Shigeru Matsumoto

Main subjects

Corporate Strategy, Global Management, Venture Companies, M&A Strategy

Research Themes and Keywords

Profit growth model through overseas M&A, Japanese outbound acquisitions, Explaining what works

Final academic background/degree

Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Business Research, Kobe University

Affiliated academic society

Japan Academy of Management, Organization Society

Major achievements

He was awarded the 16th M&A Forum Encouragement Award for his book "Management Strategies for New Overseas M&A Combinations" (Toyo Keizai Inc., 2021). "Overseas Company Acquisitions: The Essence of Failure: A Strategic Approach" won the 9th M&A Forum Regular Prize in Toyo Keizai Inc. (2014). Japanese outbound acquisitions, Explaining what works (2018) Palgrave Macmillan。 Major papers, "Dependence and profitability of manufacturing companies on overseas markets at the beginning of the 21st century," Journal of Japan Business Administration (2021), No. 47, "Mechanism for Creating Synergies through Overseas M&A," Journal of National Economics (2018), Vol. 217, No. 2, "Income and Expenditure Accounts for Corporate Acquisitions," Journal of National Economics (2016), Vol. 213, No. 3, Integration and synergy generation in cross border acquisitions: a case study of business failure and success (2017) International Business Research Vol. 10 No 9, pp.122-140 Canadian Center of Science and Education。 In addition, Japan Keizai Shimbun, "Economics Classroom: Questioning the Governance of Overseas M&A" (June 7, 2017), etc.

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