Business
Scholarly Publications
Manipulating Globalization: The Influence of Bureaucrats on Business in China
June 2018
The era of globalization saw China emerge as the world's manufacturing titan. However, the "made in China" model—with its reliance on cheap labor and thin profits—has begun to wane.
Reinventing Japan: New Directions in Global Leadership (Book Chapter)
March 2018
Highly readable yet deeply researched, this book serves as an essential guide to the many ways in which Japan has risen to become one of the world's most creative and innovative societies.•...
Abenomics and Japan's Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Is the Third Arrow Pointed in the Right Direction for Global Competition in the Digital Era of Silicon Valley?
March 2018
Given that much of the global leadership in value creation over the past couple of decades has been driven by the Silicon Valley model – not only a geographic region but a distinct ecosystem of...
Other Publications
Break Through: Women in Silicon Valley, Womenomics in Japan Final Report
October 2018
On August 9, 2018, the Shorenstein Asia Pacific Research Center (APARC) hosted a conference, “Break Through: Women in Silicon Valley, Womenomics in Japan" with support from the Acceleration Program...
The Trump Tower Peace Theory
June 2017
President Donald Trump ascended to office with an estimated $3.5 billion of personal wealth tied up in his global real estate empire.
Womenomics, the Workplace, and Women Final Report
March 2017
The Japan Program at Stanford’s Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC), with the generous support of the United States-Japan Foundation and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science,...
News
Shorenstein Journalism Award Winner Anna Fifield and Expert Panel Discuss Change and Continuity in North Korea
November 2018
“I learned long ago to never predict anything about North Korea.”So began the keynote address by Anna Fifield, veteran journalist and winner of the 2018 Shorenstein Journalism Award.
The Sanctions Effect in North Korea: Observations from Rason
October 2018
“Prices for some products [in North Korea] have fluctuated slightly, but shortages are not reported, and consumption still continues, " writes Andray Abrahamian for 38 North following a visit to...
Break Through: Women in Silicon Valley, Womenomics in Japan Conference Final Report
October 2018
On August 9, 2018 the Shorenstein Asia Pacific Research Center (APARC) Japan Program hosted a conference, "Break Through: Women in Silicon Valley, Womenomics in Japan." Women thought-leaders and...
Events
Innovative Japanese Companies Harnessing Silicon Valley - Part 2
December 20, 2018
This is part 2 of a talk presenting how innovative large Japanese companies are harnessing Silicon Valley.
Dual Labor Markets and Economic Globalization: Theory and Evidence from Japanese Manufacturing
December 6, 2018
Labor market duality refers to the coexistence of temporary workers with low dismissal costs and permanent workers with high dismissal costs within the same firms.
An Insider’s Vantage on 20 years of Japan’s Startup Ecosystem, its Current Challenges, And Attempts to Harness Silicon Valley
November 19, 2018
Hiroaki Yasutake has had a front row seat in the development of Japan’s startup ecosystem for the past 20 years as he joined Rakuten as one of its earliest employees, spending many years at its CTO...
Projects
A New Cold War?: Sharp Power, Strategic Competition, and the Future of U.S.-China Relations
Trade conflict has exploded. The media is rife with stories of China’s unfair trade practices, cyber theft, IP theft and forced technology transfers.
English
Stanford Silicon Valley-New Japan Project
[Stanford Silicon Valley - New Japan Project Website] Motivation There has been by a heightened interest in Silicon Valley as an innovation system.
English
Global Talent and Innovation
A central focus of the research efforts at Shorenstein APARC is to analyze the bridges linking Asia and the United States.
English
Multimedia
The South China Sea: What is to be Done?
April 2017
Audio and transcript from the Shorenstein APARC China Program seminar, "The South China Sea: What is to be Done?", on March 8, 2017, with Donald K.
Can Korea Compete for Global Talent?
April 2016
Video and transcript from the Stanford+Connects event in Seoul, South Korea, on March 15.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) — A New Order for the Asia-Pacific?
October 2015
Audio and transcript from the event "The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) -- A New Order for the Asia-Pacific?" with Stanford scholars Donald Emmerson, Thomas Fingar, Daniel Sneider and Kathleen Stephens.After several years of tough negotiations,...
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