Growth of university entrepreneurial ecosystems: A case of the University of Tokyo

Growth of university entrepreneurial ecosystems: A case of the University of Tokyo

This paper is a study of the entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) formed by Japanese startup clustering around the University of Tokyo’s Hongo Campus. A chronological analysis of 234 startups clustering around the university showed that the EE started to evolve in 2004 with a university-led incubator, and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of Business Administrative Science 2021/12/15, Vol.20(6), pp.283-296
1. Verfasser: Sugawara, Taketo
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
clusters
entrepreneurial ecosystem
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Human capital
incubator
Initial public offerings
Small & medium sized enterprises-SME
startup
Startups
Venture capital
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Zusammenfassung:This paper is a study of the entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) formed by Japanese startup clustering around the University of Tokyo’s Hongo Campus. A chronological analysis of 234 startups clustering around the university showed that the EE started to evolve in 2004 with a university-led incubator, and that non-incubator startups began increasing in around 2014, growing into an entrepreneur-led EE beyond the control of the university.
ISSN:1347-4464
1347-4456
DOI:10.7880/abas.0211116a