Titlebook: History of Innovative Entrepreneurs in Japan; Takeo Kikkawa Book‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ 2023 Kreab K.K. 2023 Open Access.Breakthrough Innovation.Incremen

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Introduction: What Is Innovation?,This section serves as an introduction to this book, which discusses Japan’s economic development by focusing on changes in the nature of innovation and framing them with the theories of Joseph A. Schumpeter, Israel M. Kirzner and Clayton M. Christensen.

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Overview I: Edo PeriodThis section surveys the Edo period’s rapidly expanding economy that had two markets: the intra-Han within feudal domains and inter-Han market across feudal domains. It then focuses on the period’s three founders of innovative business practices: Zen’emon Konoike, Takatoshi Mitsui, and Genzaemon Nakai.

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Case 2 Takatoshi Mitsui: New Business Opportunities and the Retail RevolutionThis chapter introduces Takatoshi Mitsui, one of the “Big Three Merchants” and his retail innovation in the Edo period.

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Overview 2: From Port Opening to Post Russo-Japanese War PeriodThis section surveys the revolutionary consequences of Japan’s opening to the world from the mid-nineteenth century until early in the twentieth century, as the country’s economy started on its capitalist path of development. It focuses on four cases, featuring six innovative entrepreneurs who were active during this period.

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Case 4 Hikojiro Nakamigawa: Zaibatsu Reform by Salaried ManagersThis chapter introduces Hikojiro Nakamigawa, a salaried manager who became director of the Mitsui Bank in the Meiji period engaging in Zaibatsu reform, including modernization, streamlining, and recovery of non-performing loans.

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Case 5 Yataro Iwasaki and Yanosuke Iwasaki: Formation of Zaibatsu by Owner ManagersThis chapter introduces Yataro Iwasaki, the founder of Mitsubishi and a representative example of an owner-manager who promoted industrialization in the Meiji period.