The Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (Sylff) Program

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The study aims to analyze how tax breaks affect the innovative ability of enterprises via different perspectives, consequently revealing the internal action process between corporate innovation level and tax breaks. By integrating tax incentives, R&D activity, non-R&D innovation effort, and innovation performance into a unified analytical framework, the study examines the effect of two distinct tax incentives on corporate innovation across multiple regions and explores the mediating role of R&D and non-R&D innovation investment by using the panel data of listed enterprises in advanced manufacturing industry in China. The effect of independent R&D and exogenous technology on corporate innovation will be explored under the conditions of open innovation, and the synergistic effect between the two innovation paths will be further analyzed to help allocate the two types of innovation inputs rationally.

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The purpose of this research is to explore how integrating traditional tea production methods with modern sustainable practices can boost the local tea industry in Myanmar. It aims to assess the potential socio-economic benefits of promoting local tea business, including job creation, rural development, environmental sustainability, and the preservation of cultural heritage. Furthermore, the study will examine the impact of this approach on empowering communities and improving Myanmar’s position in the global tea market.

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This study investigates women’s participation and involvement in tourism activities in the Philippines. By looking at the case of the Philippines, the top Asian country in world gender equality rankings, this study examines how women can act as active agents facilitating community development in tourism destinations. By adhering to the theoretical lenses of empowerment, community development, participation, and tourism development, this study suggests that women's empowerment is critical in translating women's engagement in tourism to influence community development. The findings of this study contribute to the growing literature on gender and tourism in countries renowned for their contribution to closing the gender gap. In terms of policy implications, the study provides insights into the dynamics of women's involvement in tourism with the goal of understanding how participation can promote empowerment.

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This research delves into healthcare supply chain resilience in the United States, spotlighting vulnerabilities highlighted by global crises like pandemics. Drawing from system-level analysis and dynamic time series modeling, the study provides an encompassing perspective on supply chain intricacies. Research aims:

• A. Comparative Study: Contrast pre and post-pandemic supply chains between the US and Japan, identifying structural challenges and strengths.
• B. Stakeholder Dynamics: Engage with entities such as NYU Langone Health and Johnson & Johnson to derive insights into supply chain complexities from provider and supplier viewpoints.
• C. Time Series Analysis: Apply state space modeling techniques from Masanao Aoki's work to gauge temporal dynamics, offering predictive capacities for future supply chain states.
• D. Strategic Solutions: Integrate Bo Carlsson's concepts of technological systems with advanced data analytics to propose risk mitigation strategies for a robust healthcare supply chain, in a post-pandemic world and beyond.

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The research aims to examine the social and solidarity economy practices in Pakistan as examples in Muslim society and see if and how they offer elements of an alternative economic approach suitable in the post-COVID-19 era. Using the analytical framework based on economic anthropologist Karl Polanyi’s three main arguments, the research analyzes the cases of Akhuwat, an Islamic microfinance institution in Pakistan, and HomeNet Pakistan, a membership-based network for women home-based workers. The research also aims to contribute to theory-building of the social and solidarity economy using learnings from the global South.

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This research addresses the performance of the stock market and the economic growth of Asian countries using recent data. (2011-2021) The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting every country’s growth and some countries are suffering from financial crisis. The focus of this study is to examine the effect of share market performance on economic growth. Study aims:

• 1. To analyze the share market performance of the developing countries & developed countries in Asia.
• 2. To analyze the share market performance impact of developed countries on other Asian countries.
• 3. To identify the contribution of economic growth and how to apply and practice it in other countries.

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The purpose of this research is to identify waste material flows of urban households in Fiji. Understanding the quantity and type of waste materials produced at the household level is important in formulating the appropriate strategies to tackle waste management. This may be done through selective recycling of waste materials and incineration for electricity production, or repurposing of waste materials and landfill mining. The results of this research will be leveraged to devise the appropriate long terms strategies to sustainably tackle waste management in Fiji and set the foundations of a circular economy.

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The purpose of this research is to examine the Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) and Sharia Compliance Investment (SCI) comparing with the top 45 conventional market indexes in Indonesia (LQ45) by harnessing the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and the Fama French (2015) Five Factors Model. The researcher hypothesizes that the SCI and SRI having a better performance than the LQ45, and they will become catalysts to the more ethical and sustainable transformation in Indonesia's business activities.