Researcher Profile Shimizu, Hiroshi

Shimizu, Hiroshi   Professor

Business history, economic history

Born: 1973

E-mail: shimizu☆iir.hit-u.ac.jp (to use this email address, please replace the ☆ with an @ mark)

Phone: +81-42-580-8433

Fax: +81-42-580-8410

【Career】      CV

1997               B.A., Faculty of Commerce, Chuo University

1999               M.A., Graduate School of Commerce and Management,
                      Hitotsubashi University
2002               M.A., Graduate School of History, Northwestern University
2007               Ph.D. (Economic History) London School of Economics and
                      Political Science, University of London
2007               Postdoctoral Fellow, Eindhoven University of Technology
                      (The Netherlands)
2008               Assistant Professor, Institute of Innovation Research,
                      Hitotsubashi University
2011               Associate Professor, Institute of Innovation Research,
                      Hitotsubashi University
2017-present   Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University

【Awards】
－The 33rd Annual Takamiya Award for Best Book,
The Academic Association for Organizational Science, June 2017
Book Title:
Innovations in General Purpose Technology: Technological Development of Semiconductor Lasers in the U.S. and Japan

－The 59th Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Science,
Nikkei Inc. and the Japan Center for Economic Research, November 2016
Book Title:
Innovations in General Purpose Technology: Technological Development of Semiconductor Lasers in the U.S. and Japan


【Recent Research Themes】

Taking historical perspectives, he scrutinizes the changing industrial structure and competitive strategy and its impacts on entrepreneurship and innovation over time.

The followings are his research projects.

・Historical development of semiconductor laser technology

・International comparison of scientist and engineer networks

・Collaboration among organizations in new product development

・Dynamics between innovation and market structure

・Inventive activity in Japan

・Innovation in general purpose technology