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Inclusive leadership and corporate social responsibility in Japan, Gender differences in social entrepreneurship

Research Representative:
SHINOHARA Yoshiki, Associate Professor, APU, CIL Director

Facilitating inclusive leadership on a diverse campus: Systemic perspectives and practices

Research Representative:
ROUX Petrus Willem, Associate Professor, APU, Deputy CIL Director

Global talent inclusion, Impact of inclusion on organizational performance and employee engagement

Research Representative:
ALCANTARA Lailani L., Professor, APU, Managing CIL Director

Diversity and inclusive leadership in higher education, Program development for inclusive leadership

Research Representative:
OTAKE Toshitsugu, Professor, APU, CIL Adviser

◆CIL Teaching Case Development and Pedagogy Research Subsidy(2024)

Innovation through social inclusion of people with disabilities: The case of “Taiyo no Ie” and its special subsidiary companies

Research Representative:
FUJITA Masanori, Professor, APU

Gamification and Marketing: Leveraging Active and Inclusive Learning in Marketing through Gamified Activities

Research Representative:
ACKARADEJRUANGSRI P., Associate Professor, APU

◆CIL Cross-disciplinary Research Subsidy(2024)

The Effects of ESG on Japanese Manufacturing Companies: A Dynamic Panel Approach Using Time Lags

Research Representative:
CORTEZ Michael A., Professor, APU

◆CIL Research Project Grant (2023-2024)

The role of intersectionality theory in women’s leadership: The case of women entrepreneurs in Oita

Research Representative:
FUJII Seiichi, Professor, APU
Research Group Member:
ALCANTARA LAILANI L., Professor, APU
ACKARADEJRUANGSRI P., Associate Professor, APU
SHINOHARA Yoshiki, Associate Professor, APU

Towards Inclusive International Relations (IR): The Pedagogical Use of Aesthetic/Creative Means When Dealing with Conflict Narratives in Post-war Societies

Research Representative:
HEO Seunghoon Emilia, Associate Professor, APU
Research Group Member:
Felix Rösch, Associate Professor, Coventry University, UK

Accomplishing Corporate Missions Abroad: Do Inclusive Leadership Matter?

Research Representative:
HOOI Carol Lai-Wan, Professor, APU

◆CIL Teaching Case Development and Publication Grant (2023)

Transforming adversity into opportunity under COVID-19: A chronicle of Ritsuko-san’s restaurant startup in downtown Osaka

Research Representative:
MAKINO Emi, Associate Professor, APU

SUN-CREA: Drastic Change of Own Concept to Make Inclusive Community Environment in the VUCA age

Research Representative:
OZAWA Tomoyuki, Associate Professor, APU

◆CIL Teaching Case Development and Publication Grant (2022-2023)

FingerTalk: Breaking the Silence and Empowering the Special Needs

Research Representative:
ACKARADEJRUANGSRI P., Associate Professor, APU
Group Member:
KAWAZOE Satoshi, Professor, APU
OZAWA Tomoyuki, Associate Professor, APU

◆CIL Research Project Grant (2022-2023)

Exploring gamification theory and practice for cultivating diversity and inclusion in classrooms

Research Representative:
RUIZ-NAVAS Santiago, Assistant Professor, APU
Research Group Member:
ACKARADEJRUANGSRI P., Associate Professor, APU

Towards Developing a Pedagogy for Inclusive Environmental Citizenship Education

Research Representative:
MAHICHI Faezeh, Associate Professor, APU
Research group Member:
ROUX Petrus Willem, Associate Professor, APU
ALCANTARA LAILANI L., Professor, APU
HUISINGH Donald, Professor, Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, The University of Tennessee, USA
TAKEKAWA Daisuke, Professor, University of Kitakyushu, Japan
DASANAYAKE Ranahansa, Senior Lecturer / International Project Manager, Institute for Applied Material Flow Management (IfaS), Trier University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Inclusive Business Leadership in New Capitalism: Asian Perspectives

Research Representative:
KIM Rebecca ChungHee, Former Professor, APU

◆CIL Research Project Grant (2021-2022)

Financial Inclusion for Inclusive Development: A Study on Bangladesh and India

Research Representative:
BARAI Munim Kumar, Professor, APU

Factors contributing to the social inclusion of foreign employees into the workplace: The case of the hotel industry in Japan

Research Representative:
SAITO Hiroaki, Associate Professor, APU
Research group member:
BAUM Thomas, Professor, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
KASHIWAGI Sho, Assistant Professor, Kanagawa University, Japan
YOO Kate Inyoung, Associate Professor, Kansai Gaidai University, Japan

Towards inclusive historical narratives: Research on the clash of conflict narratives in the study of international reconciliation and peace

Research Representative:
HEO Seunghoon Emilia, Associate Professor, APU

◆CIL Pedagogy Research and Event Subsidy (2020-2022)

Fostering the inclusive leadership of students and teaching assistants through multicultural groupwork

Research Representative:
KIMURA Rikio, Professor, APU
Research group member:
HIRAI Tatsuya, Professor, APU
SHIN Kimie, Professor, APU
CUTTING Miki, Professor, APU
MAHICHI Faezeh, Associate Professor, APU

Examining the Potentials and Challenges of Grassroots Activism as a Pedagogical Framework for Implementing Inclusive Sustainable Development in Societies, Locally, Regionally and Globally

Research Representative:
MAHICHI Faezeh, Associate Professor, APU
Research group member:
ALCANTARA LAILANI L., Professor, APU
DASANAYAKE Ranahansa, Lecturer, Institute for Applied Material Flow Management (IfaS), Trier University of Applied Sciences, Germany
HUISINGH Donald, Professor, Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, The University of Tennessee, USA
TAKEKAWA Daisuke, Professor, University of Kitakyushu, Japan
ROUX Petrus Willem, Associate Professor, APU

Inclusivity and Resilience in Theory and Practice

Research Representative:
VAFADARI M. Kazem, Professor, APU
Research group member:
PARDO Phillip Dean, Professor, APU 
BENNETT Leigh, CEO, Institute for Tourism Leadership Australia, Australia
ROUAULT Frank, CEO, Practical Learning Co., France
HOLDENSON Wendy, COO, Mitsui Corporation, Australia
CHEN Loretta, Co-Founder, Common Purpose, Singapore
COOPER M.J.M, Emeritus Professor, APU

A case study of inclusive class development based on UDL concept: Improving the 1st year seminar and mandatory language subjects at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Research Representative:
JUNG Jonghee, Associate Professor, APU
Research group member:
BERGER Maiko, Associate Professor, APU
SUMIDA Tamaki, Associate Professor, APU
TATEYAMA Hirokuni, Associate Professor, APU
TSUTSUI Kumiko, Associate Professor, APU
NOUTOMI Keiko, Professor, University of Teacher Education Fukuoka, Japan

◆CIL Research Project Grant (2019-2020)

Exploring the Determinants of Young Inclusive Leadership: Research Taxonomy and Theoretical Framework

Research Representative:
ACKARADEJRUANGSRI P. , Associate Professor, APU
Research group member:
MUMI Atthaphon, Lecturer and Assistant Dean for Research and International Relations, Mahasarakham University, Thailand
RATTANAPITUK Sirirat, Marketing Lecturer, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Thailand
PAKHUNWANICH Pijak, Doctoral Researcher and University Teacher, Loughborough University, United Kingdom

Towards Inclusive Leadership in Japan’s National Parks: Investigating the Potential of a ‘Park Partners’ Program to Improve Diversity

Research Representative:
JONES Thomas E., Professor, APU
Research group member:
BUI Thanh Huong, Professor, APU
COOPER M.J.M, Emeritus Professor, APU
USUI Rie, Assistant Professor, APU

Value-oriented Inclusive Leadership of Asia: Harnessing the Link between Varieties of Capitalism and CSR

Research Representative:
KIM Rebecca Chunghee, Former Professor, APU

The Development of Inclusive Leadership in the Medical and Tourism Industries in Oita Prefecture

Research Representative:
PARDO Phillip Dean, Professor, APU
Research group member:
COOPER M.J.M, Emeritus Professor, APU
BENNETT Leigh, Managing Director, Institute for Tourism Leadership Australia, Australia
ROUAULT Frank, CEO, Practical Learning, France
CLASTER William B., Emeritus Professor, APU
NOGUCHI Hitoshi, CEO, Noguchi Thyroid Clinic and Hospital Foundation, Japan
MEIRMANOV Serik, Professor, APU

Publications

Author Title Journal Published in
KIM Rebecca ChungHee Re-envisioning corporate social responsibility education from a multicultural perspective: From pyramid to hourglass The International Journal of Management Education November 2024
KIMURA Rikio Exploring Teaching Assistants’ Potential to Facilitate Multicultural Group Work in a Multicultural Undergraduate Classroom in Japan Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education September 2024
KIM Rebecca ChungHee
SHINOHARA Yoshiki
Reinventing Responsible Management Education Under New Capitalism Innovation in Responsible Management Education September 2024
RUIZ-NAVAS Santiago Are there literature reviews about gamification to foster Inclusive Teaching? A scoping review of gamification literature reviews Frontiers in Education January 2024
VAFADARI M. Kazem Heritage Conservation and China’s Belt and Road Initiative Routledge November 2023
FAN Pengda Does gender diversity matter? Female directors and firm carbon emissions in Japan Pacific-Basin Finance Journal February 2023
BARAI Munim Kumar Will Digital Revolution be Disruptive for the Inclusive Finance in Bangladesh? The Case of the Microfinance Industry Evergreen December 2022
ALCANTARA Lailani L.
SHINOHARA Yoshiki
OTAKE Toshitsugu
Diversity and Inclusion in Japan Issues in Business and Higher Education Routledge October 2022
SHINOHARA Yoshiki 小売業の実践SDGs経営 Keio University Press Inc. June 2022
ACKARADEJRUANGSRI P.
MUMI Atthaphon
RATTANAPITUK Sirirat
PAKHUNWANICH Pijak
Exploring the Determinants of Young Inclusive Leadership in Thailand: Research Taxonomy and Theoretical Framework Journal of the Knowledge Economy March 2022
KIM Rebecca ChungHee Rethinking corporate social responsibility under contemporary capitalism: Five ways to reinvent CSR Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility January 2022
JUNG Jonghee UDL Framework-based ESP Course Development: A Case Study of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan. ESP Review 3(1), pp.31-50. ESP Review June 2021

CIL Working Papers

CIL Working Papers are published by the Center for Inclusive Leadership and are research papers intended for publication by APU researchers.
The objectives of the CIL Working Papers are as follows:
-Promote papers related to inclusive leadership and inclusion written by APU researchers.
-Share research results in a timely manner and receive feedback prior to publication.
Copyright: The copyright of CIL Working Papers belongs to respective authors.