2017 International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC), 2017
We examine to what extent a transaction relation-based value network maturity status of New Techn... more We examine to what extent a transaction relation-based value network maturity status of New Technology-Based Firms (NTBFs) is related to their survival. A specific challenge of NTBFs is their lack of market-orientation, which is why the maturity of the ties they form towards the market in terms of customers, financiers, personnel and partners is supposed to be a strong indicator for survival. We analyze a sample of 170 NTBFs by capturing their value network status from business plans and defining their survival status using secondary research. Simple statistical tests and regressions suggest that the official registration of the business is a pre-step for survival that requires industry-specific value network dimension strengths. A sub-sample survival analysis shows that for all NTBFs that have reached registration, regardless of their industry, a stronger customer value network maturity dimension prevents from failure and is thus a significant predictor for survival. Moreover, the analyses partly support the idea that NTBFs from the IT sector are less dependent on a strong value network in the financier dimension to survive. The results are of relevance for both practitioners and researchers in the innovation system: a better understanding of the factors impacting on NTBF survival can help to provide more tailored support services for young firms, increase the effectiveness of resource allocations, and provide a basis for further research.
2018 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC)
Star scientists not only create an academic impact, but also induce a social impact such as creat... more Star scientists not only create an academic impact, but also induce a social impact such as creating new businesses through high-quality research outcomes. In comparison with the US, star scientists in Japan receive relatively less attention. This paper selects star scientists in Japan via Clarivate's list of High Cited Researchers and analyzes the characteristics of them connecting with J-global. We found that star scientists tend to be concentrated in specific universities/institutes in Japan. There are a few potential explanations. First, researchers in Japan tend to perform collaborative research within universities or institutes. Second, labor mobility is low within Japanese universities. Third, apprenticeship relations in Japan often last for a lifetime
The commercialization of science research often fails due to the lack of an appropriate architect... more The commercialization of science research often fails due to the lack of an appropriate architecture to bridge the financial gap between science researches and commercialization. The gap has created by characteristics of science researches such as high risk of uncertainty, long term of researches (10-30 years) and difficulty in creating the market of know-how (difficulty of M&A). One of the primary reasons of these failures is that most of the outputs of science researches are in too-early stage for industry to get interests in their value. In this research, with taking the research theories based on previous studies, we will show an empirical study by classification of innovation systems to bridge the financial gap for the commercialization of science research, and conduct new innovation process models.
Universities are critical sources of innovation. In many countries, governments are working to in... more Universities are critical sources of innovation. In many countries, governments are working to introduce innovation policy packages to stimulate university-industry technology transfer (UITT). The Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 in the U.S. encouraged research universities to create Technology Transfer Offices (TTO). Since the Bayh-Dole Act was enacted, the dominant pathway of UITT has been through licensing. However, the challenge is that sometimes new scientific discoveries are not patentable, and licensing arrangements cannot capture the full value of a newly developed technology. In this dissertation, I analyze three other pathways in addition to licensing that enhance the overall impact of innovation. Chapter 2 examines the role of co-authoring academic publications between university and firm researchers. The TTO acts as a gateway to a university, by lowering search costs and enabling newer connections between the university and industry. The TTO also acts as a gatekeeper, asserting the...
2018 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC), 2018
Some star scientists carry out applied basic research and cooperate with companies to produce bot... more Some star scientists carry out applied basic research and cooperate with companies to produce both articles and patents, while others concentrate on pure basic research to produce articles. The involvement of star scientists in corporate activities is an important factor in fostering an innovation ecosystem through which academic knowledge can be transferred to companies, and bring about innovation. This paper investigates the ways in which star scientists are involved with firms, with a focus on the San Diego region. We observed that, within the region, some star scientists who are hyperactive in the publication of articles and inactive in patenting were involved with a company as its co-founder.
23rd ICE/IEEE International Technology Management Conference, 2017
— We examine to what extent a transaction relation-based value network maturity status of New Tec... more — We examine to what extent a transaction relation-based value network maturity status of New Technology-Based Firms (NTBFs) is related to their survival. A specific challenge of NTBFs is their lack of market-orientation, which is why the maturity of the ties they form towards the market in terms of customers, financiers, personnel and partners is supposed to be a strong indicator for survival. We analyze a sample of 170 NTBFs by capturing their value network status from business plans and defining their survival status using secondary research. Simple statistical tests and regressions suggest that the official registration of the business is a pre-step for survival that requires industry-specific value network dimension strengths. A sub-sample survival analysis shows that for all NTBFs that have reached registration, regardless of their industry, a stronger customer value network maturity dimension prevents from failure and is thus a significant predictor for survival. Moreover, the analyses partly support the idea that NTBFs from the IT sector are less dependent on a strong value network in the financier dimension to survive. The results are of relevance for both practitioners and researchers in the innovation system: a better understanding of the factors impacting on NTBF survival can help to provide more tailored support services for young firms, increase the effectiveness of resource allocations, and provide a basis for further research.
2017 International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC), 2017
We examine to what extent a transaction relation-based value network maturity status of New Techn... more We examine to what extent a transaction relation-based value network maturity status of New Technology-Based Firms (NTBFs) is related to their survival. A specific challenge of NTBFs is their lack of market-orientation, which is why the maturity of the ties they form towards the market in terms of customers, financiers, personnel and partners is supposed to be a strong indicator for survival. We analyze a sample of 170 NTBFs by capturing their value network status from business plans and defining their survival status using secondary research. Simple statistical tests and regressions suggest that the official registration of the business is a pre-step for survival that requires industry-specific value network dimension strengths. A sub-sample survival analysis shows that for all NTBFs that have reached registration, regardless of their industry, a stronger customer value network maturity dimension prevents from failure and is thus a significant predictor for survival. Moreover, the analyses partly support the idea that NTBFs from the IT sector are less dependent on a strong value network in the financier dimension to survive. The results are of relevance for both practitioners and researchers in the innovation system: a better understanding of the factors impacting on NTBF survival can help to provide more tailored support services for young firms, increase the effectiveness of resource allocations, and provide a basis for further research.
2018 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC)
Star scientists not only create an academic impact, but also induce a social impact such as creat... more Star scientists not only create an academic impact, but also induce a social impact such as creating new businesses through high-quality research outcomes. In comparison with the US, star scientists in Japan receive relatively less attention. This paper selects star scientists in Japan via Clarivate's list of High Cited Researchers and analyzes the characteristics of them connecting with J-global. We found that star scientists tend to be concentrated in specific universities/institutes in Japan. There are a few potential explanations. First, researchers in Japan tend to perform collaborative research within universities or institutes. Second, labor mobility is low within Japanese universities. Third, apprenticeship relations in Japan often last for a lifetime
The commercialization of science research often fails due to the lack of an appropriate architect... more The commercialization of science research often fails due to the lack of an appropriate architecture to bridge the financial gap between science researches and commercialization. The gap has created by characteristics of science researches such as high risk of uncertainty, long term of researches (10-30 years) and difficulty in creating the market of know-how (difficulty of M&A). One of the primary reasons of these failures is that most of the outputs of science researches are in too-early stage for industry to get interests in their value. In this research, with taking the research theories based on previous studies, we will show an empirical study by classification of innovation systems to bridge the financial gap for the commercialization of science research, and conduct new innovation process models.
Universities are critical sources of innovation. In many countries, governments are working to in... more Universities are critical sources of innovation. In many countries, governments are working to introduce innovation policy packages to stimulate university-industry technology transfer (UITT). The Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 in the U.S. encouraged research universities to create Technology Transfer Offices (TTO). Since the Bayh-Dole Act was enacted, the dominant pathway of UITT has been through licensing. However, the challenge is that sometimes new scientific discoveries are not patentable, and licensing arrangements cannot capture the full value of a newly developed technology. In this dissertation, I analyze three other pathways in addition to licensing that enhance the overall impact of innovation. Chapter 2 examines the role of co-authoring academic publications between university and firm researchers. The TTO acts as a gateway to a university, by lowering search costs and enabling newer connections between the university and industry. The TTO also acts as a gatekeeper, asserting the...
2018 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC), 2018
Some star scientists carry out applied basic research and cooperate with companies to produce bot... more Some star scientists carry out applied basic research and cooperate with companies to produce both articles and patents, while others concentrate on pure basic research to produce articles. The involvement of star scientists in corporate activities is an important factor in fostering an innovation ecosystem through which academic knowledge can be transferred to companies, and bring about innovation. This paper investigates the ways in which star scientists are involved with firms, with a focus on the San Diego region. We observed that, within the region, some star scientists who are hyperactive in the publication of articles and inactive in patenting were involved with a company as its co-founder.
23rd ICE/IEEE International Technology Management Conference, 2017
— We examine to what extent a transaction relation-based value network maturity status of New Tec... more — We examine to what extent a transaction relation-based value network maturity status of New Technology-Based Firms (NTBFs) is related to their survival. A specific challenge of NTBFs is their lack of market-orientation, which is why the maturity of the ties they form towards the market in terms of customers, financiers, personnel and partners is supposed to be a strong indicator for survival. We analyze a sample of 170 NTBFs by capturing their value network status from business plans and defining their survival status using secondary research. Simple statistical tests and regressions suggest that the official registration of the business is a pre-step for survival that requires industry-specific value network dimension strengths. A sub-sample survival analysis shows that for all NTBFs that have reached registration, regardless of their industry, a stronger customer value network maturity dimension prevents from failure and is thus a significant predictor for survival. Moreover, the analyses partly support the idea that NTBFs from the IT sector are less dependent on a strong value network in the financier dimension to survive. The results are of relevance for both practitioners and researchers in the innovation system: a better understanding of the factors impacting on NTBF survival can help to provide more tailored support services for young firms, increase the effectiveness of resource allocations, and provide a basis for further research.
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