Norifumi Kawai
Biographic Data
| ID | 6734945 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Norifumi Kawai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Norifumi |
| FAMILY NAME | Kawai |
| SIGNATURE | KAWAI N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bergamo |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1697-2176 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Multinational firms as emissaries of decent work: Worker responses to progressive HRM in a foreign retailer in Japan
Purpose The paper aims to provide an understanding of how the transfer of progressive human resource management (HRM) practices may or may fail to render multinational enterprises (MNEs) institutional entrepreneurs creating change in job quality and decent work to underprivileged workers in the low-pay retail sector in Japan. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on survey questionnaire data and interviews with workers and management in a f…
Local sourcing and MNC subsidiary performance: A legitimacy perspective
Purpose Based on a legitimacy perspective, this study aims to investigate when local sourcing, as a strategic legitimacy action, improves or impairs subsidiary performance. The authors investigate the moderating role of regulatory/normative institutional distance in the relationship between local sourcing and subsidiary performance. Particularly, departing from prior relevant research, the authors reflect on the direction of institutional distanc…
Female entrepreneurs’ cognitive attributes and venture growth in Japan: The moderating role of perceived social legitimacy
Purpose By drawing upon social cognitive and legitimacy perspectives, this study aims to explore the role of perceived social legitimacy as an informal institutional force that moderates the effects of female entrepreneurs’ self-efficacy and entrepreneurial tenacity on venture growth. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a data set of 308 Japanese female entrepreneurs, who are a subject of limited extant scholarly attention, to test the hy…
Female entrepreneurs’ cognitive attributes and venture growth in Japan: The moderating role of perceived social legitimacy
Purpose By drawing upon social cognitive and legitimacy perspectives, this study aims to explore the role of perceived social legitimacy as an informal institutional force that moderates the effects of female entrepreneurs’ self-efficacy and entrepreneurial tenacity on venture growth. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a data set of 308 Japanese female entrepreneurs, who are a subject of limited extant scholarly attention, to test the hy…
Female entrepreneurs’ cognitive attributes and venture growth in Japan: The moderating role of perceived social legitimacy
Purpose By drawing upon social cognitive and legitimacy perspectives, this study aims to explore the role of perceived social legitimacy as an informal institutional force that moderates the effects of female entrepreneurs’ self-efficacy and entrepreneurial tenacity on venture growth. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a data set of 308 Japanese female entrepreneurs, who are a subject of limited extant scholarly attention, to test the hy…
Local sourcing and MNC subsidiary performance: A legitimacy perspective
Purpose Based on a legitimacy perspective, this study aims to investigate when local sourcing, as a strategic legitimacy action, improves or impairs subsidiary performance. The authors investigate the moderating role of regulatory/normative institutional distance in the relationship between local sourcing and subsidiary performance. Particularly, departing from prior relevant research, the authors reflect on the direction of institutional distanc…
Multinational firms as emissaries of decent work: Worker responses to progressive HRM in a foreign retailer in Japan
Purpose The paper aims to provide an understanding of how the transfer of progressive human resource management (HRM) practices may or may fail to render multinational enterprises (MNEs) institutional entrepreneurs creating change in job quality and decent work to underprivileged workers in the low-pay retail sector in Japan. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on survey questionnaire data and interviews with workers and management in a f…
Business (3 works) · Legitimacy (2 works) · Multinational corporation (2 works) · Originality (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Econometrics (1 works) · Economics (1 works) · Engineering (1 works)