ppegb
Department of International Economics, Government and Business
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Presentation
I’m an Assistant Professor of Japanese Business at the Department of International Economics, Government and Business at Copenhagen Business School, and an affiliated researcher at the European Institute of Japanese Studies at the Stockholm School of Economics. My research revolves around EU-Japan relations in green transformation and sustainability; dual transformation, innovation governance, entrepreneurship, and corporate venture capital in Japan. Prior to academia, I held various corporate leadership positions in business development, M&A, sales and marketing, and operations management in the technology sector (clean-tech, biotech, manufacturing) for over a decade. I have also advised startups and established companies on market expansion into Asian and Nordic markets and cross-industry innovation.
I hold a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in environmental engineering, both from Osaka University (Japan). I received my Ph.D. in Business Administration, specializing in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology, from the Stockholm School of Economics, with affiliation to the European Institute of Japanese Studies and the House of Innovation.
• EU-Japan relations
• Dual Transformation in Japan
• Smart city and Society 5.0
• R&D and innovation management
• Entrepreneurial and innovation failures
• Asian Economic Organization & Competitiveness
• Doing Business in China and Asia-Pacific
I offer supervision at BSc and MSc levels to students writing theses in my key research areas.
- Popovics, P. N. & Taniguchi, R. Revival of Innovation Failures in R&D-Intensive Environments: A Case Study from a Japanese Chemical Company. Revised and resubmitted to R&D Management in July 2024.
- Sanada, K., Ström, P., & Popovics, P. A service ecology as a framework to capture multi-layered smart city initiatives in Japan and Sweden: A literature review. Submitted to the 18th Conference of the Nordic Association for the Study of Contemporary Japanese Society (NAJS) 2024.
- Nakamura, H. R., Ström, P., & Popovics, P. Digitalization and green economy transition: Smart Cities and Society 5.0. Submitted to the 36th Annual AJBS Conference 2024, and previously to the 17th Annual Conference of the Nordic Association for the Study of Contemporary Japanese Society (NAJS) 2023.
- Popovics, P. (2023). Turning Innovation Failures into Strategic Assets - Exploring How Novel Innovation Can Leverage Prior Failure Through Resource Reuse. Doctoral Dissertation in Business Administration. Stockholm School of Economics.
- Onogawa, K., Mohanty, C. R. C., Joshi, A, & Popovics, P. N. (2005). Engaging Civil Society for Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Cities in Asia - from the Perspective of Cleaner Transport and Waste Management. Regional Development Dialogue (UNCRD). Volume 26.
2024:
European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics - Affiliated Researcher (unpaid, part-time)
X Innovation Lab (Black Core Group AB) - Partner (unpaid, part-time)
NordicBiz OÜ - CEO (unpaid, part-time)