Entrepreneurship in Japan: Causes, effects and outcomes
| dc.contributor.author | MacInnis, Andy | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-11T16:56:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-07-11T16:56:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper is directed to any potential Japanese entrepreneurs. It uses the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor’s three components of entrepreneurship to measure the state of entrepreneurship in Japan. The three components are: Entrepreneurial attitude, entrepreneurial activity and entrepreneurial aspiration. The paper examines the traditional business characteristics of the Japanese economy, as well as cultural and demographical issues which may affect entrepreneurship components. I also examine the effects of post-industrialism on Japan, and what that signifies for the economy and potential entrepreneurs. Finally the government and educational facilities’ roles in entrepreneurship are explored. I also discuss examples of recent Japanese entrepreneurial endeavours which have had some mixed success. Sources of research include an interview with Dr. Michael Lacktorin, of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership Studies, a visit to a local Japanese business incubator, a student survey conducted at Akita International University and many sources of secondary research. I have concluded that although the Japanese are very hesitant to conduct entrepreneurial activity, the current economic climate in Japan is a changing one, and one which will likely welcome entrepreneurial innovation and new business practices. A reduction in manufacturing is leading to an upswing in service businesses – businesses Japan appears reluctant to embrace. Major obstacles in starting new businesses in Japan included protectionist government policies, a negative attitude towards entrepreneurs, as well as a difficult market in which to sell new products. | |
| dc.description.reviewstatus | Reviewed | |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Undergraduate | |
| dc.identifier.citation | MacInnis, A. (2010). Entrepreneurship in Japan: Causes, effects and outcomes. Bachelor of Commerce Best Business Research Papers, 3, 40–56. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1828/16744 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Bachelor of Commerce Best Business Research Papers | |
| dc.title | Entrepreneurship in Japan: Causes, effects and outcomes | |
| dc.type | Article |