Innovation and entrepreneurship in Japan : politics, organizations, and high technology firms /
This new perspective on Japanese economic history explores the struggles of entrepreneurs and civic-minded local leaders in fostering innovative activity. Through 50 case studies, Ibata-Arens explores the socio-political foundations of sound innovation and entrepreneurship policy, offering a model f...
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2005
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Regions and firms; 3 Innovation theory: firms, regions, and the Japanese state; 4 Japan's quest for entrepreneurialism; 5 Networks and firms; 6 The Kyoto Model; 7 Regions in comparison; 8 Conclusion; Appendix 1 Methodology; Appendix 2 Global scope of entrepreneurial activity: top fifteen countries, by number of persons involved in start-ups, 2003; Appendix 3 Management strategies of semi-Kyoto Model firms; References; Index.
