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.
Tohru Yoshioka-Kobayashi, Associate Professor and Junya Kataoka, Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, received Best Paper Award at 39th Annual Conference of Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management. Organization:Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management Award:Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management Best Paper Award Date:October 27, 2024 Award Winner:Tohru Yoshioka-Kobayashi (Associate Professor, IIR)Junya Kataoka (Specially Appointed Assistant professor, IIR)Kazuki Yokota (Assistant Professor, Graduate School of International Social Sciences, Yokohama National University)Sotaro Shibayama (The University of Tokyo)Mari Kawamura (National Institute of Science and Technology Policy) Article Title:“Effects of transferable skills of doctoral graduates on job satisfaction and mobility” Abstract:Does acquiring highly transferable skills that are applicable in sectors…
Prof. Cusumano, Michael Visiting Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University (2024.10.28 – 2025.3.31) Sloan Management Review Distinguished Professor of Management, MIT Sloan School of Management https://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty/directory/michael-a-cusumano 【Recent Research Themes】 Comparison of corporate venture capital in Japan, the United States, and other countries. Platform businesses and valuations, especially as unicorns and then after IPO.
Prof. RAMANI, Vinay Visiting Researcher, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University (2024.10.29 – 2024.12.27)Associate Professor, Department of Management Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpurhttps://www.iitk.ac.in/new/v-ramani 【Recent Research Themes】Economic Analysis of Industry Lifecycle and Dynamics
Prof. DATTA, Avimanyu Visiting Researcher, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University (2024.12.13 – 2025.1.8) Professor of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship, College of Business, Illinois State University https://business.illinoisstate.edu/faculty-staff/profile/?ulid=adatta 【Recent Research Themes】 1) Green Tea Project 2) Spring Drive Project
Date: February 6 (Thursday), 2025 from 12:40 to 14:00 Topic: “Japan-EU relations in times of changing geopolitical and geoeconomic dynamics” Abstract: The economic partnership agreement (EPA) together with the subsequent strategic partnership agreement (SPA) has laid the foundation for both width and depth in the EU-Japan relationship. Collaboration around the rules-based world order is important for both parties in parallel with facilitating frameworks for digitalization and a transition towards a green economy. In the shadow of the complex and difficult US-China relationship, the foundation for a stronger relationship between the economic and political partners of EU-Japan would be possible for the future. This paper aims to discuss these dynamics and…
Date： December 18（Wednesday), 2024 from 16:30 to 18:00 Topic: “The impact of platform business models on the valuations of unicorn companies” Speaker: Michael Cusumano (Sloan Management Review Distinguished Professor of Management, MIT Sloan School of Management / Visiting Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University) Abstract: Despite the importance of digital platforms in the global economy, there has been little systematic or quantitative analysis of how investors value platforms and the scope of their business models in private or public markets. This paper seeks to fill this gap in part by analyzing how unicorn valuations are affected by “platformness” (the degree to which a firm incorporates at least some elements…
Prof. Wong, Chan-YuanVisiting Researcher, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University (2024.8.21 – 2024.11.21)Professor, Institute of Technology Management, National Tsing Hua Universityhttps://mx.nthu.edu.tw/~wcy/ 【Recent Research Themes】Resilience and dynamic capabilities in a learning society: The case Japan
Topic: “Imprinted Language Policy in Post-Colonialism: Unraveling the Tapestry of Language Policies in MNEs and Their Efficiency Paradigms” Speaker: Hang Yuan (Ph.D. candidate in Management Studies, Graduate School of Commerce, Waseda University) Date： October 23（Wednesday), 2024 from 16:30 to 18:00 Venue: onsite IIR Laboratory 2 (Room#219) of the second floor of the IIR building Organizer: Masaru Karube This forum is jointly organized by MIC (Management Innovation Research Center), Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study. Deadline: 9:00, October 23, 2024 For registration, please click on “Innovation Forum” below. Innovation Forum
Topic:“Strategic Redeployment of Intrafirm Patent Ownership” Speaker:Dr. Jung H. Kwon(Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Daniels College of Business) Date：October 15（Tuesday), 2024from 10:00 to 11:30 Venue:Online(Zoom) Organizer:Masaru Karube This forum is jointly organized by MIC (Management Innovation Research Center), Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study. Deadline:16:00, October 11, 2024 For registration, please click on “Innovation Forum” below. Innovation Forum
