KAKINUMA, Hideki

KAKINUMA, Hideki

Associate Professor

Doshisha University

KAKINUMA Hideki is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Commerce, Doshisha University, Japan.

His research and teaching interests include human resource management and organizational behavior. His research focuses on talent management, with particular interests in the development of talent management theory and practice in Japanese firms. He also employs bibliometric methods to examine the intellectual structure and evolution of management research. His current research investigates how talent management contributes to organizational performance.

Interests
  • Talent management
  • Employer branding
  • Human capital resources
  • Bibliometric methods
Education

  • Ph.D. in Economics

    Kyoto University, 2019

  • M.A. in Social Informatics

    Aoyama Gakuin University, 2011

  • B.Com

    Meiji University, 2007

Research

Projects in Progress

  • Examining how the alignment between talent management philosophies and talent management practices influences organizational performance
  • Mapping the intellectual structure and evolution of talent management research through bibliometric analysis

Selected Journal Paper

  • Kakinuma, H. (2015). How companies can attract the talented Vietnamese graduates? An experimental-designed investigation. International Journal of Business and Management, 10 (2), pp.31-40.

Selected International Conference Presentations

  • Kakinuma, H. (2026). Talent management and organizational performance: Examining the mediating role of human capital resources in Japanese firms. Poster presented at the 2026 Conference of the Department of Human Resource Management & Employment Relations: Shaping the Future of Work. [King’s College London, UK.]
  • Kakinuma, H. (2024). Detecting conceptual boundaries between talent management and strategic human resource management: Bibliometric mapping of academic literature. Paper presented at the 13th EIASM Workshop on Talent Management. [Chambre de Commerce Luxembourg, Luxembourg]
  • Kakinuma, H., Yamamoto, A., & Wakabayashi, N. (2018). How can we get long-stay reservation from new employees? An exploratory analysis of employee retention in the lodging industry in Kyoto. Paper Presented at the 16th APacCHRIE Conference. [Sun Yat-Sen University, Guanzhou, China]
  • Kakinuma, H. (2016). The divergence in Chinese graduates’ decision criteria for job choice: An experiemental-designed investigation. Paper Presented at Management Theory and Practice Conference. [Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan]
  • and more…

Professional Membership

  • Japan Society of Human Resource Management
  • The Academic Association for Organizational Science
  • The Japanese Association of Administrative Science

ORCiD: 0009-0009-0605-1662

Detailed CV (incl. Japanese papers and talks) is available upon request.

Teaching Experiences

Bachelor class

  • Organizational Behavior
  • Human resource management
  • Business administration
  • Introduction to management
  • Career management
  • Life planning and personal finance

Master class

  • Leadership
  • Talent management

Contact

You are welcome to contact me by e-mail for inquiry.
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  • hkakinum [at] mail.doshisha.ac.jp

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