JIKUYA Yasutaka

Affiliation

Faculty of International Social Sciences, Division of International Social Sciences

Job Title

Associate Professor

Research Fields, Keywords

起業家精神、ベンチャービジネス、認知科学、アート/デザイン思考、イノベーションの社会実装

Mail Address

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YNU Research Center

Research Center for YNU Business Creation

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ORCID  https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8384-4570

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  • 【Published Thesis】 The Recipe for IPO Success: A Configurational Approach to Entrepreneurial Storytelling (Academy of Management Proceedings)  2026.08

    【Published Thesis】 Storytelling and Identity: An Empirical Analysis of Japanese IPO Market Data(Organizational Science)  2025.04

    【Published Thesis】 How Has Business Administration Connected Sustainability and Well-being?(Akamon Management Review)  2025.12

    【Published Thesis】 Symbolic Management in Entrepreneurship: Exploring the Impact of 'Symbols' on Igniting Venture Growth(Japan marketing journal)  2024.03

    【Published Thesis】 Entrepreneurial Storytelling: Beyond Difference and Repetition in Research Paradigms(Akamon Management Review)  2023.12

YNU Research Center 【 display / non-display

  • Research Center for YNU Business Creation

Education 【 display / non-display

  • 2023.4
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    2025.3

    Kyoto University   Doctor Course   Completed

  • 2019.4
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    2021.3

    Waseda University   Master Course   Completed

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  • Doctor of Management Science - Kyoto University

Campus Career 【 display / non-display

  • 2024.4
     
     

    Duty   Yokohama National UniversityFaculty of International Social Sciences   Division of International Social Sciences   Associate Professor  

  • 2025.6
     
     

    Concurrently   Yokohama National UniversityOther   YNU Business-Creation Research Lab   Associate Professor  

  • 2025.4
     
     

    Concurrently   Yokohama National UniversityResearch Initiatives and Promotion Organization   Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Headquarters (Director), Research Initiatives and Promotion Organization   Associate Professor  

  • 2024.4
     
     

    Concurrently   Yokohama National UniversityCollege of Business Administration   Associate Professor  

  • 2024.4
     
     

    Concurrently   Yokohama National UniversityInterfaculty Graduate School of Innovative and Practical Studies   Associate Professor  

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  • 2023
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    2024

    Kyoto University   Graduate School of Management   Research Fellow  

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    Waseda University   Part-time lecturer  

  • 2021
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    2023

    FIREWORKS Inc.   CMO  

  • 2011
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    2024

    Localmotion Inc.   CEO  

  • 2011
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    2014

    Main-Dish-Media LLC.   CMO  

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Academic Society Affiliations 【 display / non-display

  • 2024.3
     
     
     

    Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics

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    European Group for Organizational Studies

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    Academy of Management

  • 2022.4
     
     
     

    British Academy of Management

  • 2021.8
     
     
     

    Japan Marketing Academy

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Research Areas 【 display / non-display

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Business administration  / Entrepreneurship/Venture Business

 

Thesis for a degree 【 display / non-display

  • Entrepreneurial storytelling and symbolic management: Empirical analysis from the cognitive and institutional aspects

    JIKUYA, Yasutaka

    2025.3

    Doctoral Thesis   Single Work    [Reviewed]

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  • The Recipe for IPO Success: A Configurational Approach to Entrepreneurial Storytelling

    Yasutaka Jikuya, Hikaru Kinouchi

    Academy of Management Proceedings   2026.8  [Reviewed]

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    Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author   Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   Single Work  

  • Evaluative Mechanisms in Entrepreneurial Storytelling: A Comparative Study of Social Evaluation and Funding Outcomes Across Japan and Europe

    Hikaru Kinouchi, Yasutaka Jikuya

    The 42nd EGOS online Colloquium 2026   2026.7  [Reviewed]

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    Authorship:Last author, Corresponding author   Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   Single Work  

  • The Power of Narrative Configurations: Disruptive Storytelling and Investor Commitment in IPOs.

    Yasutaka Jikuya, Hikaru Kinouchi

    The Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange Conference 2026, Sydney, Australia   2026.5  [Reviewed]

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    Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author   Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   Single Work  

  • Entrepreneurial Storytelling and Investor Evaluation: A Qualitative Process Study of Prosocial and Economic Interpretation

    Hikaru Kinouchi, Yasutaka Jikuya

    The 27th Asia Pacific Management Conference   2026.5  [Reviewed]

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    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   Single Work  

  • Beyond Algorithmic Signals: A Configurational Approach to Responsible IPO Investment Decisions

    Yasutaka Jikuya, Hikaru Kinouchi

    The 27th Asia Pacific Management Conference   2026.5  [Reviewed]

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    Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author   Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   Single Work  

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  • Best Accepted Paper

    2026.4   Academy of Management Meeting 2026  

    Individual or group name of awards:Yasutaka Jikuya, Hikaru Kinouchi

  • Mizuho Securities Endowed Class Academic Encouragement Award, Award for Excellence,

    2025.1   Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University  

  • Research Grant Awarded

    2023.8   Ishii Memorial Foundation for Securities Research  

  • Distinguish Achiever,

    2021.3   WASEDA University  

  • Most Distinguish Achiever

    2020.9   WASEDA University  

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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 【 display / non-display

  • Seed-stage startup fundraising: Empirical analysis focusing on storytelling

    Grant number:25K16702  2025.4 - 2028.3

    Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

    Investigator(s):Jikuya, Yasutaka

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    Authorship:Principal investigator  Grant type:Competitive

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  • Creating a Startup Ecosystem in the Yokohama and Kanagawa Area

    2026.4 - 2030.3

    Japan Science and Technology Agency  JST START University Ecosystem Promotion Type 2nd Stage

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    Authorship:Principal investigator 

  • Visualization of the optimal process for translating technological innovations into market needs

    2025.4 - 2026.6

    Individual  Inter-Faculty ROUTE

  • Rhetorical Strategies through Entrepreneurial Storytelling

    2023.8 - 2025.3

    Private Foundations 

    Investigator(s):Jikuya, Yasutaka

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    Authorship:Principal investigator 

Presentations 【 display / non-display

  • The Recipe for IPO Success: A Configurational Approach to Entrepreneurial Storytelling

    Yasutaka Jikuya, Hikaru Kinouchi

    The 86th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management taking place 31 July-4 August 

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    Event date: 2026.8

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

  • Evaluative Mechanisms in Entrepreneurial Storytelling: A Comparative Study of Social Evaluation and Funding Outcomes Across Japan and Europe

    Hikaru Kinouchi, Yasutaka Jikuya

    The 42nd EGOS online Colloquium 2026, hosted by the University of Bergamo  

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    Event date: 2026.7

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

  • Beyond Algorithmic Signals: A Configurational Approach to Responsible IPO Investment Decisions

    Yasutaka Jikuya, Hikaru Kinouchi

    The 27th Asia Pacific Management Conference hosted by the Yokohama National University 

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    Event date: 2026.5

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

  • Entrepreneurial Storytelling and Investor Evaluation: A Qualitative Process Study of Prosocial and Economic Interpretation

    Hikaru Kinouchi, Yasutaka Jikuya

    The 27th Asia Pacific Management Conference hosted by the Yokohama National University  

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    Event date: 2026.5

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

  • The Startup Ecosystem Is Built on Stories The Mechanisms of Growth Driven by Narratives and Symbols

    JIKUYA, Yasutaka  [Invited]

    Creative Talk Event ART FAIR TOKYO TiB On the Structure of Value in Society, Art, and Innovation 

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    Event date: 2026.3

    Language:Japanese   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

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Preferred joint research theme 【 display / non-display

  • Sustainable Entrepreneurship

  • Cultural Entrepreneurship

 

Charge of on-campus class subject 【 display / non-display

  • 2026   アントレプレナーシップ特論Ⅱ

    Interfaculty Graduate School of Innovative and Practical Studies

  • 2026   アントレプレナーシップ特論Ⅰ

    Interfaculty Graduate School of Innovative and Practical Studies

  • 2026   Seminar 2b (Master's Programs)

    Graduate School of International Social Sciences

  • 2026   Seminar 2a (Master's Programs)

    Graduate School of International Social Sciences

  • 2026   Seminar 1b (Master's Programs)

    Graduate School of International Social Sciences

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Charge of off-campus class subject 【 display / non-display

  • Entrepreneurship

    2026 Institution:Waseda University

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    Level:Undergraduate (specialized) 

  • Entrepreneurship

    2025 Institution:Waseda University

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    Level:Undergraduate (specialized) 

  • Entrepreneurship and Venture marketing

    2022 - 2023 Institution:Kwansei Gakuin University

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    Level:Undergraduate (liberal arts) 

  • Academic paper instruction

    2022 - 2023 Institution:Waseda University

  • Design Thinking (College of Science and Engineering)

    2022 Institution:Waseda University

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    Level:Undergraduate (specialized) 

 

Committee Memberships 【 display / non-display

  • Tokyo Metropolitan Government Next-Generation Communication Technology Utilization Startup Support Project

    2025.6  Evaluation Committee

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    Committee type:Municipal 

  • Tokyo Metropolitan Government Next-Generation Communication Technology Utilization Startup Support Project

    2025.6  Selection committee

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    Committee type:Municipal 

  • Aroma Environment Association of Japan(AEAJ)

    2016 - 2019  Advisor, Public Relations

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    Committee type:Academic society 

Academic Activities 【 display / non-display

  • Teaching Entrepreneurship, Volume Two: A Practice-Based Approach. Neck, H. M., Brush, C. G., & Greene, P. G.

    Role(s): Planning/Implementing academic research, Other

    2022 - 2023

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    Type:Academic research