This course is designed for student interested in science and technology policy, in innovation studies and in Japanese studies. Science and engineering students may wish to pursue this topic as a way to broaden their perspectives for a career in science and engineering.
1) Introduction
2) Manufacturing: From Producing to Knowledge Creation
3) Business Diversification: From Spin- Off to Trickle-up Process
4) R&D Competition: From Dominant-Design to Interindustry Competition
5) Product Development: From Pipeline to Demand Articulation
6) Innovation Pattern: From Breakthrough to Technology Fusion
7) Societal Diffusion: From Technical Evolution to Institutional Coevolution
8) Epilogue
Books containing required readings and other references will be available on reserve in Library. One book recommended for purchase by each student is : Kodama,F.
Emerging patterns of Innovation :Sources of Japan's Technological Edge,
Harvard Business School Press