Hitotsubashi University Institute of Innovation Research

Forum 2019.1.25 Helen Zhao

Innovation Forum 2019.1.25 Helen Zhao Topic: “Social Network Research Method Workshop” Speaker: Helen Zhao (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong) Date: January 25th (Friday)  2019 from 10:00 to 12:00 Place:  IIR Laboratory 2 (Room#219) of the second floor of the IIR building  Abstract:  Social network analysis workshop in the morning will introduce  the theory and the method of social network analysis. We will  together go through   (1) What is social network analysis?   (2) What are the commonly used indicators to describe a social network?   (3) What is the theoretical rationale behind these social network indicators?  We will demonstrate social network analysis with UCINET software.  Interested participants can download…

Forum 2018.12.12 Martin HEMMERT

Innovation Forum 2018.12.12 Martin HEMMERT Topic: “Why not internationalization? A longitudinal study of IT start-ups in China, South Korea and Japan” Speaker: Martin HEMMERT (Professor, School of Business, Korea University/ Visiting Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University) Date: December 12th (Wednesday)  2018 from 17:00 to 18:30 Place:  IIR Laboratory 2 (Room#219) of the second floor of the IIR building  Organizer:  Yaichi Aoshima 

Forum 2019.1.8 Vili Lehdonvirta

Innovation Forum 2019.1.8 Vili Lehdonvirta Topic: “The Evolving Digital Economy: Towards a Platform Society” Speaker: Vili Lehdonvirta (PhD., Associate Professor at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford) Date: January 8th (Tuesday)  2019 from 15:00 to 17:00 Place:  IIR Laboratory 2 (Room#219) of the second floor of the IIR building  Organizer:  Byeongwoo Kang 

Forum 2018.11.28 ElHassan ELSABRY

Innovation Forum 2018.11.28 ElHassan ELSABRY Topic: “High Cost of Academic Journals as a Potential Barrier to Knowledge Transfer to SMEs” Speaker: ElHassan ELSABRY (Adjunct Assistant Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University) Date: November 28th (Wednesday)  2018 from 15:00 to 16:30 Place:  IIR Laboratory 2 (Room#219) of the second floor of the IIR building  Organizer:  Yaichi Aoshima 

Forum 2018.10.10 Martin HEMMERT

Innovation Forum 2018.10.10 Martin HEMMERT Topic: “Managing the Paradoxical Tension between Exploration and Exploitation in Inter-organizational Relations: The Case of University-industry Research Collaborations” Speaker: Martin HEMMERT (Professor, School of Business, Korea University/Visiting Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University) Date: October 10th (Wednesday)  2018 from 17:00 to 18:30 Place:  IIR Laboratory 2 (Room#219) of the second floor of the IIR building  Organizer:  Yaichi Aoshima 

Director’s Message

The Hitotsubashi University Institute of Innovation Research was established in 1997 as the first organization in Japan to research innovation from the viewpoint of the social sciences. Since then, innovation has grown steadily in importance. Whether it is declining birthrates and ageing populations, energy and environmental problems, weakening international competitiveness, or problems such as the rising cost of social safety nets or the widening gap between rich and poor, our societies are facing multiple challenges. Finding fundamental solutions to these problems seems beyond our grasp if we merely continue with our traditional approach. Contemporary society demands innovation from a variety of perspectives, including technologies, organizations, institutional systems, and social systems….

Awards

December 1, 2023 Tohru Yoshioka-Kobayashi, Assistant Professor and Junya Kataoka, Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, received Best Paper Award at 38th Annual Conference of Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management. September 5, 2023 Professor Masaru Karube received the Japan Academy of Business Administration Award (Best Paper). July 13, 2023 Geer He, Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, received Alan M. Rugman Young Scholar Award. August 18, 2021 Professor Kentaro NAKAJIMA received the Homer Hoyt Institute Best Paper Award. June 30, 2021 Professor Kentaro NAKAJIMA received the AREUEA National Conference Best Paper Award January 8, 2021 Professor Yaichi Aoshima received Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management Award December 22, 2020…

Byeongwoo, KANG, Assistant Professor, received Young Scholars Award 2018 from the International Schumpeter Society

  Byeongwoo, KANG, Assistant Professor, received Young Scholars Award 2018 from the International Schumpeter Society   Organization: The International Schumpeter Society Award: Young Scholars Award 2018Article Title:How Does Innovation Occur in India? Evidence from the JIRICO Survey Abstract:This paper reports the results of the JIRICO survey to shed light on the drivers and obstacles to innovation in India, and how the intellectual property rights system, particularly patents, play a role in the larger innovation ecosystem of the country. Findings are on three issues: (1) Motivation of Innovation activity, (2) innovation activities in India, (3) Challenges for innovation activity, (4) Protection strategy of innovation activity, and (5) commercialization strategy of innovation activity in…

Forum 2018.7.11 Wen Pan Fagerlin

Innovation Forum 2018.7.11 Wen Pan Fagerlin Topic: “Participation, Facilitation and Empowerment – A Study of Top Managers’ Involvement in Control Practices of Innovation Processes,” Speaker: Wen Pan Fagerlin (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Visiting Researcher at Hitotsubashi University) Date: July 11th (Wednesday)  2018 from 11:00 to 12:15 Place: AV Conference room (Room#215) of the second floor of the IIR building  Organizer:  Masaru Karube

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