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(symposium)APROS-15 Conference 2013.2.14-17

IIR News, Symposium

APROS-15 Conference APROS-15 Conference “Re-Covering Organizations” We are pleased to announce that Hitotsubashi University hosts the APROS-15 Conference on February 14-17, 2013.  APROS was created in Australia in 1982 and currently is hosted by CMOS (the Centre for Management and Organization Studies) in the Faculty of Business, University of Technology, Sydney. APROS has been developing a multidisciplinary network of Asia-Pacific Researchers in Organization Studies, being associated with EGOS (the European Group for Organization Studies).  The upcoming APROS-15 conference is held in Japan after 20-year absence and we welcome researchers interested in Organization Studies. APROS-15 Organizing Team Local Tsuyoshi Numagami (Conference Chair), Hitotsubashi University Toshihiko Kato, Hitotsubashi University Masaru Karube, Hitotsubashi…

Professor AOSHIMA and KARUBE Received the 55th Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Science

Award, IIR News

Professor Yaichi Aoshima and Associate Professor Masaru Karube of the Institute of Innovation Research have received the 55th Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Science for their book. Every year the prize is awarded to outstanding books that have been published in the past year in the fields of economics, management and accounting. Organization: Nikkei Inc. and the Japan Center for Economic Research Award: The 55th Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Science Date: November 2012 Award Winner: Professor Akira TAKEISHI, Yaichi AOSHIMA and Masaru KARUBE Book Title: Reasons for Innovation: Creating Legitimacy for Resource Mobilization (Published by Yuhikaku) http://www.yuhikaku.co.jp/books/detail/9784641163928    (In Japanese)  

Business Review Vol.60 No.3 WIN. 2012

Hitotsubashi Buisiness Review

Vol.60 No.3 WIN. 2012 (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. Uncovering the Real Potential of Japanese Manufacturing IndustryTakahiro Fujimoto “Japan’s Manufacturing Sites (Monozukuri Genba): The Darkest Hour before the Dawn?”Junjiro Shintaku / Kiyohiro Oki “Import of Industrial Goods and Real Local Procurement in Overseas Production of Japanese Companies”Kiyohiko Nishimura / Takanobu Nakajima / Kozo Kiyota“Does the Natural Selection Mechanism Still Work in Severe Recessions? :Lessons from the Japanese Economy in the 1990s”Tetsuya Kawahara / Hisamichi Ashida“Process Investigation Tracing Upstream in Kanebo after the Russo-Japanese War:Inter-Process “Flow” Concept of Sanji Muto”Takao Nakazawa“Growing SME Manufacturers’…

Director’s Message

IIR News

Director’s Message: It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to our recently updated website. The Hitotsubashi University Institute of Innovation Research was created in 1997 as the first organization in Japan to research innovation from the viewpoint of the social sciences. Since then, the expectations placed on us have grown larger with each passing year, and today we are keenly aware of the importance of our responsibilities. Contemporary society demands innovation. Financial problems related to corporate management and industrial policy, challenges such as social issues that are rocking the foundations of people’s lives, and environmental problems that could radically affect the very continuation of the earth as we…

Business Review Vol.60 No.2 AUT. 2012

Hitotsubashi Buisiness Review

Vol.60 No.2 AUT. 2012 (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. Impact of Open InnovationSeiichiro Yonekura “Logic behind Open Innovation: Technology, Market and Organization” Akira Takeishi “Open Innovation: Mechanisms and Challenges for Success” Hiroshi Shimizu/Yusuke Hoshino“Open Innovation Management: Exploration for New Combination and Knowledge Management” Glenn Hoetker“Using Open Innovation to Leverage Japan’s Strengths” Kazuhisa Kawai“Salaried Entrepreneurs and the Internalization of Technology Market: A Case Study on Open Innovation by Osaka Gas “ Yusuke Hoshino“Development and Industrialization through Collaboration: Case of Dyneema” ●Business Cases　 Takashi Hirao / Yusuke Hoshino　 “AJINOMOTO: the Entry into a BOP Market Targeting…

Business Review Vol.60 No.1 SUM. 2012

Hitotsubashi Buisiness Review

Vol.60 No.1 SUM. 2012 (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. Where Will Accounting in Japan Head for? Kunio Ito／Tetsuyuki Kagaya／Tomohiro Suzuki “New Challenges to Accounting Revolution: Beyond the Relevance Lost” Kazuhiko Toyama “Crisis and Challenges of Corporate Governance in Japan” Tetsuyuki Kagaya “Has the Convergence to the IFRS Affected Investment Behavior? : International Evidences” Hajime Yasui／Yoshiyuki Kure “The Sustainable Value Creation Based on the Integrated Reporting” Yoshinao Kozuma “Mandatory CSR Reporting by Companies: Probable Choice for the Future” Tomonori Ito “Cross-border M&A by Japanese Companies: 10 Lessons from Japan Tobacco’s Experience” Kenshu…

magicc Overview

magicc

The magicc program is a research project that seeks to address environmental issues, energy problems and economic concerns through the work of “academicians of business and management and scholars of innovation.” As its name indicates, the project places its emphasis on visiting corporate worksites and conducting research based upon an in-depth understanding of the realities of technology development and enterprise management from a “microeconomics point of view,” a characteristic that sets the program apart from the many other research endeavors that focus on environmental and energy problems. As a result of the Great East Japan Earthquake, Japan currently is grappling with three serious and contradictory problems concerning the environment (reduction of…

Research Results

i/g/a Collaboration

■ Research Project [1]　 Research Project on the Knowledge Creation Process in Science and the Creation of Innovation ・Nagaoka, Sadao, Masatsura Igami, John P. Walsh and Tomohiro Ijichi, 2011, “Knowledge Creation Process in Science: Key Comparative Findings from the Hitotsubashi-NISTEP-Georgia Tech Scientists’ Survey in Japan and the US,” IIR Working Paper WP#11-09, October 2011 ・Nagaoka, Sadao, Masatsura Igami, Manabu Eto and Tomohiro Ijichi, “Knowledge Creation Process in Science: Basic Findings from a Large-scale Survey of Researchers in Japan,” IIR Working Paper WP#10-07, November 2010 ・Nagaoka Sadao, Masatsura Igami, Manabu Eto, Tomohiro Ijichi, 2010, “Knowledge Creation Process in Science: Basic Findings from a Large-scale Survey of Researchers in Japan,” IIR Working…

Seminars and Workshops

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■Workshops and Conferences ■ Research workshop on “IPRs and standard for innovation: Institutional design” Date and time: Tuesday, October 16, 2012   9:20-13:00 Venue: International Conference Room, 3rd floor, Faculty Building 3, Hitotsubashi University Sponsors: “Science of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Program” (Institute of Innovation Research) and “Research Project on evolution of standards” (Institute of Economic Research) Speakers: Stuart Graham (Chief Economist of the USPTO), Tamura Yoshiyuki (Professor, Hokkaido University), Aoki Reiko (Professor, Hitotsubashi University), Tsukada Naotoshi (Researcher, RIETI) and Nagaoka Sadao (Professor, Hitotsubashi University) Chair: Nagaoka Sadao, Professor, Hitotsubashi University Remarks: Individuals wishing to participate should submit the following by Thursday, October 11, 2012: 　　  (1) Name 　　　(2) Address…

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