Shigeru Asaba

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Shigeru Asaba is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management and Accounting. According to data from OpenAlex, Shigeru Asaba has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 6 papers in Strategy and Management and 6 papers in Accounting. Recurrent topics in Shigeru Asaba's work include Corporate Finance and Governance (6 papers), Family Business Performance and Succession (5 papers) and Innovation and Knowledge Management (3 papers). Shigeru Asaba is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Finance and Governance (6 papers), Family Business Performance and Succession (5 papers) and Innovation and Knowledge Management (3 papers). Shigeru Asaba collaborates with scholars based in Japan and United States. Shigeru Asaba's co-authors include Marvin B. Lieberman, Tetsuo Wada, Hitoshi Takehara and Keiichi Kubota and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Academy of Management Review and Family Business Review.

In The Last Decade

Shigeru Asaba

12 papers receiving 935 citations

Hit Papers

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Why Do Firms Imitate Each Other?

2006 821 citations Marvin B. Lieberman, Shigeru Asaba Academy of Management Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shigeru Asaba Japan	8	565	366	279	165	157	13	1.0k
Jinyu He Hong Kong	11	853 1.5×	296 0.8×	182 0.7×	168 1.0×	160 1.0×	14	1.2k
Helaine J. Korn United States	10	795 1.4×	268 0.7×	315 1.1×	136 0.8×	84 0.5×	21	1.1k
Scott Hoenig United States	8	643 1.1×	325 0.9×	275 1.0×	250 1.5×	146 0.9×	12	1.2k
Joon Mahn Lee South Korea	9	406 0.7×	297 0.8×	150 0.5×	108 0.7×	219 1.4×	14	787
Patricia M. Norman United States	11	701 1.2×	201 0.5×	365 1.3×	184 1.1×	235 1.5×	18	1.2k
Briance Mascarenhas United States	16	980 1.7×	361 1.0×	366 1.3×	198 1.2×	152 1.0×	38	1.4k
Todd M. Alessandri United States	16	478 0.8×	510 1.4×	243 0.9×	295 1.8×	177 1.1×	25	983
Pierre Dussauge France	16	1.2k 2.1×	333 0.9×	302 1.1×	161 1.0×	187 1.2×	24	1.5k
James Arthur Robins United States	9	666 1.2×	326 0.9×	281 1.0×	170 1.0×	114 0.7×	14	1.0k
Mario Schijven United States	11	706 1.2×	595 1.6×	227 0.8×	187 1.1×	164 1.0×	18	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Shigeru Asaba

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shigeru Asaba

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All Works

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Asaba, Shigeru & Tetsuo Wada. (2019). The Contact-Hitting R&D Strategy of Family Firms in the Japanese Pharmaceutical Industry. Family Business Review. 32(3). 277–295. 15 indexed citations

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Asaba, Shigeru, et al.. (2017). The impact of family ownership on establishment and ownership modes in foreign direct investment: The moderating role of corruption in host countries. Global Strategy Journal. 8(1). 106–135. 38 indexed citations

3.

Asaba, Shigeru, et al.. (2015). Family firms, firm characteristics, and corporate social performance. Journal of Family Business Management. 5(2). 192–217. 19 indexed citations

4.

Asaba, Shigeru, et al.. (2014). Intergenerational Competitive Strategies for Industry Standards. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 13(1). 47–66. 1 indexed citations

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Asaba, Shigeru. (2012). Patient investment of family firms in the Japanese electric machinery industry. Asia Pacific Journal of Management. 30(3). 697–715. 23 indexed citations

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Asaba, Shigeru & Marvin B. Lieberman. (2012). Who Imitates Whom? A Study on New Product Introductions in the Japanese Soft-drink Industry. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2012(1). 13358–13358. 3 indexed citations

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Asaba, Shigeru, et al.. (2008). A new approach for understanding dominant design: The case of the ink-jet printer. Journal of Engineering and Technology Management. 25(3). 137–156. 25 indexed citations

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Asaba, Shigeru, et al.. (2007). Family Ownership, Investment Behavior, and Firm Performance ―― Evidence from Japanese Electric Machinery Industry ――. 44(3). 181–201. 1 indexed citations

9.

Lieberman, Marvin B. & Shigeru Asaba. (2006). Why Do Firms Imitate Each Other?. Academy of Management Review. 31(2). 366–385. 821 indexed citations breakdown →

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Asaba, Shigeru. (2005). Do Foreign Shareholders Change Japanese Firms. 3 indexed citations

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Asaba, Shigeru & Marvin B. Lieberman. (1999). WHY DO FIRMS BEHAVE SIMILARLY? A STUDY ON NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS IN THE JAPANESE SOFT-DRINK INDUSTRY.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 1999(1). M1–M6. 9 indexed citations

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Asaba, Shigeru. (1997). Market Share Instability and Size Similarity Some Evidences of Behavioral Similarity of the Japanese Firms. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 34(2). 55–77. 1 indexed citations

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Lieberman, Marvin B. & Shigeru Asaba. (1997). Inventory Reduction and Productivity Growth: A Comparison of Japanese and US Automotive Sectors. Managerial and Decision Economics. 18(2). 73–85. 42 indexed citations

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