 display / non-display

  • The Collaborative Mindset, Managing Relationships

    2019 Institution:The International Masters Program for Managers (IMPM)

     More details

    Level:Postgraduate 

  • Advanced Operations Management

    2023.4 Institution:Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Aziendali - Università di Padova.

  • Cross-Cultural Behaviour

    2023.3 - 2024.2 Institution:Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences, University of Twente

     More details

    Level:Postgraduate 

  • 経営学研究方法特論A

    2020 - 2023.3 Institution:明治大学大学院経営学研究科

  • Monozukuri Management in Japan

    2019 - 2022.3 Institution:国際大学

display all >>

 

Academic Activities 【 display / non-display

  • 岐阜県DX推進コンソーシアムのDX事例調査指導

    Role(s): Planning, management, etc., Panel moderator, session chair, etc., Supervision (editorial), Review, evaluation, Planning/Implementing academic research

    岐阜県DX推進コンソーシアム  2023.5 - 2024.2

     More details

    Type:Scientific advice/Review