Innovation Forum 2019.3.18 Donal Crilly Topic: “Corporate Social Counterpositioning” Speaker: Donal Crilly (Associate Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship, London Business School) Date: March 18th (Monday) 2019 from 11:45 to 13:30 Place: IIR Laboratory 2 (Room#219) of the second floor of the IIR building Organizer: Masaru Karube
IIR Annual Report has been published online. The IIR Annual Report for academic year 2016-2017 has been published. It gives detailed information on research and education activities of IIR. The PDF file can be downloaded from here. ⏩ Introduction An Overview of the Institute of Innovation Research 1. Research Activities 1) Innovation Research Forum 2) Conferences 2. Researchers 1) Full-time Researchers 2) International Visiting Researchers 3. Education 1) Courses Given by the IIR Faculty Members 2) Innovation Management and Policy Program 4. Research Results / Publications 1) Hitotsubashi Business Review 2) Working Papers 3) Case Studies Editor and Publisher: Hitotsubashi University Institute of Innovation Research
Innovation Forum 2019.1.25 Ning Li Topic: “Social Network Perspectives in Organizational Research: Past, Present, and Future” Speaker: Ning Li (Associate Professor, Tippie College of Business, The University of Iowa) Date: January 25th (Friday) 2019 from 13:00 to 15:00 Place: IIR Laboratory 2 (Room#219) of the second floor of the IIR building Abstract: Over the past decade, social network research has been a powerful tool to understand important organizational phenomena spanningdifferent research areas, such as leadership (Carter, DeChurch, Braun,& Contractor, 2015), teamwork (Li, Zhao, Walter, Zhang, & Yu, 2015), creativity and innovation (Perry-Smith & Shalley, 2003), career (Seibert, Kraimer, & Liden, 2001), power and influence (Ibarra & Andrews, 1993). A social network approach allows organizational…
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…
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
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
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
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
2017.09.03Professor Hemmert joined us as a visiting professor from Korea University. Welcome! Visiting Professor, Institute of Innovation Research (2018.9.3-2019.1.30)http://hitotsubashiiir-en.blogspot.com/2018/09/research-profile-hemmert-martin.html
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….
