Keith Jackson

Professor of Leadership Development

Ph.D. – SOAS University of London

Education
2011 Ph.D. – Centre for Financial and Management Studies, SOAS University of London
2000 MBA – Open University Business School, UK
1997 MA in Higher & Professional Education, Institute of Education, University of London
1992 MA in Education, Institute of Education, University of London
1980 BA (Honours) in German and Danish, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
Teaching & Research Interests

Leadership Development, Organizational Behaviour, Cross-cultural Management, Higher Education

Academic Appointments
2024- Professor, Tokyo International University
2020-2024 Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University
2014-2018 Professor, Doshisha University
2012-14 Professor, Kobe University
2002 – Tutor / Researcher, SOAS University of London
Selected Publications/Conference Papers
Jackson, K., Liu, S. and S. Obayashi (2023) Women in leadership roles in Japanese universities: Eliciting intersectional identities. (Nishinomiya: Institute of Business and Accounting)
Liu, S. and K. Jackson (2023) “Post-Pandemic Leadership in the Hospitality Sector: Preparing Women for Leadership Roles”, CAPTA, School for Hospitality and Tourism Management, Hong Kong Polytechnical University, 6th – 8th December
Jackson, K. and R. Suzuki (2022) Guiding individual career planning through the medium of manga. (Nishinomiya: Institute of Business and Accounting) Vol 31, pp. 73-95
Jackson, K. and N. Kasai (2022) Mentoring early career academics towards achieving individual career resilience. (Nishinomiya, Business and Accounting Review) Vol 30, pp. 23-45
Jackson, K. (2022) Mentoring and coaching early career academics in the Asia-Pacific region: opportunities to develop individual resilience? In Asia Pacific Business Review 28 (2) pp. 287-296
Jackson, K. and A. M. Tajkir. (2022) Revitalizing rural peripheries: Comparing applications of field work research in Japan and in Bangladesh. Nishinomiya, March 21st (Jean Monnet Foundation / Institute of Industrial research)
Jackson, K. (2021) Women and business leadership in a fragile and unfair world. In Asia Pacific Business Review 27 (5) pp. 776-785
Jackson, K. (2023) A Diversity Strategy for Japan? Interview commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Tokyo. Link: https://japanupclose.web-japan.org/policy/p20230317_1.html
Jackson, K. (2022) Empowering Women for Roles of Business Leadership in Japan. Report commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Tokyo. Author link: https://japanupclose.web-japan.org/list.html#anc__j
Jackson, K., K. Kakehashi and M. Hashiguchi (2021) Preparing to invest in expatriate assignments in Japan: practical guidance for EU-based Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises. Report commissioned by the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Brussels.
Jackson, K. (2019) Doing business in Japan: practical guidance for European small- and medium-sized enterprises. Report commissioned by the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Brussels.
Jackson, K. and M. Hashiguchi (2019) Opening a representative office in Japan. Practical step-by-step guidance for European small- and medium-sized enterprises. Report commissioned by the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Brussels.
Jackson, K. (2018) The pharmaceuticals industry in Japan: current trends and emerging business opportunities for EU-based small- and medium-sized enterprises. Report commissioned by the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Brussels.
Jackson, K. and S. Matsumoto (2017) Japanese acquisitions of European companies: what can managers in European Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises expect during the post-acquisition phase? Report commissioned by the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Brussels.
Hemmert, M. and K. Jackson (2017) Is there an East Asian model of internationalization? A comparative analysis of Japanese and Korean firms. In Rowley, C. and R. Fitzgerald (Eds.) The Evolution of Multinationals from Japan and the Asia Pacific (Abingdon: Routledge)
Jackson, K. (2017) Professions. In The Encyclopedia of Social Theory (New York: John Wiley) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118430873.est0294
Jackson, K. (2017) Education. In The Encyclopedia of Social Theory (New York: John Wiley) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118430873.est0637
Jackson, K. and S. Matsumoto (2016) Business networks in Japan: the impact of exposure to overseas markets. In Nolan, J., Rowley, C. and M. Warner (Eds.) Business Networks in East Asian Capitalisms: Enduring Trends, Emerging Patterns (Oxford: Chandos) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-100639-9.00007-4
Jackson, K. and with H. Ruiz-Tafoya (2016) Inclusive innovation or inclusive adaptation? Training skills for social enterprise in The Philippines. In Agola, N. and A. Hunter (Eds.) Inclusive Innovation for Sustainable Development: Theory and Practice (London: Palgrave) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-60168-1_8
Jackson, K. and R. Rasheed (2016) Communication, Culture and Conflict: Effective Leadership as Theory and Practice in a European-Palestinian NGO in Handbook of Effective Communication, Leadership and Conflict Resolution (Hershey, PA: IGI Global) pp. 182-195
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