Category: Forum

■27 March, 2008Akira Takeishi(Professor, IIR, Hitotsubashi University) ‘Boundaries of Innovation’ ■19 March, 2008Tomoyuki Shimbo(Junior Research Fellow, IIR, Hitotsubashi University) ‘Technology imports and firm performance: A case of petrochemical industry’ ■19 March, 2008Xiaomei Zhang(Junior Research Fellow, IIR, Hitotsubashi University) ‘The current situation and issues of banking in Hangzhou and Wenzhou’ ■19 March, 2008Yoko Furusawa(Research Associate, IIR, Hitotsubashi University) ‘A case study by Endowed Chair; “How are technology start-ups set up in Japan?”‘ ■24 January, 2008Hiroshi Shimizu(Researcher, Department of Technology Management Eindhoven University of Technology(The Netherlands)) ‘Competition, Knowledge Spillover, and Innovation: Technological Development ofSemiconductor Lasers, 1960-1990′ ■24 January, 2008Makoto Nirei(Assistant Professor, Department of Economics Carleton University (Canda)) ‘Firms Dynamics under Strategic Complementarity’ ■12 December, 2007Suphawan Srisophaolarn(Associate Professor, Kasetsart…

■28 February, 2007Makoto Kitamura(Junior Research Fellow, IIR, Hitotsubashi University)‘Institutionalizing the Use of “Surrogate Consumer”: Its Influence on Consumers’ Decision Making’ ■28 February, 2007Ng Shuk Yee Sally(Junior Research Fellow, IIR, Hitotsubashi University)‘”Car Town” in Huadu District, Guanzhou: Its Formation and Influence on the Smaller Peripheral Cities and Towns’ ■26 January, 2007Minoru Usui(Director, General Administrative Manager, Production Engineering & Development Division, Seiko Epson Corporatio)‘Development of an Ink Jet Printer that Produces Higi Resolution Text and Pictorial Images’(COE Research Project on Okochi Prize Cases) ■22 December, 2006Takeshi Nomura(Director, Senior Vice President,TDK Corporation)‘Development of Highly Reliable Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors with Ni Electrode’(COE Research Project on Okochi Prize Cases) ■14 November, 2006Iain Cockburn(School of Management,…

■13 February, 2006Hideaki Kohzu(Former Visiting Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University)‘Development and Mass Production of Field-Effect Transistor in NEC Corporation’(COE Research Project on Okochi Prize Cases) ■19 December, 2005Yunshi Mao(Professor and Director, Research Center for Enterprise and Martet, Zhongshan University)‘Strategy Selection and Performance of Multinationals in China: Analysis Based on Resources-based Theory and Contingency Approach‘ ■29 November, 2005Narihiko Yoshida(Digital Analyst and Visiting Professor, The Graduate School of Digital Content)‘The Future of Sub-Culture-The World of COC (Content-oriented Community)-‘(Subculture Workshop) ■14 November, 2005Takanori Yorita(Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University)‘Discrete Choice Model Analysis of Mobile Telephone Service Demand in Japan’ ■8 November, 2005Kouichi Motohashi(President, Nippon Animation Co., Ltd.)Shigeo Endo(Managing Director, Nippon…

24 March, 2005Bronwyn H. Hall(Professor of Economics at the University of California at Berkeley)James Pooley(Partner with the PaloAlto, California, law firm Milbank Tweed)‘A Patent System for the 21st Century‘ ■23 March, 2005Xielin Liu(Research Fellow and Professor,National Center for Science and Technology for Development, Ministry of Science and Technology, China)‘Chinese Model of Catching-up in a New Development Paradigm‘ ■15 February, 2005Xielin Liu(Research Fellow and Professor,National Center for Science and Technology for Development, Ministry of Science and Technology, China)‘Small Workshop on Chinese Automobile Industry‘ ■13 Januaryr, 2005Hiroshi Nagano(Director General, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy,Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)‘Toward the development of the next basic national planfor science and technology development‘ ■21…

■30 March, 2004Jon Sigurdson(Professor, Stockholm School of Economics, and Visiting Professor, Institute of InnovationResearch, Hitotsubashi University)‘The Sony-Ericsson Joint venture – Integrating Competencies and Cultures’ ■27 February, 2004Yoshitake Saito(VI-PJ Leader, Medical System Group, Olympus Corporation)‘Olympus’ Development of Endoscopic Ultrasound Sonography’(COE Research Project on Okochi Prize Cases) ■13 February, 2004Motoya Kanda(Japan Science and Technology Agency (Former Fellow, Toshiba Corporation))‘Toshiba Corporation’s Development of Consumer Use Nuckel-Metal Hydride Batteries‘(COE Research Project on Okochi Prize Cases) ■4 February, 2004Katsuhiro Imazu(Director, Ishioka Plant, Tokyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.)‘Toyo Seikan Group’s Development and Application of Metal Can Manufacturing Technology with High-Quality, Low-Cost and Low-Environmental Load‘(COE Research Project on Okochi Prize Cases) ■3 February, 2004Yuji Nakahara(Manager, Manufacturing Technology Center,Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)‘Mitsubishi Electric Corporation’s Development of ManufacturingMethod…

■24 February, 2003J.A. Stam(Professor, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands)‘Management of Technology in Japan: Some Observations’ ■5 February, 2003Jon Sigurdson(Coordinator, Swedish School of Advanced Asia Pacific Studies, Professor and Director of East Asia Science and Technology Programme, Stockholm School of Economics)‘Corporate R&D and Global Knowledge Systems: The Case of Ericsson’ ■17 January, 2003Toshikazu Nishino(General Manager, Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd)‘Nanoelectronics‘ ■20 Decｅｍｂｅｒ, 2002Kazuo Sawada(Senior General Manager of Technology,Maglev Systems Development Department,Railway Technical Research Institute)‘Superconductivity and Linear Motor Car‘ ■13 Decｅｍｂｅｒ, 2002Yoshimi Kubo(Nanotube Technology Center, Fundamental Resarch Laboratories, NEC Laboratories)‘Fuel Cell or Carbon Nanotube‘ ■6 Decｅｍｂｅｒ, 2002Tadahi Watanabe(Vice President, NEC Solutions)‘Supercomputer‘ ■4 Decｅｍｂｅｒ, 2002Tony Garret(Lecturer, Depertment of Marketing, University of Otago)‘National Culture and New Product Development Work Group Dynamics: A Cross-Cultural Study…

■26 March, 2002Susanne RoyerAssociate Professor, Institute of Organization and International Management,University of Paderborn‘Value Creation in the Portal Industry‘ ■4 December, 2001Atsushi Oshima and Kenichi SakuraiNisso Corporation‘The Role of In-customer Staffing Industry: In Search of a New Form of Manufacturing’ ■26 November, 2001Tadashi AoyagiBusiness Researcher (Former Executive Director), KDDI Corporation‘Will “3G” Succeed?’ ■22 November, 2001Toshiyoshi Yamamoto, Misako Miyake, and Yuko OkuzakiOkami-juku‘Okami-juku (A Private School for Professional Landladies): Innovations for Old Ryokan (Japanese-style Inn)’ ■13 November, 2001Shumpei TakemoriProfessor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University‘Will Japan Lag behind Korea: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of a Transition to New Economy’ ■29 October, 2001Magnus Boman and Jarmo LaaksolahtiSwedish Institute of Computer Science‘GeoNotes: Social and Navigational…

■7 March, 2001Minoru ShimamotoAssistant Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Aichi Gakuin University‘Niche Created by Concentration of Resources-A Case Study of the Fine Ceramics Industry’ ■2 February, 2001Masanori YasumotoAssociate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Shinshu University‘A Dilemma of Product Development Capabilities: A Turning Point and Challenges for Japanese Mobile Phone Set Manufacturers’ ■24 January, 2001Deqiang LiuAssociate Professor, Tokyogakugei University‘Roles of Managers and Restructuring of State-owned Companies: An Empirical Analysis of the Chinese Steel Industry’ ■19 January, 2001Steven WhiteAssociate Professor, Department of Management, Chinese University of Hong Kong‘Investigating the Impact of Interaction Costs on Governance Choice and Alliance Evolution’ ■27 November, 2000Koki InoueEconomic Research Institute, Japan Society for the Promotion of Machine Industry‘Global Competition…

■16 February, 2000Yoko TakedaAssistant Professor, Center for Global Communications, International University of Japan‘Impacts of 3D-CAD as Media on Product Development and the Division of Labor’ ■7 February, 2000Reiko AokiProfessor, University of Auckland‘Public Disclosure of Patent Applications, R&D, and Welfare’ ■17 January, 2000Michael A. CusumanoProfessor, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology‘Update on Netscape and Microsoft’ ■14 January, 2000Yoichiro MurakamiProfessor, Division of Humanities, International Christian University‘Scientific Research Changing’ ■15 December, 1999Richard WhitleyProfessor, Manchester Business SchoolVisiting Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University‘Business Systems, Firm Types and Patterns of Innovation’ ■6 December, 1999Markus KurscheidtAlice AmsdenProfessor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology‘Knowledge-based Assets and Economic Development’ ■15 November, 1999Keun LeeAssociate Professor, School of Economics,…

■1 March, 1999Ryuji ShimodaManager, Research and Development Bureau, Science and Technology Agency‘A Structure of the Government Sponsored R&D Investment’ ■18 February, 1999Yoo-Hyang KimResearcher, The Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam UniversityVisiting Researcher, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University‘Political Economy in De-Regulating the Telecommunication Market: A Case of NTT’ ■18 February, 1999Michael LynskeyResearcher, Trinity College, University of OxfordVisiting Researcher, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University‘The Biotechnology Industry -A Tentative Research Agenda-‘ ■4 February, 1999Seija Kulkki D.SC.(Econ.)Director, Center for Knowledge Innovation Research, Helsinki School of Economics and Business AdministrationVisiting Researcher, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University‘How Knowledge Explains Growth and Renewal’ ■12 November, 1998Yasunori BabaProfessor, Research into Artifacts Center for Engineering, The…