Carin Holroyd

Dr. Carin Holroyd is a faculty member with SiG@Waterloo as well as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Waterloo. She is a Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation and a Senior Research Analyst with the Asia-Pacific Foundation (based in Vancouver, B.C.). Carin previously taught at universities in Canada, New Zealand and Japan. She has been co-President of the Japan Studies Association of Canada and is one of the coordinators of the 2008 Japan Studies Association of Canada Conference, slated for Waterloo in October 2008. Dr. Holroyd's field of research interest includes government-business relations, Canada-Japan relations, international trade and national innovation policies.

Degrees:

Ph.D. Political Science, University of Waikato, New Zealand, 2000
Canadian Securities Course, Canadian Securities Institute, 1990
M.Sc. Japanese Business Studies, Chaminade University, Honolulu, U.S. and Japan American Institute of Management at Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan, 1988
B.A. Asian Studies, University of British Columbia, Canada, 1984

Scholarly and Professional Activities:

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Books Authored:
Holroyd, C. and K.S. Coates. Pacific Partners: The Japanese Presence in Canadian Business, Culture and Society (Toronto: Lorimer, 1996).

Holroyd, C. Success Secrets to Maximize Business in Japan: A Hands-On Guide to Tackling Japanese Business Culture (Singapore: Times Editions, 1999. Graphics Arts Center: Oregon, 1999, Published in Chinese in 2003).

Holroyd, C. Canadian Business Opportunities in Japan: Current Realities and Future Prospects (Ottawa: Canada-Japan Trade Council, 1999).

Holroyd, C. Government, International Trade and Laissez Faire Capitalism: Canada, Australia and New Zealand’s Relations with Japan (Montreal: McGill- Queen’s University Press, 2002).

Holroyd, C. and K.S. Coates. Japan and the Internet Revolution (Palgrave- Macmillan, 2003).

Holroyd, C. and K.S. Coates, Innovation Nation: Japanese Science and Technology in the 21st Century (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2007).

Chapters in Books:
The Japanese Economy in Transition: Canadian Response and Opportunities, in Hugh Millward and James Morrison (eds), Japan at Century’s End: Changes, Challenges and Choices (Halifax: Fernwood and Saint Mary’s, 1997), pp. 85-96.

Japan’s International Trade, in Patrick Heenan (ed), The Japan Handbook (London: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1998.).

Breaking into the Japanese Market: Canadian Companies and the Challenge of Doing Business in Japan, in P. Bowles and L.T. Woods (eds), Japan after the Economic Miracle: In Search of New Directions (Great Britain: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000).

The State of Japan Studies in Canada, in Joseph Kess et al. (eds), Changing Japanese Identities in Multicultural Canada (Victoria: Centre for Asia Pacific Initiatives, 2003), pp 537-546.

When the Trade Mission is Over: The Commercial Realities of Canadian Business in Japan, in Larry Woods (ed), Understanding Japan: Essays Inspired by Frank Langdon (Vancouver: Centre of International Relations, 2005), pp. 165-188.

Holroyd, Carin Lee and K.S. Coates. Women’s Health Policies and Issues in the Canadian Health Care System, in Midori Ashida (ed), Comparative Perspectives on Health Care in Japan – Japanese, 2004.

Holroyd, Carin Lee and K.S. Coates. Communicating About Health and Health Care in the Information Age, in Midori Ashida (ed), Comparative Perspectives on Health Care in Japan - Japanese, 2004.

The Commerce of Aging: Japanese Commercial Responses to Demographic Change, Proceedings, Association of Japanese Business Studies, 2004 (JBS, 2005).

The State of Japan Studies in Canada, in Joe Kess and Helen Lansdowne (eds), Why Japan Matters!, Vol. One (Victoria: Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives, 2005), pp 61-71.

The Culture(s) of Commerce: Japan, International Business and the Cultural Influences of Globalization, in Ken Henshall, et al (eds), Cultural Interaction and Nationalism (Beijing/Christchurch: University of Christchurch, 2006), pp 325-342.

Competing with Innovation: The Evolution of Japan’s Science and Technology Policy, in David Edgington (ed), Special Issue, Prometheus, 2008.

Investing Under the Radar: The Reintroduction of Japanese Commerce to Canada after World War II, in Greg Donaghy and Pat Roy (eds), Contradictory Impulses: Canada and Japan in the Twentieth Century (UBC Press, 2008), pp 176-189.

Science and Technology Innovation in Japan, in Dipankar D. (ed) Japan: Regaining its Glory (Hyderabad, India: ICFAI University Press, 2008).

Papers in refereed Journals:
Holroyd, C. The Global Role of Japan: A Case Study of Japan and Northern British Columbia. Proceedings, 1994: Japanese Studies Association of Canada, 1994.

Coates, K.S. and C. Holroyd. The North’s Divided Dreams: The Colonial Past’s Stubborn Legacy. Compass: A Jesuit Journal. 12(5):7-10, 1994.

Holroyd, C. Area Report: Japan’s Challenges. New Zealand Journal of East Asian Studies 136-140, 1995.

Holroyd, C. Japan’s Economic Impact on Northern British Columbia. The Northern Review 15/16:113-138, 1995/1996.

Holroyd, C. Entering the Internet Race: The Early Years of the Internet and Internet Commerce in Japan. Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce. 10(1):online, 2005.

Holroyd, C. DoCoMo as a Global Force: The Challenge of Exporting Japanese Technological Developments. Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce. 10(3):online, 2005.

Holroyd, C. Japan Tech: The Foundations of the Innovation Revolution. Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce. 12(1):online, 2007.

Research Reports:
The Cost of Falling Behind: Canada’s Economic Relationship with Japan. Canada-Asia Commentary Number 38, February 2005 (published in English and French).

Canada Missing Opportunity in the Booming China Education Market. Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Commentary January 2006 (published in English and French).

Japan’s 21st Century Innovation Economy: Lessons for Canada. Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Commentary January 2007 (published in English and French).

National Innovation Strategies: An International Comparison. Centre for International Governance Innovation Working Paper #32, 2007.
Green Japan: Japan’s Environmental Initiatives. Centre for International Governance Innovation Working Paper, 2008.