■ 直近5年ほどの著書，研究論文 書籍 – 北田皓嗣,安藤光展（2026）『サステナビリティ戦略の実装：組織行動を促す「社内浸透」の設計学』千倉書房、共著 – Katsuhiko Kokubu, Kimitaka Nishitani, Hirotsugu Kitada, Mitsunobu Ando (2022). Emergent Responsible Management: A Social Connection Model (Kobe University Monograph Series in Social Science Research). Springer. – 國部克彦,西谷公孝,北田皓嗣,安藤光展（2019）『創発型責任経営：新しいつながりの経営モデル』日本経済新聞出版、共著
Refereed Journal Papers（査読付き学術論文） – Katsuhiko Kokubu, Hirotsugu Kitada, Kimitaka Nishitani, Aki Shinohara (2023). How material flow cost accounting contributes to the SDGs through improving management decision-making. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 25(5), 2783-2793. [査読有り] – Hirotsugu Kitada, Tatsumasa Tennojiya, Jaehong Kim, Akira Higashida (2022). Management practice of material flow cost accounting and its discontinuance. Cleaner Environmental Systems. [査読有り] – Kimitaka Nishitani, Katsuhiko Kokubu, Qi Wu, Hirotsugu Kitada, Edeltraud Guenther, Thomas Guenther (2022). Material flow cost accounting (MFCA) for the circular economy: An empirical study of the triadic relationship between MFCA, environmental performance, and the economic performance of Japanese companies. Journal of Environmental Management, 303, 114219. [査読有り]
International Conference Presentations（国際会議発表論文） – Hirotsugu Kitada, Hitoshi Iyatomi, Shigesada Takagi (2026). Unveiling Heterogeneity in Circular Economy Strategies: An LLM-Based Clustering Approach to Environmental and Economic Performance. The 7th Asia Pacific International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Bangkok, Thailand. [査読有り] – Kohei Arai, Hirotsugu Kitada, Tomohisa Kitada (2026). Inventory of Textile and Apparel Industry in Japan Over the Last 30 years. The 7th Asia Pacific International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Bangkok, Thailand. [査読有り] – Ya Su, Hirotsugu Kitada (2026). Mechanisms of Corporate Greenwashing: The Moderating Role of Managerial Ability. The 7th Asia Pacific International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Bangkok, Thailand. [査読有り] – Hirotsugu Kitada (2025). Mapping the Cost and Revenue Structure of Circular Economy Business: A Framework Based on LLM-Assisted Scoping Review. Proceedings of the Fourth Australian International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Melbourne, Australia. [査読有り] – Hirotsugu Kitada, Masaatsu Takehara (2022). Circular Economy Information in Climate-related Disclosure. Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, 1233-1234. [査読有り]
