2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The relationship between science and industries : comparative study of different technological fields and firms
| Project/Area Number |
20830054
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Business administration
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| Research Institution | Kobe University |
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Principal Investigator |
MATSUMOTO Yoichi Kobe University, 経済経営研究所, 講師 (00510249)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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| Keywords | 経営学 / イノベーション / 科学 / サイエンス / 太陽光発電 / 太陽電池 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study aims to examine the relationship between science and industries by analyzing three cases of well-known Japanese companies developing solar cell technologies. The results show ; i) that corporate scientists and engineers disseminate their findings to the scientific community in order to confirm the credibility and potential of their newly developed technologies and ii) that this behavior is essential to research fundraising and customer acquisition. While many innovation researchers seem to have focused on the information flow within the scientific community which is directory related to the company's technological development, the results of this study suggests that the credibility lending function of science is important for promoting innovation. Since this aspect has not received much attention from researchers, further investigation will be needed.
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