Hitotsubashi University Institute of Innovation Research

Forum 2019.9.17 Alexandru Preda

Innovation Forum 2019.9.17 Alexandru Preda Topic: “Doing Financial Facework. Professional Hybridization and the Competition for Capital Flows in Financial Markets” Speaker: Alexandru Preda (Professor, King’s Business School, King’s College London) Date: September 17th (Tuesday)  2019 from 16:00 to 17:30 Place:  Conference Room 2 (Room#3501), 5th Floor, Mercury Tower, Kunitachi East Campus, Hitotsubashi University Organizer:  Takahiro Endo   This forum is jointly organized by MIC (Management Innovation Research Center),  Hitotsubashi University.

Report on the 14th Hitotsubashi Business Review Forum

The 14th Hitotsubashi Business Review Forum “Preparing for the Future – Challenges and Chances for Japanese Businesses in the Digital Age” was held at Hitotsubashi Hall on July 18, 2019. Lectures were given in front of an audience of nearly 400 participants and the forum was closed in great success. Guest speakers included President, Satoshi Hirano (Topcon Corporation), Chairman, Kentaro Ohyama (Iris Ohyama Inc.), President Makoto Kouyama (Alibaba.com Japan Co., Ltd.) who respectively participated in one-on-one dialogues: Mr. Hirano with Professor Emeritus Seiichiro Yonekura; Mr. Oyama with Professor Emeritus Ikujiro Nonaka; and Mr. Kouyama with Professor Ken Kusunoki. In addition, Mr. Yasufumi Fujii, East Asia Sales Manager of beBit, Inc….

Forum 2019.7.24 ElSabry, ElHassan

Innovation Forum 2019.7.24 ElSabry, ElHassan Topic: “The Landscape of Science Philanthropy in Japan: Motivations & Characteristics of  Funding” Speaker: ElSabry, ElHassan (Adjunct Assistant Professor, IIR, Hitotsubashi University) Date: July 24th (Wednesday)  2019 from 16:00 to 17:00 Place:  IIR Laboratory 2 (Room#219) of the second floor of the IIR building Organizer:  Masaru Karube 

Forum 2019.7.3 Ran Li

Innovation Forum 2019.7.3 Ran Li Topic: “Time to See the Big Picture: CEO Strategic Attention and Firm Performance” Speaker: Ran Li (Assistant Professor, School of Business Administration, Hitotsubashi University) Date: July 3rd (Wednesday)  2019 from 16:00 to 17:30 Place:  Director’s room (Room#212) of the second floor of the IIR building  Organizer:  Masaru Karube 

Brown bag lunch seminar 2019.7.1 Yongrae Cho

Brown bag lunch seminar 2019.7.1 Yongrae Cho Topic: “How Can New Bibliographic Methodology with Standard and Patent Contribute to  Detect Industrial Changes?” Speaker: Yongrae Cho (Research Fellow, Science and Technology Policy Institute) Date: July 1st (Monday)  2019 from 12:40 to 13:30 Place:  IIR Meeting Space (Room#216) of the second floor of the IIR building  Organizer:  Byeongwoo Kang Deadline: 9:00, July 1 , 2019 IIR Brown bag lunch seminar 

Forum 2019.7.4 Ishtiaq Pasha Mahmood

Innovation Forum 2019.7.4 Ishtiaq Pasha Mahmood Topic: “Corruption, Local Knowledge, and Firm Productivity: Evidence from an Emerging Economy” Speaker: Ishtiaq Pasha Mahmood (Professor, National University of Singapore) Date: July 4th (Thursday)  2019 from 16:00 to 17:30 Place:  IIR Laboratory 2 (Room#219) of the second floor of the IIR building  Organizer:  Masaru Karube  Abstract: An understanding of how corruption affects firm productivity is critical for identifying the microeconomic linkages by which macro institutions shape economic development.Despite a growing consensus that corruption impedes growth, the coincidence of exceptional growth records and thriving corruption cultures in many emerging economies remains a puzzle. Our goal is to theoretically analyse the effect of corruption on…

Report on the SSE and Hitotsubashi Joint Symposium on Innovation Ecosystem

The SSE and Hitotsubashi Joint Symposium on Innovation Ecosystem -A Key to Successful Innovation: Lessons from Swedish and Japanese Start-up Practices- was held at the National Center of Science Building (Gakujutsu Sogo Center), on May 16, 2019. The symposium was jointly organized by The Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University and The House of Innovation (HOI) and the European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics, in collaboration with Toyokeizai, Business Forum, HUB FinTech Forum and IMPP. Although held on a weekday, the symposium enjoyed the participation of more than 100 visitors and received positive reviews. The program of the SSE and Hitotsubashi Joint Symposium can be accessed from…

Brown bag lunch seminar 2019.7.24 Yuko Yamashita

Brown bag lunch seminar 2019.7.24 Yuko Yamashita Topic:“Investing in the Quality of the Future: Mikimoto’s Ainoshima Pure Breed Pearl Venture Following the 1999 Japanese Akoya Pearl Oyster Extinction Crisis” Speaker:Yuko Yamashita(Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration,  Department of Business Administration, Hitotsubashi University) Date:July 24th (Wednesday) 2019from 12:40 to 13:30 Place:IIR Meeting Space (Room#216) of the second floor of the IIR building Organizer:Masaru Karube Deadline:9:00, July 24, 2019 IIR Brown bag lunch seminar

Brown bag lunch seminar 2019.7.17 Yuka Kudo-Hara

Brown bag lunch seminar 2019.7.17 Yuka Kudo-Hara Topic: “Ecosystem of French Food Industry: Case Study of Picard, Marche, and BIO Cuisine.” Speaker: Yuka Kudo-Hara (Independent researcher) Date: July 17th (Wednesday) 2019 from 12:40 to 13:30 Place: IIR Meeting Space (Room#216) of the second floor of the IIR building Organizer: Masaru Karube Deadline: 9:00, July 17, 2019 IIR Brown bag lunch seminar

Brown bag lunch seminar 2019.7.3 Tohru Yoshioka-Kobayashi

Brown bag lunch seminar 2019.7.3 Tohru Yoshioka-Kobayashi Topic: “Academic defragmentation by patent licensing: Insights from academic inventor network analysis” Speaker: Tohru Yoshioka-Kobayashi (Assistant Professor, IIR, Hitotsubashi University) Date: July 3rd (Wednesday) 2019 from 12:40 to 13:30 Place: IIR Meeting Space (Room#216) of the second floor of the IIR building Organizer: Masaru Karube Deadline: 9:00, July 3, 2019 IIR Brown bag lunch seminar

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