PROGRAM:

Saturday, September, 14, 2013

9:30-9:45 　Welcome and Introductory Remarks: Takeo Kikkawa (Hitotsubashi University, President of Business History Society of Japan); Takafumi Kurosawa (Kyoto University) CARIS Project Leader
9:45-12:00 Session I : Methodology, Concepts and Overview: Chair: Bram Bouwens (Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands); Takafumi Kurosawa (Kyoto University)
Industry Specific Time and Space: Methodology of the Industry History and the Possibilities of Regional Perspective [Abstract]; Jari Ojala (University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland) and Juha-Antti Lamberg (Jyväskylä , Finland)
Evolution of global paper and pulp industry 1800 – 2000: Regional Sources for Competitiveness of Clusters [Abstract]; Takeo Kikkawa (Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo)
Sinking Japan and Floating East Asia: The Cases of the Financial and Chemical Industries [Abstract]; Discussant: Matthias Kipping (York University, Toronto, Canada)
12:00-13:15 Lunch Break (“Bento” Lunch Box at RPG Room I and II)
13:15-15:30 Session II : Automobile Industry: Chair: Ayumu Banzawa (Osaka University, Osaka); Dimitry Anastakis (Trent University, Ontario, Canada)
From National to Continental to International: The Evolution of the Canadian Auto Industry, 1960-2000 [Abstract]; Zejian Li (Osaka Sangyo University, Osaka)
Competitive Advantage and Organizational Dynamics: The Rise of Automobile Makers in Asia, 1990s-2000s [Abstract]; Harm G. Schröter (University of Bergen, Norway)
The World Truck-Market –A Regional Issue? [Abstract]; Discussant: Takashi Hikino (Kyoto University)
15:30-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-17:30 Session III : Electrical Apparatus and Electronics: Chair: Joost J. Dankers (Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands); Shigehiro Nishimura (Kansai University, Osaka)
East Asia in Global Market: An Analysis on Electrical Apparatus Industry [Abstract]; Kuo Feng Huang (National Chengchi University, Taipei)
The Development of the Taiwan’s Semiconductor Industry since 1960s: The Rise of Silicon Island [Abstract]; Discussant: Yuki Nakajima (Toyo University, Tokyo)
18:00-20:00 Reception (University Cafeteria & Bar “Camphor ”)

Sunday, September, 15, 2013

9:00-10:30 Session IV : Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals: Chair: Takashi Shimizu (University of Tokyo); Raymond G. Stokes (University of Glasgow, UK)
Industrial Constructions and Regional Competitiveness over the Long Term: The Case of the International Industrial Gases Industry, 1886 to the Present [Abstract]; Julia Yongue (Hosei University, Tokyo)
Towards a New Development Model for the Asian Drug Industries: A Comparison of Latecomers, Late-latecomers and Outliers [Abstract]; Discussant: Minoru Shimamoto (Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan)
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 Session V : Banking as a supporting Industry: Chair: Andrea Schneider (GUG, The Gesellschaft für Unternehmensgeschichte e.V.. Germany); Daniel Wadhwani (University of the Pacific, Stockton, US)
Do Local Banks Bolster Regional Competitive Advantages? U.S. Community Banking and Economic Development in Comparative Perspective, 1945-1970 [Abstract]; Toru Imajo (Hannan University, Osaka)
The Development of Small Business Finance in East Asian Countries: Case studies of Japan, Korea and Taiwan from Historical Perspective [Abstract]; Discussant: Gerarda Westerhuis (Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands)
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break (Restaurant “La Tour” under the Clock Tower)
14:00-16:15 Session VI : Consumer Goods and “B to C” Businesses: Chair: Tomoko Hashino (Kobe University, Kobe, Japan); Keetie Sluyterman (Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands)
The Rise of Asian Countries as Important Brewers of Beer and the Dutch Brewer Heineken [Abstract]; Takashi Hirao (Tokyo University of Science, Suwa, Nagano, Japan)
Competitive Advantages of Giants in the Global Cigarette Industry after the 1980s [Abstract]; Rika Fujioka (Kansai University, Osaka) and Pierre-Yves Donzé (Kyoto University, Kyoto)
Emerging Asian Markets and the Growth of the European Luxury Industry, 1960-2010 [Abstract]; Discussant: Yuki Yamauchi (Doshisha University, Kyoto)
16:15-16:30 Coffee Break
16:30-17:00 Concluding Discussion
17:00 Closing Remark: Hideaki Miyajima (Waseda University, Tokyo) Chair of the Fuji-Conference Committee
19:00-21:00 Dinner (Downtown)