Category: Hitotsubashi Buisiness Review

Vol.56 No.1, SUM. 2008 (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. Japanese Business System Kazuhiro Mishina “Invisible Profits: An Interpretation of the Business System” Kumiko Nishio “Business Systems in the Japanese Traditional Industry: The Case of “hanamachi” in Kyoto” Fumitoshi Mizutani “Management and Business System of Privately Owned Railway Companies” Kei Kuriki “Multi-dimentional Competition by Business Systems in Video Game Industry” Lin Huang／Donghao Li “Competitiveness of Japanese Retailers: Business Development of Ito-Yokado in China” Mitsutoshi Hirano／Yasuhiko Uchida／Ryuta Suzuki “Value-Creation Mechanism under the Japanese-Style Career System” ●Column “The Last Words of Professor Alfred D….

Vol.55 No.4, SPR. 2008 (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. Dynamics of Knowledge, Corporate System and Innovation Hiroyuki Itami “Organization Accumulates Knowledge, Market Utilizes” Akira Takeishi／Yaichi Aosihma／Masaru Karube “Reasons for Innovation: Legitimizing Resource Mobilization for Innovation in the Case of Okochi Memorial Prize Winners” Toshihiko Kato／Tsuyoshi Numagami／Masaru Karube “Exploring Relationship between Organizational Structure and “Organizational Deadweight”: An Analysis of the Second Survey” Yaichi Aoshima／Ken Kusunoki “Innovation as System Re-definition” Makoto Nakano “International Comparison of Profitability Dispersion” ●Column “The Last Words of Professor Alfred D. Chandler, Jr.(4)” 　Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. ●An Invitation…

Vol.55 No.3, WIN. 2007 (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. Japanese Employment System: The New Reality Naohiro Yashiro “Major Issues on Japan’s Labor Market Reform” Yuji Genda “New Internalization of Youth Employment” Yukio Okubo “Myths and Facts about Job Change” Isao Ohashi “What Do Older Japanese Want?: Evidence from the Work Survey of Older People” Hiroyuki Chuma／Daiji Kawaguchi “Does the Production-Information System Introduce the Increase of Non-Standard Employment?” Ikujiro Nonaka／Toru Hirata／Ryoko Toyama “Managing Flow: A Process Theory of the Knowledge-Based Firm” ●Column “The Last Words of Professor Alfred D. Chandler, Jr.(3)” 　Alfred…

Vol.55 No.2, AUT. 2007 (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. Design and Competitiveness Patrick Reinmoeller/Seiichiro Yonekura “Corporate Resilience by Design: Managing Design Innovation” Shiro Nakamura “Design as Corporate Resource: Design Management within the Automotive Industry” Michio Yoshida “Design Strategies at Samsung Electronics” Takashi Odajima “Design as Identity Strategy: A Practical Study of the Brand Identity Strategy for NTT DoCoMo” Naohito Okude “Design Thinking and Management of Creative Innovation” Tomoko Watanabe “Strategy Using Intellectual Property to Support Competitiveness of Design” ●Column “The Last Words of Professor Alfred D. Chandler, Jr.(2)” 　Alfred D. Chandler,…

Vol.55 No.1, SUM. 2007 (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. The Theory of New Gemba-Power Isao Endo “Gemba-Power as Fundamental Organizational Capability: Pursuing Capability-based Management” Takahiro Fujimoto “Design-Based Comparative Advantage: A “Monodukuri” Perspective” Takao Nakazawa “Good Small Companies can Encourage Persons to Be Skillful” Mitsuhiro Seki “Future of Manufacturing and Japanese Small Firms” Ukai Shinichi “SMEs Forging the Future” ●Column “The Last Words of Professor Alfred D. Chandler, Jr.(1)” 　Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. ●An Invitation to Network Thinking 　Toshihiko Nishiguchi (5) ●Business Cases 　Ken Kusunoki／Miyuki Igarashi　”Triumph International(JAPAN) Ltd. Wacoal Corp.” 　Osamu Suzuki　”IRI-Ubiteq,…

Vol.54 No.4, SPR. 2007 (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. New Era for Science Innovation Masataka Hirose “Science-Driven Invention and Innovation in the Field of Semiconductor R&D” Hiroyuki Chuma/Norikazu Hashimoto “Moore’s Law, Increasing Complexities, and Limits of Organization: Modern Implication of Japanese DRAM Era” Takahide Inoue “Microelectronics for Better Society: Emerging Role of the Leaky Knowledge Cluster in the Flat World” Hiroyuki Odagiri “Toward a Symbiosis of Open and Closed Sciences: Implication of the National Innovation Survey Results” Koji Kuroda “Harmonization of Science with Sensuousness: 21st Monodukuri Manufacturing Concept” Jun Saito/Masato Hisatake…

Vol.54 No.3, WIN. 2006 (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. New Trends of Risk Control, Management and Governance Kunio Ito/Tetsuyuki Kagaya “Brand Risk Management and Corporate Value” Masayuki Nakao “Learning from Failures: Can You Find the Similar Failure Knowledge in the Database?” Hyo Kambayashi “How Risk Management and Internal Control would Support Corporate Governance?: From Recent Legislations on Internal Control” Shuji Kawaguchi “Information Security Governance” Hiroaki Maruya “Business Continuity Management for Overcoming Disasters and Accidents” Nobuyuki Kimata “How the Rating on the Environment Management of the Industries Contribute to the Risk Management?”…

Vol.54 No.2, AUT. 2006 (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. Forefront of Services Sciences, Management and Engineering Yoshinori Fujikawa/Carl Kay “Entrepreneurial Approach to Service Innovations: Addressing Changing Lifestyles in Japan” Joji Ono “Managing Services Marketing by Customer Based Approach: Can the Firm Expand the Share of Wallet of Their Customer?” Masahiro Imaeda “Two Different Approaches to Service Management: Advice for Manufacturers” Tamio Arai/Yoshiki Shimomura “How to Accelerate Servicification on Manufacturing Products” Kunihiko Niwa “Service Science: Multidisciplinary Approach for Creating Service” Masakazu Toyoda “Aiming at the Reformation of the Service Policy” Kenichiro Senoh…

Vol.54 No.1, SUM. 2006 (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. Scientific Sales Force Management Makoto Matsuo “Learning from Experience: How Salespeople Gain Expertise” Joji Ono “Assessing the Profit-Chain Hypothesis: Which Is the Driver and Customer Behavior that Makes the Customer Relationship More Profitable?” Katsuyoshi Takashima “Fundamental Challenges in Sales Process Redesign” Manabu Ueda “An Attempt to Capture the Behavior Change of a Sales Organization” Takuro Yoda “Exploring the New Role of Brand in Business-to-Business Selling” Hidehiko Nishikawa “A Reassessment of the Theory of Assortment: The Case of MUJI” ●Column “Nexus: Between Knowledge,…

Vol.53 No.4, SPR. 2006 (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. Strategies for Escaping from Commoditization Ken Kusunoki “Invisible Dimensions of Competitive Differentiation: Strategies for De-commoditization” Jeffrey L. Funk “De-Commoditization and New Industry Creation” Scott Anthony “Solving the Growth Equation” Masaki Ueno “Dual Nature of Modular Products” Yoshinori Fujikawa “Marketing toward Decommoditization” ●Column 　Takahiro Fujimoto ●Management of Decision Making 　Katsuhiko Nagase (6) ●Business Cases 　　Hiroyuki Kuribayashi／Yoshio Ono　”PHOENIX Electric Co., Ltd.” 　Hiroshi Shimizu　”Southwest Airlines Co.” ●Management Forum 　Yukio Fujimaki (SEVEN & i Life Design Institute)　Interviewed by Seiichiro Yonekura ●Porter Prize 2005 　Emi Osono ●Critical…