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Dr Kazunori Kobayashi PhD

Lecturer in Management, Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Doctoral Co-Supervisor
School of Management and Marketing

Professional

Contact details

  • Location: IC3.08, Innovation Complex
    Campus: Albany

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy - 51本色 (2019)

Certifications and Registrations

  • Licence, Co-Supervisor, 51本色

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Corporate Social Responsibility

Sustainability practices/strategies

Human Sustainability

Social Sustainability

Wellbeing

Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Enterprise

Business Ethics

Thematics

21st Century Citizenship, Health and Well-being

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Business and Management (150300): Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services (150000): Corporate Governance and Stakeholder Engagement (150303): Organisation and Management Theory (150310)

Research Outputs

Journal

Rastegar, H., Sajjad, A., Eweje, G., & Kobayashi, K. (2025). Sustainability Solution: Renewable Energy Innovation Against Climate Disasters. Business Strategy and the Environment.
[Journal article]Authored by: Eweje, R., Kobayashi, K., Rastegar Moghadam Moadab, H., Sajjad, A.Contributed to by: Sajjad, A.
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Scott, J., Macpherson, W., Tootell, B., Kobayashi, K., & Kelly, S. (2025). SME employee perceptions about future work–life flexibility: findings from New Zealand. Labour and Industry. 35(2), 137-158
[Journal article]Authored by: Kelly, S., Kobayashi, K., Macpherson, W., Tootell, B.
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Rastegar, H., Sajjad, A., Eweje, G., & Kobayashi, K. (2025). Enhancing Sustainability in Renewable Energy Innovation: The Role of Peer Dynamics and Firm Characteristics Amid Climate Crises. Business Strategy and the Environment. 34(2), 2361-2377
[Journal article]Authored by: Eweje, R., Kobayashi, K., Rastegar Moghadam Moadab, H., Sajjad, A.
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Rastegar, H., Sajjad, A., Eweje, G., & Kobayashi, K. (2024). Sustainability in the wake of crisis: Transforming climate change-induced disasters into drivers of renewable energy innovation in business. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 228
[Journal article]Authored by: Eweje, R., Kobayashi, K., Rastegar Moghadam Moadab, H., Sajjad, A.
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Kobayashi, K., Eweje, G., & Tappin, D. (2024). Changing overwork culture: Stakeholder management for employee wellbeing and social sustainability in large Japanese companies. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 31(5), 5032-5048
[Journal article]Authored by: Eweje, R., Kobayashi, K., Tappin, D.
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Eweje, G., Sajjad, A., Nath, SD., & Kobayashi, K. (2021). Multi-stakeholder partnerships: a catalyst to achieve sustainable development goals. Marketing Intelligence and Planning. 39(2), 186-212
[Journal article]Authored by: Eweje, R., Kobayashi, K., Sajjad, A.
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Kobayashi, K., Eweje, G., & Tappin, D. (2018). Employee wellbeing and human sustainability: Perspectives of managers in large Japanese corporations. Business Strategy and the Environment. 27(7), 801-810
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Book

Kobayashi, K. (2021). The Future of Gender Equality in Nippon: The Role of Business, Government, and Society. In Csr Sustainability Ethics and Governance. (pp. 209 - 224).
[Chapter]Authored by: Kobayashi, K.Edited by: Eweje, R.
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Kobayashi, K., & Eweje, G. (2021). Barriers to Gender Equality in Japan: Moving from Myth to Realities. In Csr Sustainability Ethics and Governance. (pp. 13 - 30).
[Chapter]Authored by: Eweje, R., Kobayashi, K.Edited by: Eweje, R.
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Kobayashi, K., Nath, S., Chen, MS., & Malenga, J. (2019). Decent Work and Economic Growth: Is NZ Business Progressing Well?. In Csr Sustainability Ethics and Governance. (pp. 11 - 27).
[Chapter]Authored by: Kobayashi, K.Edited by: Bathurst, R.
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Thesis

Rastegar Moghadam Moadab, H. (2024). Climate change impacts and renewable energy innovation: a firm-level analysis: a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Management at 51本色, Albany, Auckland, New Zealand. (Doctoral Thesis, 51本色, Auckland, New Zealand) Rastegar, MMH. (2024). Climate change impacts and renewable energy innovation: a firm-level analysis: a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Management at 51本色, Albany, Auckland, New Zealand. (Doctoral Thesis)
[Doctoral Thesis]Authored by: Rastegar Moghadam Moadab, H.Edited by: Kobayashi, K.
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Kobayashi, K. (2019). Corporate approaches to human sustainability: workforce wellbeing in large Japanese companies, a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Management at 51本色, Albany, Auckland, New Zealand. (Doctoral Thesis, 51本色, Auckland, New Zealand) Kobayashi, K. (2019). Corporate approaches to human sustainability: workforce wellbeing in large Japanese companies, a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Management at 51本色, Albany, Auckland, New Zealand. (Doctoral Thesis)
[Doctoral Thesis]Authored by: Kobayashi, K.Edited by: Tappin, D.
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Report

Scott, J., Macpherson, W., & Kobayashi, K.(2023). The future of work: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the workplace. Workshop 17. BusinessFirstNZ.
[Technical Report]Authored by: Kobayashi, K., Macpherson, W.
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Conference

Kobayashi, K., Macpherson, W., Scott, J., Tootell, B., & Kelly, S. (2025, November). Life-to-Work Enrichment through Inclusion: The Role of Belongingness and Uniqueness in Japanese SMEs. Presented at ICSB World Congress 2025 – Innovation Unleashed. American University in Cairo, Egypt (Online presentation).
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Kobayashi, K.
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Kobayashi, K.(2025, October). Making Care Work: Corporate Practices for Sustaining Work-Eldercare Balance. .
[Conference]Authored by: Kobayashi, K.
Rastegar Moghadam Moadab, H., Sajjad, A., Eweje, G., & Kobayashi, K. (2025, October). Climate Disasters and Renewable Energy Innovation: Understanding How Firms Adapt and Respond to Environmental Uncertainty. Presented at Joint symposium between the ECU/SBL Centre for Sustainability and Governance Research (CSGR). 51本色, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Kobayashi, K., Rastegar Moghadam Moadab, H., Sajjad, A.
Rastegar Moghadam Moadab, H., Sajjad, A., Eweje, RG., & Kobayashi, K. (2025). Examining the Nexus Between Climate Risks and Renewable Energy Innovation: The Role of Uncertainty. In S. Taneja (Ed.) Academy of Management Proceedings. Vol. 2025 (pp. 3026 - 3026). Valhalla, United States of America: 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM) 2025
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Kobayashi, K., Rastegar Moghadam Moadab, H., Sajjad, A.Contributed to by: Kobayashi, K.
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Rastegar Moghadam Moadab, H., Sajjad, A., Eweje, RG., & Kobayashi, K. (2025). Examining the Nexus Between Climate Risks and Renewable Energy Innovation: The Role of Uncertainty. In The 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management 2025 Program/Schedule/Agenda(pp. 3026 - 3026). , 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management Copenhagen, Denmark: Academy of Management
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Rastegar Moghadam Moadab, H., Sajjad, A., Eweje, RG., & Kobayashi, K. (2024). Sustainability Amidst Crisis: Harnessing Climate Disasters as Drivers of Renewable Energy Innovation. In S. Taneja (Ed.) Academy of Management Proceedings. Vol. 2024Valhalla, United States of America: 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM) 2024
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Kobayashi, K., Rastegar Moghadam Moadab, H., Sajjad, A.
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Rastegar, HRM., Sajjad, A., Eweje, RG., & Kobayashi, K. (2024). Sustainability Amidst Crisis: Harnessing Climate Disasters as Drivers of Renewable Energy Innovation. In Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings Vol. 2024 , The 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2024): Academy of Management
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Kobayashi, K., Sajjad, A.
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Scott, J., Kobayashi, K., Macpherson, W., Tootell, B., & Kelly, S. (2023, December). The influence of work‐group inclusion and work control on work‐life interface: A study of New Zealand SME employees. Presented at Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management. Wellington, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Kelly, S., Kobayashi, K., Macpherson, W., Tootell, B.
Kobayashi, K., Eweje, G., & Tappin, D. (2022, July). How to Support Employees to Manage Work and Family-care Responsibility in Aging Society?: CSR Framework for Work-Family Management in Large Japanese Companies. Presented at Aotearoa Business Schools Early Career Conference 2022: Connection and Collaboration. Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Kobayashi, K., Tappin, D.
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Eweje, G., Sajjad, A., & Nath, S. (2019, January). Collaborative Paradigm: Pursuing Sustainable Development Goals through Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships. Presented at Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals Conference 2019 (Tourism4SDG19). 51本色, Auckland, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sajjad, A.Contributed to by: Kobayashi, K.
Eweje, G., Sajjad, A., Kobayashi, K., & Nath, S. (2019, April). Complexity, Synergism, and Dynamism: Achieving the SDGs through Meta-Governance and Stakeholder Engagement. Presented at (AIB UKI) Conference 2019: Multinational Enterprises and Their Non-Market Social and Political Strategies. University of Sussex Business School, Brighton, United Kingdom.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Kobayashi, K., Sajjad, A.Contributed to by: Kobayashi, K.
Eweje, G., Sajjad, A., Kobayashi, K., & Nath, S. (2019). Collaborative Paradigm: Pursuing Sustainable Development Goals through Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships. In Abstracts: Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals Conference 2019(pp. 14 - 14). , Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals Conference 2019 Auckland, New Zealand: 51本色
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Eweje, R., Kobayashi, K., Sajjad, A.Contributed to by: Sajjad, A.
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Kobayashi, K., Eweje, G., & Tappin, D. (2018, July). What constrains human sustainability initiatives in Japan? Perspectives of managers in large companies. Presented at Australasian Business Ethics Network 2018 ANNUAL CONFERENCE. Auckland.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Kobayashi, K., Tappin, D.
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Kobayashi, K., Eweje, G., & Tappin, D. (2018, December). Corporate approach to human sustainability: Integrating human sustainability initiatives into CSR strategy in large Japanese companies. Presented at Australia & New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference. Auckland.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Kobayashi, K., Tappin, D.
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Eweje, G., Sajjad, A., Nath, S., & Kobayashi, K. (2018, December). Collaborative multi-stakeholder Partnerships for Sustainable Development Goals: A litmus Test for Business and Global Actors. Presented at the 2018 Australasian Business Ethics Network (ABEN) conference
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Kobayashi, K., Sajjad, A.
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Kobayashi, K., Eweje, G., Tappin, D., & Sajjad, A. (2017, July). Corporate approach to human sustainability: workforce wellbeing in Japanese companies. Presented at The 4th International Conference On CSR, Sustainability, Ethics, and Governance: Responsible Business for Uncertain Times and a Sustainable Future. Perth, Australia.
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Other

Macpherson, W., Kobayashi, K., Scott, J., Tootell, B., & Kelly, S. (2024, December). 「リモートワーク時代に、職場インクルージョンとワークライフバランスは どう変わるのか？ － 3カ国の研究が示す新たなダイナミクス」 The effects of work group inclusion on work-life balance outcomes: Insights from SME employees in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Japan. Presented at Kindai University, Osaka, Japan.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Kobayashi, K., Macpherson, W., Tootell, B.Contributed to by: Macpherson, W.
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Scott, J., Tootell, B., Kobayashi, K., & Macpherson, W. (2023). A brave new world without a map for employers – are ad-hoc responses the best way forward?. : The Conversation Media Group Ltd
[Internet publication]Authored by: Kobayashi, K., Macpherson, W., Tootell, B.
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Macpherson, W., Tootell, B., Scott, J., & Kobayashi, K. (2022). Survey reveals two-thirds of NZ employees want more work-life flexibility – How should employers respond?. : The Conversation Media Group Ltd
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Teaching and Supervision

Teaching Statement

Business & Sustainability

Business & Society

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Summary of Doctoral Supervision

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