The determinants of parallel invention: Measuring the role of information sharing and personal interaction between inventors

Kang,Byeongwoo: Rudi Bekkers
WP#22-06 Hitotsubashi University IIR （2022/11/07）

Historical accounts describe numerous cases of parallel invention. Nowadays, with over half a million inventions yearly that apply for patent protection at the USPTO alone, it is likely that there are a lot of parallel inventions among these. Yet, the mechanisms behind creating similar knowledge remain unstudied. From both a theoretica…

When Murder King sells vegan burgers: Institutional maintenance and change in fast food

Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) （2022/07/11）

How do global and local actors interact in institutional maintenance and change? This study addresses this perennial question in organization theory and international bu…

Economic sociology in Japan

Nakano Tsutomu: Masaru Karube: Yoshimichi Sato: Naoki Wakabayashi
『economic sociology. perspectives and conversations』 23 1 11-18 （2021/11/30）

Economic sociology is an established field in the Western tradition of sociology. Departing from the instrumental rationality of neoclassical economics (Weber 1968), it has made a breakthrough with its foundational conception that economic action of individuals constructs social structures and these social structures heavily influence …

National Origin Diversity and Innovation Performance: The Case of Japan

Kang, Byeongwoo: Kaoru Nabeshima
『Scientometrics』 Vol. 126 No. 6 pp. 5333-5351 （2021/04/26）

The debate on whether a team’s diversity influences innovation outcomes has gained attention in literature on innovation. Our study focuses on national origin among vari…

National Origin Diversity and Innovation Performance

Kang, Byeongwoo : Kaoru Nabeshima
2020-E-2 WIAPS Discussion Paper Series （2020/09/01）

Institutionally derived strategic influence of MNC subsidiaries, Conference Paper: submitted by Padrón-Hernández, Ivar

Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM) （2020/08/07）

What role do host country institutions play for the strategic influence of subsidiaries in mul-tinational enterprises (MNEs)? Through an inductive study of ten headquarters-subsidiary dyads across three MNEs, this paper identifies enablers of subsidiary influence in proposed strategies from headquarters, i.e., headquarter strategic ini…

Institutionally derived strategic influence of MNC subsidiaries, Conference Paper: submitted by Padrón-Hernández, Ivar

Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) （2020/07/18）

What role do host country institutions play for the strategic influence of subsidiaries in mul-tinational enterprises (MNEs)? Through an inductive study of ten headquarters-subsidiary dyads across three MNEs, this paper identifies enablers of subsidiary influence in proposed strategies from headquarters, i.e., headquarter strategic ini…

Institutionally derived strategic influence of MNC subsidiaries, Conference Paper: submitted by Padrón-Hernández, Ivar

Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (AIB) （2020/07/01）

What role do host country institutions play for the strategic influence of subsidiaries in mul-tinational enterprises (MNEs)? Through an inductive study of ten headquarters-subsidiary dyads across three MNEs, this paper identifies enablers of subsidiary influence in proposed strategies from headquarters, i.e., headquarter strategic ini…

The Japanese System in Evolution: Industries in Transition and Emerging Creative Industries

77th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management （2017/08/05）

Conference Paper: submitted by Karube, Masaru

When and How Do Audit Firms Trigger Status Downgrades of Post-IPO Firms?

29th SASE (Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics) Annual Meeting （2017/06/30）

Conference Paper: submitted by Karube, Masaru

Fate of Bad Apples: Organizational Responses to Wrongdoers in the Japanese Audit Industry

International Workshop on Business Research　(Organized by Management Innovation Research Center, Hitotsubashi University) （2017/02/10）

Paper submitted by Karube, Masaru

Overcoming Organizational Silos: Role of New Clients in Post-Merger Integration

76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management （2016/08/09）

Conference Paper: submitted by Karube, Masaru

Is Higher Status an Indicator of Higher Quality? Evidence from Japanese Audit Industry, 2002-2014

28th Annual Meeting of SASE (Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics) （2016/06/24）

Conference Paper: submitted by Karube, Masaru

Integrating Personal Expertise: A History of Japanese Audit Firms, 1965–2010

KARUBE, Masaru : Hironori Fukukawa
WP#13-07 Hitotsubashi University IIR （2013/03/21）

To examine empirically the knowledge integration process of professional expertise that individuals have in a professional firm, this paper examines the emergence and g…

Effects of Government Funding on R&D Performance leading to Commercialization

Yaichi Aoshima: Kazunari Matsushima: Manabu Eto
『 International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development』 Vol.12, No.1 （2013/01/01）

This paper draws on data obtained from a questionnaire survey conducted for the 242 private R&D projects supported by NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Developm…

The Importance of Technology Integration Capabilities: evaluating the impact on 3D technologies on product development performance in Japan and China

Yoko Takeda: Yaichi Aoshima: Kentaro Nobeoka
『Int. J. Product Development』 Vol.16 No.1 26-44 （2012）

New multi-functional technologies often require technology integration capabilities that integrate new technologies into their organizational processes and introduce internal changes to ensure an effective fit with the new technology. This paper endeavours to examine the impact of 3D technologies such as 3D CAD on product development p…

Types of Upward Communication and Organizational Characteristics in Japanese Firms

Kato, Toshihiko: Tsuyoshi Numagami: Masaru Karube: Masato Sasaki: Yoshiki Murakami: Hiroshi Watanabe
Paper accepted for presentation at the 2011 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August 12-16, San Antonio, TX USA （2011/08）

Organizational Deadweight: Learning From Japan

Numagami, Tsuyoshi: Masaru Karube: Toshihiko Kato
『The Academy of Management Perspectives』 Vol. 24 No. 4 pp. 25-37 （2010/11）

Intra-organizational Networks and Information Flows within an Organization

Numagami, Tsuyoshi: Masaru Karube: Toshihiko Kato: Masato Sasaki: Hiroshi Watanabe: Yoshiki Murakami
Paper accepted for presentation at the 30th Strategic Management Society Conference, September 12-15, Rome, Italy （2010/09）

M&As and Corporate Performance in Japan: Transferring vs. Sharing of Control Right

Nagaoka, Sadao, Itami, Hiroyuki:Ken Kusunoki:Tsuyoshi Numagami:Akira Takeishi（編）『Dynamics of Knowledge, Corporate System and Innovation』 Chpater 10, pp. 247-265
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg（2010/01）