Innovation
Scholarly Publications
Do University Entrepreneurship Programs Promote Entrepreneurship?
November 2020
Yong Suk Lee and Charles Eesley examine how university entrepreneurship programs affect entrepreneurial activity using a unique entrepreneurship‐focused survey of Stanford alumni.
The persistence of entrepreneurship and innovative immigrants
March 2018
Ethnicity and immigration status may play a role in entrepreneurship and innovation, yet the impact of university entrepreneurship education on this relationship is under-explored.
Other Publications
Shorenstein APARC Center Overview 2019-20
December 2020
Shorenstein APARC's annual overview for the academic year 2019-20 is now available.
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...
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
New Book Outlines the Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Future Economic Growth in East Asia
January 2021
Yong Suk Lee explains in the new volume, Shifting Gears in Innovation Policy, that while ‘catch-up’ strategies have been effective in promoting traditional economic growth in Asia, innovative policy...
University Entrepreneurship Programs May Not Increase Entrepreneurship Rates, Stanford Researchers Find
November 2020
A study by Yong Suk Lee, the deputy director of APARC’s Korea Program, and Management Science and Engineering professor Charles Eesley investigates the efficacy of two major Stanford entrepreneurship...
Events
From Click to Boom: The Political Economy of E-commerce in China
September 23, 2020
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Japan's Maturing Startup Ecosystem: The Emerging New Logic, Societal Legitimacy, and Government Support
May 6, 2020
This event is available through livestream only.
Age and High-Growth Entrepreneurship
February 13, 2020
Many observers, and many investors, believe that young people are especially likely to produce the most successful new firms.
Projects
Diversity and Tolerance in Korea and Asia
A new research collaborative examines diversity issues and challenges in Korea and greater Asia.
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
Information Technology in Japan and Asia
Information technology (IT) is one of the transformative forces in the world today.
English
Multimedia
One Year After Japan’s 3/11 Disaster: Reforming Japan’s Energy Sector, Governance, and Economy
February 2012
In the year following Japan’s 3/11 triple disaster of the Tohoku earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima nuclear incident, fundamental issues in Japan’s political economy are being debated.
One Year After Japan’s 3/11 Disaster: Reforming Japan’s Energy Sector, Governance, and Economy
February 2012
In the year following Japan’s 3/11 triple disaster of the Tohoku earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima nuclear incident, fundamental issues in Japan’s political economy are being debated.
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