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M&A and the Transformation of Corporate Systems : Pre-Modern, Modern and Post-Modern

Research Project

Project/Area Number 08630069
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Economic history
Research InstitutionTohoku University

Principal Investigator

TANIGUCHI Akitake  Tohoku University, Economics, Professor, 経済学部, 教授 (20103228)

Project Period (FY) 1996 – 1998
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1998)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
KeywordsM&A / consolidated corporation / professional manager / owners / white collar / labor relations / technological innovation / infrastructure / 近代 / 現代 / ポストモダン / ミドルマネジメント / 企業システム / 世界企業 / コ-ポレート・ガバナンス / 所有と経営の分離 / M&A / 合併 / 経営者支配 / 管理機構 / 内部労働市場 / アメリカ合衆国
Research Abstract

One purpose of this research is to make clear the difference between the pre-modern corporate systems and the modern ones that were brought about through the great merger movement in the turn of the century. Especially I focused on what effect the changes in technologies had not only on the labor relations but also on the human relations in a wide sense. In order to do so, firstly I searched changes in the top management of modern corporations by analyzing careers of directors and officers of 39 companies from 1900 to 1930. Secondly I studied how white-collar or middle management. were formed in two cases. Finally I threw light on how blue-collar workers were reorganized in hierarchical order and were involved in corporations by means of welfare capitalism. We can conclude that the pre-modern society transformed into the modern society through the merger movement.
The other purpose of this research is to verify an assumption that the waves of M&A from 1980's would produce new types of corporation, which have different corporate systems from modern ones. Unfortunately, I did not have enough time to organize may research in this direction. I have almost. finished building database on recent M&A.However, I could go no further than just confirming the general tendency since 1980's and surveying trends in several industries. I found that a lot of new types of world corporation are emerging under the new condition of information technology and world market. However, we will have to do much to answer questions whether recent waves of M&A will lead the modern society to the post-modern society, and, if so, in which direction.

Report

(4 results)
  • 1998 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1997 Annual Research Report
  • 1996 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All Other

All Publications (8 results)

  • [Publications] 谷口明丈: "所有者の衰退と専門経営者の台頭" 研究年報『経済学』(東北大学). 59巻1号. 1-17 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 谷口明丈: "コーポレート・ガバナンスの類型分析" 研究年報『経済学』(東北大学). 59巻2号. 1-23 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 谷口明丈: "アメリカ巨大合同企業におけるホワイトカラー層とミドルマネジメントの形成" 研究年報『経済学』(東北大学). 61巻1号. (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Akitake Taniguchi: "The Decline of Owners and Rise of Salaried Managers : Corporate Governance of Large Consolidated Corporation in the United States, 1900-1930 (1)" The Keisai Gaku (Annual Report of the Economic Society, Tohoku University). Vol.59, No.1. 1-17 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Akitake Taniguchi: "Types of Corporate Governance : Corporate Governance of Large Consolidated Corporation in the United States, 1900-1930 (2)" The Keisai Gaku (Annual Report of the Economic Society, Tohoku University). Vol.59, No.2. 1-23 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Akitake Taniguchi: "Emergence of the White Collar and Middle Management in Large Consolidated Corporations : Case Studies on Standard oil Company (N.J.) and E.I.Du Pont de Nemours & Company" The Keisai Gaku (Annual Report of the Economic Society, Tohoku University). Vol.61, No.1. (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 谷口明丈: "所有者の衰退と専門経営者の台頭-アメリカ巨大合同企業のコ-ポレート・ガバナンス1900-1930(1)-" 研究年報『経済学』(東北大学). 59巻1号. 1-17 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 谷口明丈: "コ-ポレート・ガバナンスの類型分析-アメリカ巨大合同企業のコ-ポレート・ガバナンス1900-1930(2)-" 研究年報『経済学』(東北大学). 59巻2号. 1-23 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report

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