The Nature of Inventive Activities: Evidence from a Data-Set of the Okouchi Prizes and a Comparison with the R&D 100 Awards

Shimizu, Hiroshi: Yusuke Hoshino
WP#12-02 Hitotsubashi University IIR （2012/02/16）

This paper conducts preliminary analysis on technological innovation by using prize and award data sets: the Okouchi Prizes and the R&D 100 Awards. It aims to outline longitudinal patterns of award-winning industries, organizational type, and inter-organizational collaboration. First, it shows that most awards in the 1960s were given i…

Rewiring in Your Firm: Creating New Values from the Top Down

Nishiguchi, Toshihiro
『Works』 / RECRUIT Works Institute, February-March 2012, pp. 30-31 (in Japanese) （2012/02/01）

Stochastic Herding in Financial Markets: Evidence from Institutional Investor Equity Portfolios

Nirei, Makoto:Theodoros Stamatiou:Vladyslav Sushko
BIS Working Papers No 371(http://www.bis.org/publ/work371.pdf) Bank for International Settlements （2012/02）

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…

Entry Barriers, Reallocation, and Productivity Growth: Evidence from Japanese manufacturing firms

Murao, Tetsushi:Makoto Nirei
RIETI Discussion Paper Series 11-E-081(http://www.rieti.go.jp/jp/publications/dp/11e081.pdf) Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) （2011/12）

Today’s Oral History: Mr. Jun’ichi Endo, Who Became Nissan’s Youngest Managing Director from within, Talks about CEO Ghosn’s Reform and the Efficacy of Cross-functional Teams

Nishiguchi, Toshihiro: Satoru Oguchi
WP#11-10 (in Japanese) Hitotsubashi University IIR （2011/11/11）

Knowledge Creation Process in Science: Key Comparative Findings from the Hitotsubashi-NISTEP-Georgia Tech Scientists' Survey in Japan and the US

Nagaoka, Sadao: Masatsura Igami: John P. Walsh: Tomohiro Ijichi
WP#11-09 Hitotsubashi University IIR （2011/10/25）

This paper reports the initial findings from large scale surveys of the scientists based in Japan and the US on the knowledge creation process in science from a comparat…

Coco Chanel’s Network Strategy

Nishiguchi, Toshihiro,
Shodensha, 253 pages (in Japanese)（2011/10/01）

Types of Intra-Organizational Networks and Upward Strategic Communication

Toshihiko Kato,Toshihiko: Tsuyoshi Numagami: Masaru Karube
『Hitotsubashi Journal of Commerce and Management』 Vol.45 No.1 pp. 21-37 （2011/10）

Beauty Contests and Fat Tails in Financial Markets

Nirei, Makoto
Research Center for Price Dynamics Working Paper No. 76 Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University 　 （2011/08/05）

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）

Commercialization of Government Funded R&D: Follow-up Research Survey on NEDO Research Projects

PICMET 2011 （2011/07/31）

Conference Paper: submitted by Aoshima, Yaichi, Kazunari Matsushima and Manabu Eto

Detecting Propagation Effects by Observing Aggregate Distributions: The Case of Lumpy Investments

Guiso, Luigi:Chaoqun Lai:Makoto Nirei
EUI Working Papers, ECO 2011/25(File:http://cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/handle/1814/18095/ECO_2011_25.pdf?sequence=1) European University Institute （2011/06/17）

The impact of standardization on the competitiveness of the bicycle industry

EURAS 2011 （2011/06/01）

Conference Paper: submitted by Eto, Manabu

Role of Doctoral Scientists in Corporate R&D in Laser Diode Research in Japan

Shimizu, Hiroshi: Hara Yasushi
『Prometheus』 Vol.21 No.1 pp.5-21 （2011/06）

An Influence of Organizational Positioning of R&D Activity on Innovation Process: A Comparative Analysis of ArF Resist Materials Development

Aoshima, Yaichi: Tatsuya Kubota
WP#11-06 Hitotsubashi University IIR （2011/04/25）

In this research, we explored how organizational positioning of R&D activities, especially distance from the operating environment, affects researchers’ problem solving …

A Model of Technology Transfer in Japan's Rapid Economic Growth Period

Aoki, Shuhei
WP#11-05 Hitotsubashi University IIR （2011/04/04）

Why did the Japanese economy stagnate beforeWorldWar II, how did it achieve rapid economic growth after the war, and why did it stagnate again after the 1970s? To answer these questions, I developed a two-country trade model with technology transfer, where firms in a developed country (the U.S.) transfer technology to the competitors i…

Influence that Distance from the Divisional Environment has on the Innovation Process: A Comparative Analysis of ArF Resist Materials Development

Kubota, Tatsuya:Yaichi Aoshima:Youngjae Koh
WP#11-04 Hitotsubashi University IIR （2011/03/23）

Since 1980s, both academia and practitioners have discussed where to locate R&D activities within organizations to promote innovation– either corporate R&D labs, operati…

A Study on the CPT Realization in Japanese Defense Procurement Reforms

Nishiguchi, Toshihiro
Defense Procurement Structure Improvement Foundation, (Research Project Leader: Toshihiro Nishiguchi, in Japanese) （2011/03/01）

Standards as a knowledge source for R&D: A first look at their incidence and impacts based on the inventor survey and patent bibliographic data

Tsukada, Naotoshi: Sadao Nagaoka
RIETI Discussion Paper 11-E-018 Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry （2011/03）