Business and Finance in Photonics Industries

[BFSS1-02] Exploring Corporate Entrepreneurship in the Photonics Industry: Assessing Internal Environments and Organizational Characteristics

*Masanori Ito¹, Rie H Kang¹ (1. The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries)

This study aims to assess the applicability a tool for evaluating the internal environment promoting entrepreneurship, within new business development department of photonics industry companies and determine if it reflects the specific environment of these target companies. The results of the psychometric assessment suggest the possibility of identifying characteristics specific to new business development departments and photonics industry companies.