Researcher Database

（Last updated : 2021-03-31 20:04:16）

KINOSHITA AKIHIRO

Department / Course College of Business Administration Department of Business Administration

Title / Position Professor

Other Affiliations
1.	Graduate School of Business Administration

Academic background
1.	1987/04/01～1992/03/31	Theoretical Economics & Economic History │ Graduate School, Division of Economics │ Kyoto University Ph. D. in Economics (Economics)
2.	2012/01 Degree Acquisition	│ Kyoto University Doctor of Philosophy
3.	1987/04/01～1992/03/31	Doctorial Course │ Theoretical Economics & Economic History │ Graduate School, Division of Economics │ Kyoto University │ Accomplished credits for doctoral program Ph. D. in Economics (Economics)
4.	～1982	Faculty of Laws │ Kyoto University │ Graduated

Business career
1.	2002/04/01	Professor │ │ Ritsumeikan University
2.	1992/04/01 ～ 2002/03/31	Associate Professor │ │ Ritsumeikan University

Research activities
1.		Japan Marketing Academy
2.		The Japan Society of Marketing and Distribution
3.		Japan Society for Distributive Sciences

Subject of research
1.	Brand Marketing
2.	Empincal Studies About Marketing Channels
3.	History of Management of Apparel Industry
4.	Study on Brand Management

Research summary
Empirical research on the distribution process that mediates production and consumption Empirical and theoretical research on technical innovation of distribution is made in its relationship with technical innovation of production and with the changes in consumer life, taking the consumer goods industry and consumer goods related service industries as the material.

Present specialized field
Management, Commercial Science (Keyword：Marketing Channels., product planning)

Books
1.	1993/04	The Story of Mass Marketing in America │ (Co-authored)

Papers
1.	2022/12/17	Do you punish or forgive socially responsible companies? A cross-country analysis of boycott campaigns │ Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services │ (71),pp.1-10 (Co-authored)
2.	2020/03	Retail Business Models: Present and Future Perspectives │ 58 (6),pp.27-50 (Sole-authored)
3.	2018/02	How is a Retail Business Brand Embedded in Social Strucures, Networks, and Territories? A Historical Case of Uniqlo │ Distribution Studies │ ,pp.41, pp.1-18 (Sole-authored)
4.	2016/03	Birth and Growth of Retail Business Brand: The Case of UNIQLO │ TAKUSHOKU UNIVERSITY RESEARCH IN MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING │ (106),pp.243-271 (Sole-authored)
5.	2016/01	A Study on Retail Branding │ 54 (4),pp.89-111 (Sole-authored)
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