Research field (3):
Business administration
, Commerce
, Economic policy
Research keywords (7):
Place Branding
, Cultural Industries
, Public Policy
, Marketing
, Creative Industries
, International Marketing
, International Business
Research theme for competitive and other funds (3):
2015 - 2020 Place brands and the perceived authenticity of cultural and creative goods in international markets
2011 - 2013 Product authenticity and production offshoring in creative industries
2011 - 2012 Product Authenticity and Production Offshoring in Creative Industries
Papers (5):
Adam Johns. Delocalized Production and Product Authenticity: A Firm-Level Exploratory Examination of the Importance of Origin in Supply Chains of Creative Industries. Sophia Economic Review. 2021. LXVI. 1-18
Adam Johns, Scott Brenton. The effect of production location on perceptions of product authenticity in creative industries. Conference Proceedings of the 28th Euro-Asia Management Studies Association. 2011
Adam Johns. Government policy and the performance of content industries in East Asia. Conference Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Cultural Economics (ACEI). 2010
Adam Johns. The i-mode business model: A comparative analysis. Journal of Public Utility Economics. 2003. 55. 2. 131-138
Books (3):
Creative Context : Creativity and innovation in the media and cultural industries
Springer 2020 ISBN:9789811530555
The Palgrave handbook of experiential learning in international business
Palgrave Macmillan 2015 ISBN:9781137467706
Japan's future in East Asia and the Pacific
ANU E Press 2007 ISBN:9780731538157
Lectures and oral presentations (15):
Crafting Place Brands: A cross-regional comparison of efforts to promote Japanese craft in international markets
(International Place Branding Association Conference 2019)
The Role of Place Brands in the Development and Marketing of Cultural Goods: A proposal for cross-regional examination of Japanese contemporary design projects
(International Place Branding Association Conference 2016)
Offshoring, Entry modes, and Country Brands - Do consumers care? An investigation into the perceived authenticity of European country-branded fashion and design products among Japanese consumers
(Academy of International Business - Australia & New Zealand Chapter Annual Symposium 2015)
Authenticated in Japan: Washoku in an era of global supply chains
(European Association of Japanese Studies 2014)
Client-based international business project in Japan: Design and implementation of team-based experiential learning for undergraduate business students in a non-native language
(Academy of International Business 2014)
B.A.(Media Studies) (Queensland University of Technology)
B.A.(Media Studies) (クイーンズランド工科大学)
Bachelor of Business (Queensland University of Technology)
Bachelor of Business (クイーンズランド工科大学)
修士(商学) (早稲田大学)
Ph.D.(Public Policy) (The Australian National University)
Show all
Work history (3):
2018/04 - 現在 Sophia University Faculty of Economics Department of Management Professor
2014/04 - 2018/03 Doshisha University Doshisha Business School Associate Professor
2009/04 - 2014/03 Rikkyo University College of Business Department of Global Business Assistant Professor
Association Membership(s) (6):
Association of Japanese Business Studies
, American Marketing Association
, European Marketing Academy
, Academy of International Business
, Japan Academy of International Business Studies
, Euro-Asia Management Studies Association