Free standard shipping on all orders
  • Visa
  • Master Card
  • American Express
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • JCB

Innovation in Japan: Emerging Patterns, Enduring Myths book cover

1st Edition

Innovation in Japan Emerging Patterns, Enduring Myths

Edited By Keith Jackson, Phillipe Debroux Copyright 2009
200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

196 Pages
by Routledge
Also available as eBook on:
The Japanese economy has made a remarkable recovery from the so-called ‘Lost Decade’ of the 1990s. This said, demographic trends suggest that Japan will have to show remarkable powers of innovation if it is to continue to prosper in the global economy. For, around the turn of the last century texts published by prominent strategy analysts such as Michael Porter and colleagues were asking whether... Read more

1. Innovation in Japan: An Introduction Keith Jackson and Philippe Debroux  2. Innovation Management of Japanese and Korean Firms: A Comparative Analysis Martin Hemmert  3. Comparing National Innovation Systems in Japan and the United States: Push, Pull, Drag and Jump Factors in the Development of New Technology Kathryn Ibata-Arens  4. Growing R&D Collaboration of Japanese Firms and Policy Implications for Reforming the National Innovation System Kazuyuki Motohashi  5. Japanese Intellectual Property and Employee Rights to Compensation Ruth Taplin  6. From Vertical to Horizontal Inter-Firm Cooperation: Dynamic Innovation in Japan’s Semiconductor Industry Yoshitaka Okada  7. Innovation, Institutions and Entrepreneurs: The Case of ‘Cool Japan’ Cornelia Storz  8. Expected Roles of Business Angels in Seed/Early Stage University Spin-offs in Japan: Can Business Angels act as Saviours? Masanobu Tsukagoshi  9. Innovation in Japan: What role for University Spin-offs? Philippe Debroux  10. Emerging Patterns and Enduring Myths of Innovation in Japan: Concluding Thoughts Keith Jackson and Philippe Debroux

Biography

Keith Jackson is a tutor and researcher at The School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS) – University of London. He also works freelance as an HRM consultant in Europe and Asia. He is book reviews editor of the Taylor Francis journal ‘Asia Pacific Business Review’ (APBR) and co-editor of the Routledge ‘Working in Asia’ series. Recent publications include ‘The Changing Face of Japanese Management’ (2004, Routledge).

Philippe Debroux is Professor of International Management at Soka University, Japan. He is also international reviews editor of the Asia Pacific Business Review (APBR), one of several journals in which he publishes regularly. Recent publications include ‘Human Resource Management in Japan: Changes and Uncertainties: A New Human Resource Management System Fitting to the Global Economy’ (2003, Ashgate). He is currently conducting research into female entrepreneurship in Japan.

Add to Cart