Industrial Innovation in Japan Book

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1 Introduction Takuji Hara Hara, Takuji Noboru Matsushima Matsushima, Noboru Norio Kambayashi Kambayashi, Norio 1

2 The social shaping of technological paths: antibiotics in Japan Takuji Hara Hara, Takuji 16

3 Institutional changes and the emergence of electronic transactions in the Japanese manufacturing industry: beyond the dichotomy of technical efficiency and social legitimacy in institutions Noboru Matsushima Matsushima, Noboru Mitsuhiro Urano Urano, Mitsuhiro Takuya Miyamoto Miyamoto, Takuya 38

4 Technological innovation induced by tacit scientific knowledge: research and development in the Mirai semiconductor project Yuji Horikawa Horikawa, Yuji 69

5 Development of the carbon fiber business in Toray Katsuo Toma Toma, Katsuo 82

6 Reorganizing mature industry through technological innovation: de-maturity in watchmaking industry Junjiro Shintaku Shintaku, Junjiro Kotaro Kuwada Kuwada, Kotaro 101

7 Innovation impacts on the digital device industry Munehiko Itoh Itoh, Munehiko 118

8 New product development beyond internal projects: a case of joint new product development Shinichi Ishii Ishii, Shinichi 137

9 Application of Japanese production methods to the service sector Takashi Matsuo Matsuo, Takashi 157

10 Emerging competitive value in use with materiality: the negotiated transformation of business systems with regard to the online securities market in Japan Kosuke Mizukoshi Mizukoshi, Kosuke Noboru Matsushima Matsushima, Noboru 174

11 Analysis of the innovation process created through the management of business incubators in the Japanese content industry Misanori Takahashi Takahashi, Misanori 192

12Industrial innovation under the influence of Japanese culture Norio Kambayashi Kambayashi, Norio 209

Bibliography 232

Index 245