A Study on the Dynamics of Urban Small Enterprises Complex in their Ways of Habitation and Working -From Transition Analysis of Family Business and Lifestyle-

Research Project

Project/Area Number	08680025
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	家政学
Research Institution	Kagawa University
Principal Investigator	TOKIOKA Harumi Kagawa University, Faculty of Education, Associate Professor, 教育学部, 助教授 (10155509)
Project Period (FY)	1996 – 1997
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 1997)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000) Fiscal Year 1997: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000) Fiscal Year 1996: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Keywords	lifestyle / the historical area / local small enterprises complex / BIZEN-ware potters / KONPIRA SHRINE town / 地域の活性化 / 金刀比羅宮表参道
Research Abstract	In order to consider the dynamics of local small enterprises complex in their lifestyle in the historical area, the author investigated the business and living styles of BIZEN-ware potters and small souvenir shops in KONPIRA SHRINE town. Most of local small enterprises of both area have been secceeded by the family members and more than half of managers occupy their dwelling houses combined with business uses. Three factors are found for changing of the pattern of succession of lifestyles in the historical area from transition analysis of the business and living styles.