MPIA Norifumi Kawai: Mercator School of Management

MPIA Norifumi Kawai

Position:	Research Associate
Fax:	+49 203 379 4157
Email:	norifumi.kawai(at)uni-duisburg-essen.de

Curriculum Vitae:

1995 - 2000: Bachelor studies in Economics at Meiji Gakuin University, Japan
1998 - 1999: Graduation in Business Administration at Comucollege School of Business, Kanada
2001 - 2003: Master studies in Public and International Affairs (Global Political Economy) at the University of Pittsburgh, USA
09/2005 - 12/2007: Research Assistant at the Chair of East Asian Economic Studies/Japan and Korea, University of Diosburg-Essen

Fields of Research:

Japanese FDI's in Europe
Regional Integration (EU and Asia)

Publications:

Articles in Journals
Kawai, Norifumi: The Locational Determinants of Japanese Manufacturing Start-ups in China. In: Global Economic Review 38 (2009) 2 , p. 117-141.
Kawai, Norifumi/Jonas, Manja : Ownership Strategies in the Post-Financial Crisis Southeast Asia: The Case of Japanese Manufacturing Firms. In: Asian Business & Management 8 (2009) 3 , p. 1-29.
Kawai, Norifumi: Shifting Gears: Keiretsu Corporate Networks Are Innate to the Japanese Auto Sector, But Could This System Finally be Changing?. In: JapanInc (2009) , p. 10-12.
Kawai, Norifumi/Lee, Jong-Won/Hwang, Ki-Sik: Japanese and Korean Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe: The Strategies and Economic Activities. In: Journal of Korea Trade 12 (2008) 3 , p. 133-174.
Kawai, Norifumi/Lee, Jong-Won : The Impact of Trade Discrimination Mechanisms: The Case of EU’s Antidumping Policy on Korean Manufacturing FDI from 1990-1997.. In: Journal of Korea Trade 11 (2007) 1 , p. 21-52.
Kawai, Norifumi: Does Keiretsu (Japanese interfirm networks) Ownership Buttress or Undermine Corporate Performance? The Case of the Automobile Sector in Japan. In: Journal of Current Japanese Affairs (Japan Aktuell) 6 (2007) , p. 1-33.
Kawai, Norifumi/Jonas, Manja: Ownership Strategies in the Post-Financial Crisis Southeast Asia: The Case of Japanese Manufacturing Firms. In: Duisburger Arbeitspapiere Ostasienwissenschaften Nr. 73 (2007) .
Kawai, Norifumi: The Nature of Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe. In: Journal of Current Japanese Affairs (Japan Aktuell) (2006) 5 , p. 3-41.
Kawai, Norifumi : Spatial Determinants of Japanese Manufacturing Firms in the Czech Republic. In: Duisburger Arbeitspapiere Ostasienwissenschaften Nr. 71 (2006) .
Kawai, Norifumi/Jong-Won Lee: Explanatory Power of Neofunctionalism: The Case of European Integration from Paris to Maastricht. In: Journal of Contemporary European Studies , p. 85-113.

Talks:

May 6th, 2008

“The Characteristics and Pattern of Japanese Manufacturing Firms in Emerging Economies”. Human Resource Management in European Transition Economies in Düsseldorf Wirschaftsklub, Germany (organized by Deutsch-Japanische Wirtschaftskreis, Fischer Human Resource Management and Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek)

April 18th, 2007

“Spatial Distribution of Japanese Manufacturing Firms in Central Europe”. Volkswirtschaftlieches Forschungsseminar zu ausgewählten Fragen der Wirtschaftstheorie und Wirtschaftspolitik Sommer 2007, in Mercator School of Management/Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany

November 11th, 2005

“The Nature of Japanese FDI in Central Europe“. Fachgruppe Wirtschaft Treffen, in Vereinigung für Sozialwissenschaftliche Japanforschung (VSJF), Königswinter, Germany

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