Research
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Papers in Refereed Journals
Corporate culture and product innovation: evidence from a firm survey (with A. Ono), Applied Economics Letters, forthcoming.
Artificial Intelligence and Innovation in Start-ups: An Empirical Study Based on the Japanese National Innovation Survey (with Y. Ikeda), Kigyouka Kenkyu, forthcoming.
Project termination, or delay, and success in innovation: Empirical analysis based on the Japanese National Innovation Survey 2015, Journal of Science Policy and Research Management (Kenkyu Gijyutus Keikaku): 37(4), 488-500, 2023.
Organizational and Human Resource Management and Innovation: Which Management practices Are Linked to Product and/or Process Innovation? (with K. Ito), Research Policy: 47(1), 194-208, 2018.
Exchange rate uncertainty and R&D investment: Evidence from Japanese Firms (with K. Ito), Developing Economies: 55(2), 56-74, 2017.
Modes of International Activities and the Innovativeness of Firms: An Empirical Analysis Based on the Japanese National Innovation Survey for 2009 (with K. Ito), Economics of Innovation and New Technology: 23(8), 1-22, 2014.
Innovativeness for Foreign R&D Firms: An Empirical Analysis Based on the Japanese National Innovation Survey for 2009 (in Japanese, with English summary) (with K. Ito), Studies in Applied Economics (Ohou-yo Keizai): 7, 97-106, 2013.
Evaluating Administrative Efficiency Change in the Post-merger Period: A Study on Ibaraki Prefecture (1979–2004) (with A. Hashimoto and T. Tsuneyoshi), International Regional Science Review: 35(2), 237-262, 2012.
Quantitative Evaluation of Nation Stability (with A. Hashimoto and T. Tsuneyoshi), Journal of Policy Modeling: 34(1), 132-154, 2012.
Evaluating Shifts in Japan’s quality-of-life (with A. Hashimoto and T. Sugita), Socio-Economic Planning Sciences: 43(4), 263-273, 2009.
Measuring the Change in R&D Efficiency of the Japanese Pharmaceutical Industry (with A. Hashimoto), Research Policy: 37(10), 1829-1836, 2008.
R&D Evaluation of Japanese Pharmaceutical Firms using DEA (in Japanese, with English summary) (with Y. Honjo), Journal of Science Policy and Research Management (Kenkyu Gijyutus Keikaku): 13 (1/2), 96-105, 1999.
Appropriation of Returns from Technological Assets and the Values of Patents and R&D in Japanese High-tech Firms (with H. Odagiri), Economics of Innovation and New Technology: 7(4), 303-321, 1998.
Books & Contribution to Books
R&D Management Practices and Innovation: Evidence from a Firm Survey, (with A. Ono), 2022, SpringerBrliefs in Economics.
Exchange rate uncertainty and R&D investment, (in Japanese), (with K. Ito), in A. Tamura eds., Firm Strategy of Direct Foreign Investment and Trade in Japan (in Japanese), Institute of Comparative Economic Studies, Hosei University, 99-120, 2017, Nihon-Hyoron-sha.
Organizational Design and Human Resource Management of R&D Activities, in Y. Honjo eds., Competition, Innovation, and Growth in Japan, 99-119, 2017, Springer.
Other Published Articles
The effect of staged project management on product innovation: Evidence from a firm survey (in Japanese) (with K Kurihara, and A. Ono), the 37th Annual Conference Proceeding in Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management, 969-972, 2022.
Staged project management and explorative innovations: Descriptive Analysis based on the current status of R&D management practices and innovation in Japan (in Japanese) (with A. Ono), the 36th Annual Conference Proceeding in Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management, 742-745, 2021.
Organizational management, corporate culture, and corporate innovation (in Japanese with English summary) (with Arito Ono), Chuo Business Review, 39, 117-141, 2021, Chuo University.
The effect of new-to-the-market product innovation on firm growth (in Japanese) (with Y. Ikeda), the 35th Annual Conference Proceeding in Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management, 536-539, 2020.
Determinants of Staged Project Management and Success in Innovation: Empirical Analysis based on the Japanese National Innovation Survey (in Japanese) (with Y. Ikeda), the 34th Annual Conference Proceeding in Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management, 634-637, 2019.
Overview of Firms’ Innovation Activities on J-NIS 2018 (in Japanese), Toukei, 11, 7-12, 2019, Japan Statistical Institute.
Determinants of Staged Project Management and Success in Innovation: Empirical Analysis based on the Japanese National Innovation Survey (in Japanese) (with Y. Ikeda), the 34th Annual Conference Proceeding in Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management, 634-637, 2019.
Firm’s Perceptions about Competitive Environment and Innovativeness: An Empirical Analysis based on the Japanese National Innovation Surveys for 2009 (in Japanese with English summary), Chuo Business Review, 28, 117-134, 2016, Chuo University.
The Effect of Organizational and Human Resource Management on Innovation, the 30th Annual Conference Proceeding in Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management, 525-528, 2015.
Innovation Efficiency Analysis on Firms with R&D Establishments Abroad (in Japanese with English summary), Chuo Business Review, 25, 33-51, 2014, Chuo University.
Modes of International Activities and the Innovativeness of Firms: An Empirical Analysis Based on the Japanese National Innovation Survey for 2009 (in Japanese) (with K. Ito), the 28th Annual Conference Proceeding in Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management, 525-528, 2013.
Measuring the Quality-of Life in Pre- and Post-merger Periods: Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan, 1983-2007, Business Studies, 43, 1-27,2012, Komazawa University.
Using efficiency frontier shifts to measure innovation (in Japanese), Business Studies, 39, 23-29, 2010, Komazawa University.
Intangible assets and the Market values in Japanese high-tech firms (with H. Odagiri), Study on the measurement of innovation: NISTEP REPORT 111, 345-360, 2008, MEXT.
Intangible assets and the Market values in Life Science firms (with H. Odagiri), Preliminary Study on the Measurement of Innovation: NISTEP REPORT 103, 91-109, 2007, MEXT.
Measuring the Change in R&D Efficiency of the Japanese Pharmaceutical Industry (in Japanese) (with A. Hashimoto), the 20th Annual Conference Proceeding in Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management, 368-371, 2005.
Measuring the Change in R&D Efficiency of the Japanese Pharmaceutical Industry (in Japanese) (with A. Hashimoto), Quantitative Economic Analysis of innovation process: Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management, 1, 221-224, 2005.
Evaluating R&D Efficiency in Japanese Pharmaceutical Firms (in Japanese with English summary) (with H. Odagiri and Y. Honjo), Journal of Health Care Society, 34-45, 7, 1997, Health Care Science Institute.
Working Papers
The Effect of staged project management on product innovation: Evidence form a firm survey. (with K. kurihara, and A. Ono), ZEW Discussion paper series 23, 2023.
The Effect of staged project management on product innovation: Evidence form a firm survey. (with K. kurihara, and A. Ono), SSRN Working paper series, 2022.
The Effect of Staged Project Management on Product Innovation: Evidence from a Firm Survey (with K. Kurihara, and A. Ono), NISTEP Discussion Paper 209, 2022, MEXT.
Project termination, or delay, and success in innovation, Institute of Business Research Working Paper 62, 2022, Chuo University.
Innovation Novelty and Firm Growth: An Analysis Using the Japanese National Innovation Survey (with Y. Ikeda), NISTEP DISCUSSION PAPER 196, 2021, MEXT.
The Current Status of R&D Management Practices and Innovation in Japan (with A. Ono, Y. Ikeda, and T. Inui), NISTEP Discussion Paper 189, 2020, MEXT.
Determinants of Staged Project Management and Success in Innovation: An Empirical Analysis based on the Japanese National Innovation Survey (with Y. Ikeda), NISTEP Discussion Paper 178, 2020, MEXT.
Determinants of Staged Project Management and Success in Innovation: Empirical Analysis based on the Japanese National Innovation Survey (with Y. Ikeda), RIETI Discussion Paper 19-E-094, 2019, METI.
Exchange rate uncertainty and R&D investment: Evidence from Japanese Firms (with K. Ito), NISTEP Discussion Paper 140, 2017, MEXT.
The Effect of Organizational and Human Resource Management on Innovation (with K. Ito), NISTEP Discussion Paper 137, 2016, MEXT.
Modes of International Activities and the Innovativeness of Firms: An Empirical Analysis based on the Japanese Innovation Surveys for 2003 and 2009 (with K. Ito and Y. Yonetani), NISTEP Discussion Paper 94, 2013, MEXT.
Modes of International Activities and the Innovativeness of Firms (in Japanese) (with K. Ito), Institute of Business Research Working Paper 31, 2013, Chuo University.
Quantitative Evaluation of Nation Stability (with T. Tsuneyoshi and A. Hashimoto), Dept. Social Syst. Mgmt Discussion Paper 1245, 2009, University of Tsukuba.
Evaluating administrative efficiency change in the post-merger period: A study on Ibaraki prefecture (1979-2004) (with T. Tsuneyoshi and A. Hashimoto), Dept. Social Syst. Mgmt Discussion Paper 1233, 2009, University of Tsukuba.
Seeing How the Japan’s quality-of-life has changed (with A. Hashimoto and T. Sugita), Dept. Social Syst. Mgmt Discussion Paper 1169, 2007, University of Tsukuba.
Measuring the change in R&D efficiency of the Japanese pharmaceutical industry-revised (with A. Hashimoto), Dept. Social Syst. Mgmt Discussion Paper 1145, 2006, University of Tsukuba.
Measuring the change in R&D efficiency of the Japanese pharmaceutical industry (with A. Hashimoto), Dept. Social Syst. Mgmt Discussion Paper 1128, 2005, University of Tsukuba.
Appropriation of returns from technological assets and the values of patents and the R&D in Japanese high-tech firms. Dept. Social Syst. Mgmt Discussion Paper 712, 1997, University of Tsukuba.
Referee
Research Policy, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Journal of Cleaner Production, International Regional Science Review, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Socio Economic Planning Sciences, Venture Review (in Japanese), Economic Inquiry, Journal of product Innovation Management, R&D Management, Journal of Asian Economics.