Hitotsubashi University Institute of Innovation Research

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IIR Innovation Research Workshop 2026 2026.8.27-28

summer school/innovation research workshop

■IIR Innovation Research Workshop 2026（Hybrid） This year, the Institute of Innovation Research at Hitotsubashi University will hold the 4th IIR Innovation Research Workshop. To promote, drive, and boost innovation research, we welcome students, researchers, and practitioners to exchange knowledge and creativity. Date    : August 27-28, 2026Venue : Multipurpose Room, Mercury Tower 7F, Kunitachi-east campus, Hitotsubashi University(2-4 Higashi, Kunitachi, Tokyo)& ZOOM Meeting*Audience members will be able to join us online and in-person. CALL for PAPERSDeadline: May 29, 2026CLICK HERE CALL for AUDIENCEDeadline: 9:00, August 20, 2026CLICK HERE ProgramTBA＜Program2025＞

Innovation Forum 2026.5.7 Ruby P. Lee

Forum, IIR News

Date：May 7（Thursday), 2026from 12:30 to 14:00 Topic:“When Does Digital Capability Enable Innovation Capability for Competitive Performance in an Emerging Economy? An Examination of Two Institutional Forces,” Speaker:Ruby P. Lee(Bob Sasser Professor & Director of The Rockwood School of Marketing, Herbert Wertheim College of Business, Florida State University) Speaker Bio:Dr. Ruby (Pui Wan) Lee is the Bob Sasser Professor of Marketing and director of the Dr. Persis E. Rockwood School of Marketing at Florida State University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Business. She also serves as Director of Global Initiatives, managing global student exchanges, faculty-led study abroad programs, and the creation of international non-degree-seeking student programs.Over the past 10 years of her…

Professor Wong from National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) and his EMBA, MBA, and MPM (Master Program for Public Policy and Management) students visited IIR.

Conference, Symposium

On April 8, Professor Wong Chan-Yuan from National Tsing Hua University visited the Institute of Innovation Research with approximately 40 EMBA students, where a joint seminar was held with Associate Professor Yoshioka-Kobayashi and Assistant Professor Padrón-Hernández. Associate Professor Yoshioka-Kobayashi delivered a lecture titled “Perspectives on Strategies of Data/AI-Driven Business,” Assistant Professor Padrón-Hernández delivered a lecture titled“Japanese Business and Management.” Following the lectures, an active Q&A session and discussions took place with the participating EMBA students, providing a valuable opportunity for meaningful exchange on both sides. The purpose of this visit was to foster international academic collaboration and deepen cross-cultural understanding. It provided an excellent platform for engaging in intellectual exchange…

Business Review Vol.73 No.4 SPR. 2026

Hitotsubashi Buisiness Review

Vol.73 No.4 SPR. 2026 (In Japanese) A leading management journal in Japanese,which builds a bridge between theory and practice. EDITED BYHitotsubashi University, Institute of Innovation ResearchPUBLISHED BYToyo Keizai Inc. Business Experiments:Secrets of Steadily Profiting Companies Naohiko Oikawa“What Is Experiment-Based Predictive Analytics?:Accurately Identifying Causal Relationships and High-Impact Strategies” Tohru Yoshioka-Kobayashi / Yuri Hirai“Organizational Capability for Effective Business Experiments: Insights from Studies on Big Data Utilization” Yuji Kawata“Randomized Controlled Trials Inside Firms:Design, Analytical Methods, and Recent Developments” Kakuya Naito / Micheal K. Price / Kanetaka Maki“The Value of Employee Diversity in the Workplace through the Employment of Persons with Disabilities” Kenji Minefuji / Eric Floyd / Kanetaka Maki  “Why ‘Selecting’ Startups Drives Them…

New Specially Appointed Assistant Professor / Researcher Profile Tachibana, Tatsuki

IIR News

Tachibana, Tatsuki Specially Appointed Assistant Professor (2026.4.1～) Specialty: Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Organization Theory 【Career】 2018　              Bachelor of Business, Faculty of Business, Osaka City University 2022　              M.Sc. in Commerce and Management, Graduate School of Business Administration, Hitotsubashi University 2023-2025        Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC2), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 2025-2026        Specially Appointed Research Associate, Graduate School of Business Administration, Hitotsubashi University 2026　               Ph.D. in Commerce and Management, Graduate School of Business Administration, Hitotsubashi University 2026-present　Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University 【Recent Research…

Business Review Vol.73 No.3 WIN. 2025

Hitotsubashi Buisiness Review

Vol.73 No.3 WIN. 2025 (In Japanese) A leading management journal in Japanese,which builds a bridge between theory and practice. EDITED BYHitotsubashi University, Institute of Innovation ResearchPUBLISHED BYToyo Keizai Inc. How to Revitalize Innovation in Japan: A New Combination of R&D and Corporate Strategy Hiroshi Shimizu / Hiroki Tetsukawa“R&D as a Source of New Business Opportunities: Challenges and Prospects for Japanese Firms” Naoki Takada“The End of Centralized Research Laboratories?: Revisiting the Discourse on Their Demise” Hiroshi Siragami“Purpose- and Science-Driven Management That Enables Sustainable Innovation to Co-Create the Future” Tatsuya Kubota / Yoshiki Kageyama“An Emergent View of Lateral Expansion of Core Technologies: The Case of Murata Manufacturing’s “Nijimidashi”” Yoshitaka Ushiku “Building the Foundations…

【Event Report】2nd Sino-Japanese SPACE Workshop

Conference, Symposium

The 2nd Sino-Japanese SPACE Workshop was held over two days on October 31 and November 1, 2025. The workshop was co-hosted by the Institute of Innovation Research (IIR) at Hitotsubashi University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the Center for Urban and Real Estate Studies (CURES) at Hitotsubashi University, and the JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S), “Dynamics Prices of Goods, Services and Real Estate Japan: Understanding and Reconstructing Statistics Using Big DataPrincipal Investigator.” Researchers specializing in spatial economics from universities in Japan, China, the United States, Denmark, and other countries gathered to present their latest work. The program featured 12 oral presentations and 7 poster sessions, leading to lively discussions among…

Tohru Yoshioka-Kobayashi, Associate Professor received 2025 JPIM Research Forum Best Paper Award

Award, IIR News

Tohru Yoshioka-Kobayashi, Associate Professor, has been awarded the Best Paper Award at the 2025 JPIM Research Forum, organized by the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA). His conference paper was recognized for its significant contribution to the field of product development and innovation management. This achievement underscores IIR’s commitment to advancing research with international impact, bridging academia and business practice. Organization: The Product Development and Management Association Award: 2025 JPIM Research Forum Best Paper Award Date: September 13, 2025 (Chicago, USA) Award Winner: Tohru Yoshioka-Kobayashi (Associate Professor, IIR) Atsushi Akiike (Associate Professor, Tohoku University) Sotaro Katsumata (Professor, Osaka University) Article Title: “A technological turbulence in a product category and a…

Brown bag lunch seminar 2026.3.27 Ricardo Azambuja

Forum, IIR News

Date: March 27 (Friday), 2026 from 11:30 to 13:00 Topic: “How to publish qualitative data in FT-listed journals” Speaker: Ricardo Azambuja (Associate Professor, EDHEC Business School, France) Venue: onsite IIR Meeting Space (Room#216) of the second floor of the IIR building Organizer: Padrón-Hernández, Ivar This forum is jointly organized by MIC (Management Innovation Research Center), Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study. Deadline: 9:00, March 27, 2026 For registration, please click on “IIR Brown bag lunch seminar” below IIR Brown bag lunch seminar

Innovation Forum 2026.3.30 Israr Qureshi

Forum, IIR News

Date： March 30（Monday), 2026 from 14:00 to 15:30 Topic: “Technoficing: From Idea to Measurement and Beyond” Speaker: Israr Qureshi (Professor of Digital Development and Social Entrepreneurship, Queen’s Business School, Queen’s University Belfast) Abstract: This research seminar traces the journey from ideas to measurement, illustrating how meaningful research emerges when scholars integrate grounded inquiry, rich ethnography, and rigorous measurement development. Using the phenomenon of technoficing—the creative adaptation and repurposing of technology for social good (Qureshi et al., 2021)—as an example, the session highlights how compelling research ideas often originate in the field through close observation, immersion, and engagement with real-world practice. Ethnographic and case-based methods help researchers identify novel concepts and…

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