Small firms and innovation policy in Japan

edited by Cornelia Storz

This new book discusses the extent to which the Japanese economy encourages entrepreneurship and innovation. Although Japan has a strong reputation as an innovator, some people argue that this reputation is misplaced. Contrary to earlier expectations, the USA rather than Japan emerged as the leader in the biotech industries in the 1990s, and also many small firms in Japan supply only a few - or just one - other company, thereby limiting their view of the marketplace and the commercial opportunities within it. Despite the increase of international patents, international scientific citations and a positive technology trade balance, the Japanese innovation system is weak in giving birth to radical innovations. The book explores fully these issues, making comparisons with other countries where appropriate. It concludes that the Japanese innovation system has both advantages and disadvantages and contributes to a better understanding of how policy changes take place.

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  • CONTENTS Chapter 1 Small firms and innovation policy in Japan: an introduction Cornelia Storz Chapter 2 How do we formulate policies? The problem of defining policies and their evaluation Lambert T. Koch Chapter 3 Japanese science and technology policy in transition: From catch-up orientation to frontrunner orientation Martin Hemmert Chapter 4 Innovation Policy for SME in Japan. The Case of Technology Transfer Centres Klaus Ruth Chapter 5 Cognitive models and economic policy. The case of Japan Cornelia Storz Chapter 6 SME and Technology Policy in the U.S. and Japan: The Case of Biotechnology Reiko Kishida and Leonard H. Lynn Chapter 7 Supplier system and innovation policy in Japan Hiroshi Ueno, Takashi Murakoso and Takumi Hirai

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書名 Small firms and innovation policy in Japan
著作者等 Storz, Cornelia
シリーズ名 RoutledgeCurzon contemporary Japan series
出版元 Routledge
刊行年月 2006
版表示 annotated ed
ページ数 xii, 154 p.
大きさ 24 cm
ISBN 9780415368124
NCID BA75631903
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言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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