Kimitaka Nishitani

Research output

Working papers

1. Tingting Yin & Kimitaka Nishitani, 2024. "Can Sustainable Consumption and Production Solve the Dilemma of Corporate Environmental Responsibility and Economic Performance? An Empirical Analysis of Japanese-listed Companies from the Stakeholder," Discussion Paper Series DP2024-27, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University.
2. Kimitaka Nishitani & Thomas Guenther & Qi Wu & Edeltraud Guenther & Katsuhiko Kokubu, 2023. "The Contribution of Environmental Management Control Systems to Sustainable Development Goals Through Sustainable Consumption and Production: An Empirical Analysis of Companies in Thailand, Vietnam, J," Discussion Paper Series DP2023-18, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University.
3. Kimitaka Nishitani & Akira Kawaguchi, 2022. "Does Board Gender Diversity Actually Matter to Shareholder Value? Clarifying What Causes a Spurious Relationship in Japanese Listed Firms," Discussion Paper Series DP2022-33, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University.
4. Kimitaka Nishitani & Akira Kawaguchi, 2022. "Mitigating Gender Inequality in the Workplace: Toward Sustainable Development Through Institutional Changes," Discussion Paper Series DP2022-07, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University, revised May 2022.
5. Kimitaka Nishitani & Thi Bich Hue Nguyen & Trong Quy Trinh & Qi Wu & Katsuhiko Kokubu, 2021. "Are Corporate Environmental Activities to Meet Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Simply Greenwashing? An Empirical Study of Vietnamese Companies from the Stakeholder Management Perspective," Discussion Paper Series DP2021-12, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University.
6. Kimitaka Nishitani & Katsuhiko Kokubu & Qi Wu & Hirotsugu Kitada & Edeltraud Guenther & Thomas Guenther, 2020. "Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA) for the Circular Economy: An Empirical Study of the Triadic Relationship Between MFCA, Environmental Performance, and Economic Performance in Japanese Companies," Discussion Paper Series DP2020-29, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University.
7. Katsuhiko Kokubu & Hirotsugu Kitada & Kimitaka Nishitani & Aki Shinohara, 2020. "Can Material Flow Cost Accounting as a Mediating Instrument Contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals?," Discussion Paper Series DP2020-04, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University.
8. Yuriko Nakao & Katsuhiko Kokubu & Kimitaka Nishitani, 2019. "Do Sustainability Reports Strategically Employ Rhetorical Tone? : An evidence from Japan," Discussion Papers 2019-01, Kobe University, Graduate School of Business Administration.
9. Kimitaka Nishitani & Katsuhiko Kokubu, 2019. "Patterns of Influence of Environmental Performance on Economic Performance: An Empirical Study of Japanese Manufacturing Firms," Discussion Paper Series DP2019-07, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University.
10. Kimitaka Nishitani & M.B. Haider & Katsuhiko Kokubu, 2018. "Do environmental disclosures and their credibility play a role in linking corporate environmental performance and shareholder value?," Discussion Paper Series DP2018-07, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University.
11. Kimitaka Nishitani & Jeffrey Unerman & Katsuhiko Kokubu, 2017. "Dynamics of Factors to Influence Integrated Reporting Practice: Evidence from Japan and UK," Discussion Paper Series DP2017-12, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University.
12. Kimitaka Nishitani, 2016. "A Comparative Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Initiation of Integrated Reporting Practices in Japanese and UK Listed Companies: The View of Voluntary Disclosure Theory or Legitimacy Theory?," Discussion Paper Series DP2016-07, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University.
13. Kimitaka Nishitani & Munehiko Itoh, 2014. "Product Innovation in Response to Environmental Standards and Competitive Advantage: A Hedonic Analysis of Refrigerators in the Japanese Retail Market," Discussion Paper Series DP2014-30, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University.
14. Kimitaka Nishitani & M.B. Haider & Katsuhiko Kokubu, 2014. "Corporate Environmental Initiatives and Shareholder Value: Focusing on the Role of Environmental Information and Its Credibility," Discussion Paper Series DP2014-13, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University.
    • Kimitaka Nishitani & Katsuhiko Kokubu, 2014. "Corporate Environmental Initiatives and Shareholder Value: Focusing on the Role of Environmental Information and Its Credibility," Discussion Paper Series DP2014-34, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University.
15. Kimitaka Nishitani & Nurul Jannah & Hardinsyah Ridwan & Shinji Kaneko, 2013. "The Influence of Voluntary and Mandatory Environmental Performance on Financial Performance: An Empirical Study of Indonesian Firms," Discussion Paper Series DP2013-01, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University.
16. Kimitaka Nishitani & Shinji Kaneko & Satoru Komatsu & Hidemichi Fujii, 2011. "Firm's reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and economic performance: analyzing effects through demand and productivity," IDEC DP2 Series 1-1, Hiroshima University, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation (IDEC).

Articles

1. Eri Nakamura & Kimitaka Nishitani & Fumitoshi Mizutani, 2023. "Do Consumers Really Pay for SDGs? Re-Evaluating Consumer Behaviour Using Surveys in the USA, Germany, and Japan," CESifo Economic Studies, CESifo Group, vol. 69(3), pages 158-176.
2. Mohammad Badrul Haider & Kimitaka Nishitani, 2022. "Ownership structure, corporate governance, and assurance in sustainability reporting: evidence from Japan," International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 19(4), pages 374-388, December.
3. Mohammad Tazul Islam & Katsuhiko Kokubu & Kimitaka Nishitani, 2020. "Corporate social reporting in the banking industry of Bangladesh: a test of legitimacy theory," Social Responsibility Journal, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 17(2), pages 198-225, February.
4. Mohammad Badrul Haider & Kimitaka Nishitani, 2020. "Views of corporate managers on assurance of sustainability reporting: evidence from Japan," International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 17(1), pages 1-19, March.
5. Kimitaka Nishitani & Katsuhiko Kokubu & Takehisa Kajiwara, 2016. "Does low-carbon supply chain management reduce greenhouse gas emissions more effectively than existing environmental initiatives? An empirical analysis of Japanese manufacturing firms," Journal of Management Control: Zeitschrift für Planung und Unternehmenssteuerung, Springer, vol. 27(1), pages 33-60, February.
   • Kimitaka Nishitani & Katsuhiko Kokubu & Takehisa Kajiwara, 2016. "Does low-carbon supply chain management reduce greenhouse gas emissions more effectively than existing environmental initiatives? An empirical analysis of Japanese manufacturing firms," Journal of Management Control: Zeitschrift für Planung und Unternehmenssteuerung, Springer, vol. 27(1), pages 33-60, February.
6. Kimitaka Nishitani & Shinji Kaneko & Satoru Komatsu & Hidemichi Fujii, 2015. "Erratum to: How does a firm’s management of greenhouse gas emissions influence its economic performance? Analyzing effects through demand and productivity in Japanese manufacturing firms," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, vol. 43(2), pages 231-231, April.
7. Kimitaka Nishitani & Shinji Kaneko & Satoru Komatsu & Hidemichi Fujii, 2014. "How does a firm’s management of greenhouse gas emissions influence its economic performance? Analyzing effects through demand and productivity in Japanese manufacturing firms," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, vol. 42(3), pages 355-366, December.
8. Takashi Hatakeda & Katsuhiko Kokubu & Takehisa Kajiwara & Kimitaka Nishitani, 2012. "Factors Influencing Corporate Environmental Protection Activities for Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions: The Relationship Between Environmental and Financial Performance," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 53(4), pages 455-481, December.
9. Kimitaka Nishitani & Katsuhiko Kokubu, 2012. "Why Does the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Enhance Firm Value? The Case of Japanese Manufacturing Firms," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 21(8), pages 517-529, December.
10. Akira Kawaguchi & Kimitaka Nishitani, 2012. "Corporate Governance and the Role of Women," Japanese Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(2), pages 49-86.
11. Kimitaka Nishitani, 2011. "An Empirical Analysis of the Effects on Firms’ Economic Performance of Implementing Environmental Management Systems," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 48(4), pages 569-586, April.
12. Nishitani, Kimitaka, 2010. "Demand for ISO 14001 adoption in the global supply chain: An empirical analysis focusing on environmentally conscious markets," Resource and Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 32(3), pages 395-407, August.
13. Nishitani, Kimitaka, 2009. "An empirical study of the initial adoption of ISO 14001 in Japanese manufacturing firms," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 68(3), pages 669-679, January.

Chapters

1. Katsuhiko Kokubu & Qi Wu & Kimitaka Nishitani & Jittima Tongurai & Pakpong Pochanart, 2019. "Comprehensive Environmental Management Control System and Stakeholder Influences: Evidence from Thailand," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Katsuhiko Kokubu & Yoshiyuki Nagasaka (ed.), SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS STRATEGY IN ASIA, chapter 9, pages 131-148, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..