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A History of British Business System

Research Project

Project/Area Number 01530074
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 商学・経営学
Research InstitutionMeiji daigaku-Tankidaigaku, Womens' Coleege, Meiji University

Principal Investigator

OKAYAMA Reiko  Womens' College, Meiji University, Professor, 短期大学, 教授 (90201392)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) IWAUCHI Ryoichi  Meiji Univ. Business Administration, Professor., 経営学部, 教授 (20104599)
湯沢 威  学習院大学, 経済学部, 教授 (70017549)
安部 悦生  明治大学, 経営学部, 教授 (50130795)
Project Period (FY) 1989 – 1991
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1991)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000)
Fiscal Year 1991: ¥200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000)
Fiscal Year 1990: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 1989: ¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
KeywordsBritish business history. / Business strategy / Managerial hierarchy / Internal labor market / Education system / Capitalization / Business finance / マネジャリアル・ヒエラルキ- / 内部労仂市場 / 教育・訓練制度 / 人的資源管理 / 内部労働市場 / 産業資金 / 持株会社
Research Abstract

The purpose of this project is to clarify peculiar characteristics of British businesses in terms of business strategies and of human resources management from the turn of this century to the 1970s.
Through the period that this research grant was given, OKAYAMA, the head investigator, and IWAUCHI, the collaborative investigator, worked up materials into a comprehensive list of references. At the same time, OKAYAMA concentrated on research into the development of mergers and aquisitions, managerial structures and organizations, and human resources management. Whereas IWAUCHI concentrated on industrial training and educational systems. OKAYAMA has published an article concerning the development of labor management in British industry and also has given a paper entitled Shop-floor management in British automobile industry.
Although there have been still left some questions to be explored, in particular, in the field of capitalizations in industry, we have come to a conclusion that since the second industrial revolution British industrialists were very much behind their counterparts in other industrialized countries in managerial organization developments, which resulted in poor managerial hierarchies in the firm. This organizational incapability of the British firm was much to do with its defensive strategies of marketing. We note that the business strategies and structures that British firms had developed since the early twentieth century have been crucial facotrs responsible for. a decline in the economy in the postsecond-world war period.

Report

(4 results)
  • 1991 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1990 Annual Research Report
  • 1989 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All Other

All Publications (4 results)

  • [Publications] 岡山 礼子: "イギリスにおける科学的管理の展開" 『科学的管理法の導入と展開』昭和堂刊 原 輝史編. 76-100 (1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] OKAYAMA, Reiko.: ""Shop-floor Management in British Automobile Industry"." at a research meeting in The Japan Academy of Business Management. (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] OKAYAMA, Reiko.: "Development of Scientific Managenent in Britain" ed. by HARA, Terushi. pub. by SHOWADO, (1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 安部悦生: "イギリスの持株会社と管理" 経営論集. 33. (1989)

    • Related Report
      1989 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1989-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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