Toru Yoshikawa
Professor of Strategic Management at Singapore Management University
Schools
- Singapore Management University
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Biography
Singapore Management University
Specialties: Strategic management, corporate governance, board of directors, organization theory, international business
EDUCATION
Ph.D (Business Policy), York University
CURRENT POSITION(S) HELD
- Professor of Strategic Management
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
Area Coordinator for Strategy and Organisation
Associate Professor of Strategic Management
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
Research Interests
- Corporate governance – ownership structure, board of directors
- Organization theory
- Entrepreneurship
Awards, Recognition and Honors
- Lee Kuan Yew Fellow for Research Excellence, Singapore Management University, 2011
- Distinguished Paper Award, Business Policy and Strategy Division, Academy of Management Meeting, 2009
- Nominee for the Strategic Management Society Best Conference Paper Award, 2010
- Nominee for the Strategic Management Society Best Conference Paper Award, 2007
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Standard Grant, 2010
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowship, 1995-97
Journal Articles (Referred)
Oehmichen, J., Braun, D., Wolff, M., and Yoshikawa, T. (2017) When Elites Forget Their Duties: The Double-Edged Sword of Prestigious Directors on Boards. Journal of Management Studies, in press.
Yoshikawa, T. and Hu, H. (2017) Organizational Citizenship Behaviors of Directors: An Integrated Framework of Director Role-identity and Boardroom Structure. Journal of Business Ethics, 143: 99-109.
Zhu, H. and Yoshikawa, T. (2016) Contingent Value of Director Identification: The Role of Government Directors in Monitoring and Resource Provision in an Emerging Economy. Strategic Management Journal, 37: 1787-1807.
Geng, X., Yoshikawa, T., and Colpan, A.M. (2016) Leveraging Foreign Institutional Logic in the Adoption of Stock Option Pay among Japanese Firms. Strategic Management Journal, 37: 1472-1492.
Choi, Y R., Yoshikawa, T., Zahra, S.A., and Han, H. (2014) Market-Oriented Institutional Change and R&D Investments: Do Business Groups Enhance Advantage? Journal of World Business, 49: 466-475.
O’Brien, J., David, P., Yoshikawa, T., & Delios, A. (2014) How Capital Structure Influences Diversification Performance: A Transaction Cost Perspective. Strategic Management Journal, 35: 1013-1031.
Yoshikawa, T., Zhu, H., and Wang, P. (2014) National Governance System, Corporate Ownership, and Roles of Outside Directors: A Corporate Governance Bundle Perspective. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 22: 252-265.
Colpan, A.M., Yoshikawa, T., Hikino, T., and Del Brio, E. (2011) Shareholder Heterogeneity and Conflicting Goals: Strategic Investments in the Japanese Electronics Industry. Journal of Management Studies, 48: 591-618.
David, P., O’Brien, J.P., Yoshikawa, T., and Delios, A. (2010) Do Shareholders or Stakeholders Appropriate the Rents from Corporate Diversification? The Influence of Ownership Structure. Academy of Management Journal, 53: 636-654.
Yoshikawa, T. & Rasheed, A. (2010) Family Control and Ownership Monitoring in Family- Controlled Firms in Japan. Journal of Management Studies, 47: 274-295.
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