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Business and Management
Japan
2026

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Business and Management

D-Index
72
Citations
23272
World Ranking
271
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Business and Management in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Masaaki Kotabe is affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States and conducts research primarily within the broad field of Business, Management and Accounting.

The subfields of their work include:

  • Strategy and Management
  • Marketing
  • Management Information Systems
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
  • Sociology and Political Science

Key topics covered in Masaaki Kotabe's research encompass:

  • Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • International Business and Foreign Direct Investment
  • Customer Service Quality and Loyalty
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media
  • Business Strategy and Innovation
  • Quality and Supply Management
  • Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Is digital transformation threatened? A systematic literature review of the factors influencing firms' digital transformation and internationalization" (2022), published in Journal of Business Research
  • "The determinants and performance of early internationalizing firms: A literature review and research agenda" (2020), published in International Business Review
  • "Risks and critical success factors in the internationalization of born global startups of industry 4.0: A social, environmental, economic, and institutional analysis" (2021), published in Technological Forecasting and Social Change
  • "Reshaping Internationalization Strategy and Control for Global E-Commerce and Digital Transactions: A Hayekian Perspective" (2022), published in Management International Review
  • "Relational resources, tacit knowledge integration capability, and business performance" (2020), published in Journal of Knowledge Management

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Masaaki Kotabe include:

  • Demetris Vrontis
  • S. M. Riad Shams
  • Michael R. Czinkota
  • Fábio Lotti Oliva
  • Manlio Del Giudice

The scholar has contributed publications to several journals, with multiple publications appearing in:

  • Technological Forecasting and Social Change
  • Journal of Knowledge Management
  • Industrial Marketing Management
  • Journal of Business Research
  • International Business Review

Masaaki Kotabe's book publications include works released by:

  • Springer International Publishing, including Marketing Management (2021)
  • Edward Elgar Publishing, including Concise Introduction to Global Supply Chain Management (2024)

Best Publications

  • Trust and Performance in Cross-Border Marketing Partnerships: A Behavioral Approach

    Preet S. Aulakh;Masaaki Kotabe;Arvind Sahay

  • Gaining from vertical partnerships : Knowledge transfer, relationship duration and supplier performance improvement in the U.S. and Japanese automotive industries

    Masaaki Kotabe;Xavier Martin;Hiroshi Domoto

  • Export Strategies and Performance of Firms from Emerging Economies: Evidence from Brazil, Chile, and Mexico

    Preet S. Aulakh;Masaaki Kotabe;Hildy Teegen

  • Global Marketing Management

    Masaaki Kotabe;Kristiaan Helsen

  • Multinationality and firm performance: The moderating role of R&D and marketing capabilities

    Masaaki Kotabe;Srini S. Srinivasan;Preet S. Aulakh

  • The relationship between international diversification and performance in service firms

    N. Capar;Masaaki Kotabe

  • Market orientation and performance of export ventures: the process through marketing capabilities and competitive advantages

    Janet Y. Murray;Gerald Yong Gao;Masaaki Kotabe

  • The role of strategic alliances in high‐technology new product development

    Masaaki Kotabe;K. Scott Swan

  • Global sourcing strategy and sustainable competitive advantage

    Masaaki Kotabe;Janet Y. Murray

  • Antecedents and performance implications of channel integration in foreign markets

    Preet S. Aulakh;Masaaki Kotabe

  • State Government Promotion of Manufacturing Exports: A Gap Analysis

    Masaaki Kotabe;Michael R. Czinkota

  • Erratum: A “strategy tripod” perspective on export behaviors: Evidence from domestic and foreign firms based in an emerging economy

    Gerald Yong Gao;Janet Y Murray;Masaaki Kotabe;Jiangyong Lu

  • The effect of export assistance program usage on export performance: A contingency explanation

    Esra F. Gençtürk;Masaaki Kotabe

  • Managerial ties, knowledge acquisition, realized absorptive capacity and new product market performance of emerging multinational companies: A case of China

    Masaaki Kotabe;Crystal Xiangwen Jiang;Janet Y. Murray

  • Sourcing strategies of U.S. service companies : A modified transaction-cost analysis

    Janet Y. Murray;Masaaki Kotabe

  • Is digital transformation threatened? A systematic literature review of the factors influencing firms’ digital transformation and internationalization

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  • A “strategy tripod” perspective on export behaviors: Evidence from domestic and foreign firms based in an emerging economy

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  • Linking Product and Process Innovations and Modes of International Sourcing in Global Competition: A Case of Foreign Multinational Firms

    Masaaki Kotabe;Janet Y. Murray

  • Determinants of cross-national knowledge transfer and its effect on firm innovation

    Masaaki Kotabe;Denise Dunlap-Hinkler;Ronaldo Parente;Harsh A Mishra

  • Strategic and Financial Performance Implications of Global Sourcing Strategy: A Contingency Analysis

    Janet Y. Murray;Masaaki Kotabe;Albert R. Wildt

  • Strategic alliance-based sourcing and market performance: evidence from foreign firms operating in China

    Janet Y Murray;Masaaki Kotabe;Joe Nan Zhou

  • The Role of Strategic Alliances in High-Technology New Product Development

    Masaaki Kotabe;K. Scott Swan

Frequent Co-Authors

Janet Y. Murray
Janet Y. Murray University of Missouri–St. Louis
Preet S. Aulakh
Preet S. Aulakh York University
Michael R. Czinkota
Michael R. Czinkota Georgetown University
Alan J. Dubinsky
Alan J. Dubinsky Purdue University West Lafayette
Ram Mudambi
Ram Mudambi Temple University
Lenos Trigeorgis
Lenos Trigeorgis University of Cyprus
Cheng Lu Wang
Cheng Lu Wang University of New Haven
Alkis Thrassou
Alkis Thrassou University of Nicosia
Demetris Vrontis
Demetris Vrontis University of Nicosia
Jie Wu
Jie Wu Temple University

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