AY2022 Center for Inclusive Leadership（CIL）
Research Project Grant
研究代表者

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APM

Rebecca Chunghee Kim

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Inclusive Business Leadership in New Capitalism: Asian Perspectives

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2022 年度 研究経過（研究経過・到達点を明確にご記入ください。800～1,000 字）AY2022 Research Progress (Please state clearly the research progress, results, approx. 400 words.)
In AY2022 (the diagnostic systematic review period), I proceed to the preliminary stage by undertaking
in-depth literature and theoretical review, followed by exploratory semi-structured interviews with top
business leaders around Asia. In this diagnostic stage, I aimed to find out “what is happening” and “what arechallenges and distortions” to inclusive leadership in Asia.
The series of meetings with business top leaders that I’ve conducted in Japan (Fuji Film, Saraya, Unicharm,YKK), Korea (LG Electronics, Sung-shim-dang, CJ group, Cosmaxx, DAC, E-land) and India (Infosys,Greenko, Varun Group, Loadstar) could give me a few pivotal points to proceed the leadership research, whichshould be linked to leaders’ ambition and philosophy and specially unique Asian values based leadershipnarrative. In particular, it is the point about founder based firms having the ability (and conviction) to drive
faster the transition to new and innovative ideas on capitalism and business environment in comparison tolisted entities. I also observed top leaders’ dedication on sustainable management that has been integrated intothe "values" and the DNA of each company’s unique business model for innovation and solutions.
Above all, I've got valuable insights by many top leaders’ pioneering innovative approach towards the socialproblems and renewable energy, which they insisted as new source of business challenges and opportunities,
along with transparent and digital-based economic system. Moreover, their focus on "value" driven approachand systematic thinking for the sustainable and inclusive society beyond single nation made me think a lot. It
was constructive sharings on inclusive leadership for the new capitalism.
In addition, during my interview visit to India, I delivered guest lectures on Inclusive Leadership and the ideaof New Capitalism of Asia to prestigious Indian educational institute including the University of Hyderanad
and Indian Institute Of Management–Visakhapatnam (IIMV).
Based on the initial findings, my paper on inclusive leadership during crisis is about to be submitted tointernational journal after the proofreading. In this paper, the model of inclusive leadership during crisis isgenerated and critically introduced.

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2022 年度中の研究発表（予定を含めてご記入ください）
Publication of Research in AY2022 (journal articles, conferences, etc.) (Please include future plans aswell)
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OthersAsian Capitalism andValue-oriented Inclusive
Leadership: Some Insights toBusiness Organisations
CSR and ESG: Business
Challenges and Opportunities
under Contemporary Capitalism
Inclusive Leadership in Times ofCrisis: The Messaging ofBusiness Leaders Before andDuring the COVID-19 Pandemic
ESG Management and Inclusive
Leadership of CEOs: Case Studyof 120 Global Business Leaders

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Guest speaker, College of Integrated
Studies (University of Hyderabad,India)

2023. 02

Research Seminar (Indian Institute ofManagement Visakhapatnam, India)

2023. 02

EURAM 2022 Conference (Zhaw
School of Management and Law,Winterthur, Switzerland)

2022. 06

Guest speaker, THE CSR 2022 Forum(Seoul, Korea)

2022.11.

2023 年度 研究計画（800～1,000 字）
Research Plan for AY2023 (Please state clearly the research progress, results, approx. 400 words.)
In AY2023, built on the gaps in literature and initial findings from interview, I seek to explore theunder-researched linkages of inclusive leadership and capitalism and propose the inclusive ideas of NEWcapitalism in Asian context. This process focus on the actual findings and answers on my proposed questions
on RQ1) What are distortions of current capitalism and where is Asia to lead NEW capitalism?; RQ2) Whyand to what extent inclusive leadership with ethical underpinnings is crucial in NEW capitalism?; and RQ3)
HOW can Asia lead and contribute to the inclusive growth of the global capitalist society? In this stage,
I will follow mixed methods approach (i.e., extensive interviews, observation & participation, focus group,and analysis of quantitative institutional and firm-level data). The point of departure for this stage is to identify
the potential of new capitalism and how business leadership can contribute to this initiative. The investigation
including extensive interviews will be continuously done not only in Japan but also other nations in Asia.
2The final outcome from the clinical approach will be the backbone of my new paper on “inclusive leadershipof Asia and Asian capitalism”, and I will seek to publish it in high-quality academic journal and also present ina variety of reliable academic conferences. The planned publications and communications with global
scholarly and business society will certainly contribute to the endeavor of APU where has been trying to be agenuine higher-education institution along with academic excellence and groundbreaking research on
inclusive leadership and inclusivity in current capitalist society and way forward.

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