Faculty Information - GAO Ruihong

（Last updated : 2025-08-22 17:16:07）

GAO Ruihong
Department Osaka University of Economics Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Business Administration

Position Professor

■ Academic conference presentation

1.	2025/07/29	“The interaction of global operations networks in their evolutions: longitudinal case studies”, (85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management,)
2.	2025/07/16	“Unpacking the process of production relocation: Longitudinal case studies”, (The 28th International Conference on Production Research (ICPR2025), held in Chia (Bogota), Colombia,)
3.	2025/06/16	“A longitudinal study on the evolution of international manufacturing networks: linking plant-level, dyadic-level, and network-level changes,” (2025 European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) Conference.)
4.	2024/07/02	“Industrial Craft and Its Impact on Production Network Evolution,” (2024 European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) Conference.)
5.	2024/06/04	“Global sourcing as a mutual complement of advantages among companies,” (The European Division of the Decision Sciences Institute (EDSI) 2024 Annual Conference.)
6.	2023/07/19	“Exploring supply network evolution in post-keiretsu Japan,” (The Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) 2023 International Conference.)
7.	2019/02/19	“The Strategic Role of Foreign Subsidiaries in International Manufacturing Network,” (Centre for Operations and Supply Chain Research (COSCR) Seminar, Leeds University Business School)
8.	2018/08/29	“The interaction of global networks in their evolutions: a longitudinal case study,” (Advances in Production Management Systems)
9.	2017/07/18	“International Specialization and Collaboration in Global Production,” (International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management)
10.	2013/03/25	“International purchasing offices in China: An evolution process model,” (International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association conference)
11.	2011/04/12	“Context Sharing in Inter-Organizational Relationships: a comparison of supplier management in China and Japan,” (International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association conference)
12.	2008/08	“Organizational Innovation and Paradigm Shift: comparing the reform/change process of two China's State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs),” (Annual Conference for Production & Operations Management Society)
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■ Books and Articles

1.	2025/07	Article	“The Interaction of Global Operations Networks in Their Evolutions: Longitudinal Case Studies,” Academy of Management Proceedings. (Collaboration)
2.	2025/07	Article	“Unpacking the process of production relocation: Longitudinal case studies”, International Conference on Production Research (ICPR2025) Proceeding, (Collaboration)
3.	2025/06	Article	“A longitudinal study on the evolution of international manufacturing networks: linking plant-level, dyadic-level, and network-level changes,” Proceedings of 2025 European Operations Management Association (EurOMA). (Collaboration)
4.	2024/06	Article	“Technical Craft and Its Impact on Production Network Evolution: An Investigation of Small Japanese Precision Machine Tool Producers,” Proceedings of 2024 European Operations Management Association (EurOMA). pp.1-10 (Collaboration)
5.	2022/11	Book	Chapter 7: Knowledge Exploration and Exploitation Within Multinational Corporations Through International Assignments: The Role of Expatriates and Repatriates. Ambidextrous Global Strategy in the Era of Digital Transformation, Publisher： Springer. pp.101-130 (Collaboration)
6.	2020/08	Article	“Global sourcing strategy and resource reallocation in MNCs: The case of the Japanese multinational corporation,” Journal of Asian Management Studies, pp.19-33 (Single)
7.	2019/09	Article	“The strategic role of international procurement office for global sourcing and the intra- and inter-organizational relationships,” Journal of Asian Management Studies, pp.157-172 (Single)
8.	2018/08	Article	“The interaction of global networks in their evolutions: a longitudinal case study,” Proceedings of the Advances in Production Management Systems, pp.1-8 (Collaboration)
9.	2017/12	Article	“The Internationalization of Emerging Market Multinationals and the Evolution of Global Production Network,” pp.1-26 (Single)
10.	2017/07	Article	“International Specialization and Collaboration in Global Production: A longitudinal case study of Taiwan-Japan Alliance in Machine Tool,” Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management, pp.1-8 (Collaboration)
11.	2013/03	Article	“International purchasing offices in China: An evolution process model,” Proceedings of the 22th Annual IPSERA2013 (Collaboration)
12.	2011/04	Article	“Context Sharing in Inter-Organizational Relationships: a comparison of supplier management in China and Japan,” Proceeding of the 20th Annual IPSERA2011 (Collaboration)
13.	2009/12	Article	“Organizational Innovation and Paradigm Shift: comparing the learning process of two Chinese State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) in China,” The Journal of Japanese Operations Management and Strategy 1(1),pp.62-80 (Single)
14.	2008/06	Article	“Creative Industry in UK, Japan and China: A supply chain management perspective,” Journal of Economics & Business Administration (Collaboration)
15.	2007/07	Article	“Cultural Implications on Business Relationship Management: Japan and China,” Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management (Collaboration)
16.	2003	Article	The Survival Crisis of Japanese Enterprises and Its Reconstruction: On Reconstruction of National Electric pp.104-111 (Collaboration)
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■ Academic background

1.	2001/04～2004/03	〔Doctorial Course〕, Graduate School, Division of Administration, Kobe University, Completed,
2.	1999/04～2001/03	〔Master Course〕, Graduate School, Division of Administration, Kobe University, Completed,

■ Business career

1.	2018/04～	Osaka University of Economics Faculty of Business Administration Department of Business Administration Professor
2.	2015/04	Professor
3.	2013/04	Associate Professor
4.	2009/04	Lecturer
5.	2004/04	Assistant Professor

■ researchmap Member ID

6000002463