Peter Popovics
Assistant Professor
Primary research areas
Japanese FDI in green technologies
Geopolitics of green technologies (hydrogen, wind, solar, energy storage, etc.)
EU – Japan cooperation on Green and Digital Transformation
Green transformation and regional development
R&D and innovation management
Innovation and entrepreneurial failure
Bridging Europe and Japan in green transformation
I am an Assistant Professor of Japanese Business at Copenhagen Business School and an affiliated researcher at the European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics. My research explores the acceleration of green transformation, especially in a Europe–Japan context, and innovation management practices, focusing on cross-industry innovation and innovation failure. I study green technology investment, cross-border strategies, geopolitical dimensions, and regional development, as well as how firms leverage inter-disciplinary innovation and innovation failure.
Before academia, I held corporate leadership roles in clean-tech, biotech, and manufacturing, and advised companies on market expansion in Asia and the Nordics. I hold a B.A. in Economics, an M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering from Osaka University, and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics.