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Faculty

Shuichi YOKOTA Associate Professor

Ritsumeikan University
Researcher’s Database

Education
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. (Ritsumeikan University), Ph.D. in Technology Management (Ritsumeikan University)
Field of Research
IT management, Strategic Management, IT Organization, Information Systems, New Product Development, R&D Management, Innovation Management
Theme of Research
A Study of Shadow IT, IT Governance and Behavioral Theory
A Study of the Mechanisms of Digital Transformation (DX) Promotion
A Study of the Systematizing Cloud Migration Strategies and Implementation Processes
A Study on the Impact of Generative AI Utilization on Corporate Management
A Study of the New Product Development

Profile

After completing his master's program at the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, he joined Panasonic Holdings Corporation. He spent approximately six years developing vision sensors for industrial robotics before transferring to the Information Systems Department (ISD). After working on global internet infrastructure and security countermeasures for IoT devices, He became the head of the ISD in 2018. From 2021, he held various business unit management positions at a subsidiary of the ISD. He became a visiting professor at the Faculty of Business Administration, Osaka University of Economics and Law. He retired in Mar 2026. From April 2025, from April 2026, he became an associate professor at the Graduate School of Technology Management. He completed his doctoral program at the Graduate School of Technology Management, Ritsumeikan University.

Selected Publications

  • Shuichi Yokota:” Empirical Analysis of Behavior Model Using Shadow Clouds: Analysis of Characteristics by Firm Size and Industry”, International Journal of Japan Association for Management Systems, Vol.15, No.1, 2023, pp. 45 - 52.
  • Shuichi Yokota:” How the IT capabilities of Information Systems departments influence the suppression of shadow cloud”, International Journal of Japan Association for Management Systems, Vol.16, No.1,2024, pp.1- 8.
  • Shuichi Yokota:”Exploratory factor analysis that increases the intention to migrate from Business-Managed IT Systems to IT-Managed IT Systems when utilizing SaaS”, International Journal ofJapan Association for Management Systems (IJAMS), Vol.16, No2, 2025, pp .1- 8.
  • Shuichi Yokota:”Analyzing the Interrelationships among IT Capabilities of Information Systems Departments Using Structural Equation Modeling”, Proceedings of the 2024 6th World Symposium on Software Engineering (WSSE 2024), 2024.

Affiliation with Academic Associations

  • The Japan Society for Management Information（JASMIN
  • Councilor, Japan Association for Management Science (JAMS)
  • Information Systems Society of Japan（ISSJ)

Academic Awards

  • Awarded the Outstanding Exploratory Research Prize, Japan Society for Management Information (JASMIN), 2023.