Expertise
Entrepreneurship and Small Business; Business Economics
Research Projects
- Entrepreneurship in high-tech and high-growth start-ups (May 8, 2023 - October 31, 2025)
- Developing an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (July 6, 2020 - June 30, 2022)
- Creation and Development of High-tech Startups (October 10, 2017 - September 30, 2019)
Education
1999 Ph.D. in Economics, University of Tsukuba
1995 Master of Management Science, University of Tsukuba
1988 Bachelor of Engineering, Kobe University
Experience
2007 Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Chuo University
2001 Associate Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Chuo University
2000 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Chuo University
Selected Publications and Papers
Books
- Honjo, Y. (ed.) Competition, Innovation, and Growth in Japan. Springer, 2017.
Published Papers
- "Graduation of initial public offering firms from junior stock markets: Evidence from the Tokyo Stock Exchange," Small Business Economics, 60, 813-841, 2023 (with Kurihara, K.).
- "Are founder-CEOs resilient to crises? The impact of founder-CEO succession on new firm survival," International Small Business Journal, 40, 205-235, 2022 (with Kato, M.).
- "Public or perish? From founding to initial public offering," Review of Managerial Science, 15, 1573-1610, 2021.
- "The impact of founders’ human capital on initial capital structure: Evidence from Japan," Technovation, 100, 102191, 2021.
- "Initial public offering and financing of biotechnology start-ups: Evidence from Japan," Research Policy, 47, 180-193, 2018 (with Nagaoka, S.).
