Category: IIR News

■IIR Innovation Research Workshop 2025（Hybrid） This year, the Institute of Innovation Research at Hitotsubashi University will hold the 3rd IIR Innovation Research Workshop. To promote, drive, and boost innovation research, we welcome students, researchers, and practitioners to exchange knowledge and creativity. Date: August 28-29, 2025 Venue: 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 PAPERS Deadline: May 30, 2025 CLICK HERE CALL for AUDIENCE Deadline: 9:00, August 21, 2025 CLICK HERE Program 2025

On July 17, Professor Rudi Beckers from Eindhoven University of Technology visited the Institute of Innovation Research  with approximately 20 undergraduate and graduate students, where a joint seminar was held with Professor Byeongwoo Kang. During the seminar, Professor Kang delivered a lecture titled “Corporate Strategy with a Japanese Case Study.” Following the lecture, an active Q&A session and discussions took place with the participating 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 intellectual exchange among all participants.

On Monday, June 23, 2025, the “AMJ Paper & Idea Development Workshop” was held at the Hitotsubashi Hall, with Hitotsubashi University serving as the host institution. Eight editors from the Academy of Management (AOM) traveled to Japan to participate, and a total of 60 researchers from both domestic and international institutions attended the event. The details of the workshop are as follows. The opening remarks were delivered by Professor Yaichi Aoshima of the Hitotsubashi University Institute of Innovation Research, who also serves as the President of the Academic Association for Organizational Science. Date: Monday, June 23, 2025, 9:30 AM – 3:00 PMVenue: Hitotsubashi Hall (1st and 2nd Floor Meeting Rooms),…

As part of the EU educational support initiative Erasmus+ KA107, we have launched an international collaborative research program focused on green innovation. This initiative promotes international mobility and joint research between graduate students and faculty members of VU University Amsterdam and the Hitotsubashi University Institute of Innovation Research (IIR). About the Erasmus+ Program:https://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/shingi/chukyo/chukyo4/007/gijiroku/030101/2-7.htm About VU University Amsterdam:https://vu.nl/nl

You, Kyoungmin Specially Appointed Assistant Professor (2025.5.1～) Specialty: Management of Technology, Intellectual property management 【Career】2013               BBA., School of Business Administration, Kyungpook National University.2013-2016     Senior Consultant., GBS Consulting., Inc.2022               MBA., Graduate school of Business Sciences, University of Tsukuba.2025               Ph.D., Graduate School of Business Administration, Hitotsubashi University.2025-present Project Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kanagawa University.2025-present Specially Appointed Assistant Professor (Junior Fellow), Graduate School of Business Administration, Hitotsubashi University.2025-present Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University. 【Recent Research Themes】OB and its impact on firm innovation in the standardization of wireless communication…

Prof. KOIZUMI, HidetoAssistant Professor, Institute of Innovation Research (2025.4.1 – )▶ Researcher Profile Prof. SHORT, Cole EvanVisiting Associate Professor, Institute of Innovation Research (2025.4.4 – 2025.7.9)Assistant Professor of Strategy, Graziadio Business School, Pepperdine University▶ Researcher Profile

Prof. SHORT, Cole EvanVisiting Associate Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University (2025.4.4 – 2025.7.9)Assistant Professor of Strategy, Graziadio Business School, Pepperdine Universityhttps://bschool.pepperdine.edu/academics/faculty/cole-short/ 【Recent Research Themes】Strategic factors that inform innovation, such as how organizations seize emerging market opportunities or navigate AI’s impacts.