Malizia, E. & Motoyama, Y. (in press). Vibrant Centers as Locations for High-Growth Firms: An analysis of Thirty U.S. Metropolitan Areas. Professional Geographer.
Motoyama, Y. Goetz, S. & Han, Y. (2018). Where Do Entrepreneurs Get Information? Analyzing Twitter Following Patterns of Entrepreneurs. Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 30(3), 253-274.
Motoyama, Y. & Knowlton, K. (2017). Examining the Connections within the Startup Ecosystem: A Case Study of St. Louis. Entrepreneurship Research Journal, 7(1), 1-32.
Motoyama, Y. Henderson, C. Fetsch, E. Gladen, P. & Davis, S. (2017). A New Frontier: Entrepreneurship Ecosystems in Bozeman and Missoula, Montana. Montana High Tech Business Alliance Working Paper
Motoyama, Y. & Malizia, E. (2017). Supply Push or Demand Pull? Metro-Level Analysis of Startups in the U.S. Regional Studies, Regional Science, 4(1), 232-246. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21681376.2017.1379885
Motoyama, Y. & Mayer, H. (2017). Revisiting the Roles of University in Regional Economic Development. Growth and Change, 48(4), 787-804.
Motoyama, Y. & Knowlton, K. (2016). From Resource Munificence to Ecosystem Integration: The Case of Government Sponsorship in St. Louis. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 28(56), 448-470.
Motoyama, Y. Jackson, C. Fetsch, E. & Wiens, J. (2016). Little Town, Layered Ecosystem: A Case Study of Chattanooga. Kansas City, MO: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
Motoyama, Y. (2016). Myth of American Entrepreneurial Culture. Growthology
Motoyama, Y. & Hui, I. (2015). How Do Business Owners Perceive the Business Climate? Using the Hierarchical Models to Examine Business Climate Perception and State Rankings. Economic Development Quarterly, 29(3), 262-274.
Malizia, E. & Motoyama, Y. (2015). The Economic Development – Vibrant Center Connection: Tracking High-Growth Firms in the D.C. Region. Professional Geographer, 68(3), 349-355.
Motoyama, Y. (2015). The State-Level Geographic Analysis of High-Growth Firms. Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 27(2), 213-227.
Motoyama, Y. & Wiens, J. (2015). Guidelines for Local and State Governments to Promote Entrepreneurship. Kansas City, MO: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
Watkins, K. Ozkazanc-Pan, B. Clark-Muntean, S. & Motoyama, Y. (2015). Support Organizations and Remediating the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: A Case Study of St. Louis. Social Science Research Network
Desai, S. & Motoyama, Y. (2015). The Regional Environment in Indianapolis: Insights from High- Growth Companies. Kansas City, MO: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
Motoyama, Y. Fetsch, E. & Wiens, J. (2015). From ubiquitous to assessed tax abatement. Kansas Government Journal, 114-115.
Motoyama, Y. (2014). Long-Term Collaboration between Universities and Industry: A Case Study of Nanotechnology Development in Japan. Technology in Society, 36(1), 39-51.
Motoyama, Y. Appelbaum, R. & Cao, C. (2014). Observing Regional Divergence of Chinese Nanotechnology Centers. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 81(1), 11-21.
Motoyama, Y. & Bell-Masterson, J. (2014). Beyond Metropolitan Startup Rates: Regional Factors Associated with Startup Growth. Kansas City, MO: Kauffman Foundation Research Series.
Motoyama, Y. & Watkins, K. (2014). The Startup Ecosystem in St. Louis. Kauffman Foundation Research Paper Series. Kansas City, MO: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
Motoyama, Y. Konzcal, J. Masterson, J. & Morelix, A. (2014). Think locally, act locally: Building a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem. Kansas City, MO: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
Motoyama, Y. & Watkins, K. (2014). Entrepreneurial ecosystems: What St. Louis can teach the nation St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Motoyama, Y. & Watkins, K. (2014). From Ingredients to Recipe: Startup Ecosystems and Collaboration. Forbes.com
Motoyama, Y. Stanger, D. & Bell-Masterson, J. (2014). Breaking Myths vs. Breaking the Truth of Entrepreneurship Ecosystems. Forbes.com
Motoyama, Y. & Morelix, A. (2014). Building Your Startup Community: Lessons from Entrepreneur Twitter Patterns. Forbes.com
Motoyama, Y. & Bell-Masterson, J. (2014). Metro Startup Hubs and the University Factor. Forbes.com
Konczal, J. & Motoyama, Y. (2013). Energizing an Ecosystem: Brewing 1 Million Cups. Kansas City, MO: Kauffman Foundation Research Series.
Motoyama, Y. Danley, B. Bell-Masterson, J. Maxwell, K. & Morelix, A. (2013). Leveraging Regional Assets
. Kansas City, MO: Kauffman Foundation Research Series.
Motoyama, Y. & Konzcal, J. (2013). How Can I Create My Favorite State Ranking?.
Motoyama, Y. Stanger, D. & Konczal, J. (2013). State Economic Rankings Don’t Measure Up. Xconomy
Motoyama, Y. & Konczal, J. (2013). Word of Mouth Trumps Social Media in Building This Startup Community. Huffington Post
Appelbaum, R. Cao, C. Parker, R. & Motoyama, Y. (2012). Nanotechnology as Industrial Policy: China and the United States. In B. Harthorn & J. Mohr (Eds.), Social Life of Nanotechnology (pp. 111-133). New York: Routledge.
Motoyama, Y. (2012). Global Companies, Local Innovations: How Engineering Aspects of Innovation Making Require Geographical Proximity, Surrey, UK: Ashgate Publishing.
Mehta, A. Herron, P. Motoyama, Y. Lenoir, T. & Appelbaum, R. (2012). Globalization and Deglobalization in Nanotechnology Research: The Role of China. Scientometrics, 93, 439-458.
Stangler, D. Litan, R. & Motoyama, Y. (2012). Startup Act for the States. Kansas City, MO: Kauffman Foundation Research Series.
Motoyama, Y. & Danley, B. (2012). The Ascent of America’s High-Growth Companies: An Analysis of the Geography of Entrepreneurship. Kansas City, MO: Kauffman Foundation Research Series.
Maxwell, K. & Motoyama, Y. (2012). Voices of Small Businesses: Discussion and Policy Implications. Kansas City, MO: Kauffman Foundation Research Series.
Motoyama, Y. (2012). The Secret to Great Innovation: R&D Clusters. Forbes.com
Motoyama, Y. & Konczal, J. (2012). Fast-Growing Companies Show Up in Surprising Places. Huffington Post
Motoyama, Y. (2012). Startup Financing - How Much? From Whom?. Growthology.org
Motoyama, Y. & Stangler, D. (2012). Friending Business. The American
Motoyama, Y. & Eisler, M. (2011). Bibliometry and Nanotechnology: A Meta-Analysis. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 78, 1174-1182.
Motoyama, Y. (2011). Innovation and Location: A Case Study of Sony’s Vaio Laptop. Journal of Industrial Geographer, 8(1), 1-25.
Motoyama, Y. Appelbaum, R. & Parker, R. (2011). The National Nanotechnology Initiative: Federal Support for Science and Technology, or Hidden Industrial Policy? Technology in Society, 33(1-2), 109-118.
Quan, X. & Motoyama, Y. (2010). Empirical Disaggregation of Social Networks: A Study of Ethnic Professional Associations and Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley. Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 23(4), 509-526.
Cohen, S. Di Minin, A. Motoyama, Y. & Palmberg, C. (2009). Persistence of Home Bias for Important R&D in Wireless Telecom and Automobiles. Review of Policy Research, 26(1-2), 55-76.
Motoyama, Y. (2008). Introduction to the Japanese Edition. In A. Saxenian (Ed.), The New Argonauts (pp. 442-445). Tokyo: Nikkei Business Press.
Motoyama, Y. (2008). What was New about the Cluster Theory? What Could It Answer, and What Could It Not Answer? Economic Development Quarterly, 22(4), 353-363.
Motoyama, Y. (2008). To Analyze California through Urban Metropolitan Areas. SoCal Innovation Forum
Motoyama, Y. (2007). Brain Immigrant of Silicon Valley (8). Sankei Shimbun
Motoyama, Y. (2007). Need for a New Alliance between Japan and the US. Japanese American News
Motoyama, Y. (2007). Japanese in Silicon Valley. Hokubei Mainichi News
Motoyama, Y. & Okada, T. (2005). Size of Local Government and Administrative Capacity: Disparities of Policy Making Capabilities based on Analysis of Central Business District Revitalization Law. Quarterly Review of Public Administration, 109, 32-53.
Saxenian, A. Motoyama, Y. & Quan, X. (2002). Local and Global Networks: Immigrant Professionals in Silicon Valley. San Francisco: Public Policy Institute of California.
Takada, N. Ohmori, H. & Motoyama, Y. (1998). Small Business Innovation Research: A Trigger for New Innovation. Tokyo: NRI Press.
