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The Developing Production Network in Asia and the Change of Regional Economy

Research Project

Project/Area Number 09610214
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 社会学(含社会福祉関係)
Research InstitutionNagano University

Principal Investigator

KYOTANI Eiji  Nagano University, Department of Social Sciences, Professor, 産業社会学部, 教授 (90195397)

Project Period (FY) 1997 – 2000
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2001)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
KeywordsJapanese firms / overseas production / China / international division of labor within a company / technology transfer / hollowing out of regional economy / small firms / information technology / グローバル経済 / 地域経済 / 中国 / 長野県 / 国際分業体制 / 企業の淘汰 / IT革命 / 経営戦略 / アジア / 地域 / 坂城町 / 情報化 / 企業 / 労働 / 情報機器 / 企業進出 / 長野 / 東アジア / 下請 / リストラ
Research Abstract

Since the mid 1980s, Japanese firms have been transferring factories to Asian countries, particularly to China. In order to investigate the overseas manufacturing policy of Japanese firms and its effects on the regional economy, I conducted research on Seiko Epson, a large computer and information machinery corporation located in Nagano prefecture in Japan. Seiko Epson formerly transferred only manufacturing sections to China for the purpose of utilizing cheap labor, however, it is currently transferring also technology development sections. This shows the changing international division of labor within a Japanese corporation. Seiko Epson's overseas manufacturing policy has a significant influence on its parts suppliers, most of which are middle sized or small firms. They are conducting two strategies to cope with the influence. One is an overseas strategy of transferring factories to Asian countries following Seiko Epson. The other is a domestic strategy such as diversifying their products or finding out a 'niche' of market. I also conducted research on Sakaki town in Nagano, which is famous for the 'venture business town' in an agricultural area, for the purpose of investigating the 'hollowing out' of regional economy. In the early 1990s, Sakaki had more than 370 manufacturing factories ; nearly 90% of them had less than 30 employees. However, the number decreased approximately by 60 in the last decade. In order to cope with this hard condition, Sakaki local government recently started a new policy of stimulating local firms to introduce the information and communication technology, particularly the use of Internet.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • 2000 Annual Research Report
  • 1999 Annual Research Report
  • 1998 Annual Research Report
  • 1997 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (13 results)

All Other

All Publications (13 results)

  • [Publications] 京谷栄二: "企業の国際化と地域社会の変容"平成8-10年度科学研究費国際学術研究報告書『内発的発展と地域中小企業の比較研究』(研究代表:嶋田力夫). 38-60 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 京谷栄二: "転換期の地域と企業"社会政策学会編 社会政策学会誌『社会構造の変動と労働問題』. 第4号. 65-75 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 京谷栄二: "転換期のヴェンチャー・ビジネスタウン坂城町"札幌学院大学人文学部『調査と社会分析』. 第4号. 421-443 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Eiji Kyotani: "For the Resurgence of Small Firms in Sakaki"the 19th International habour Process Conference, call. of London, March 26-28. 30 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 京谷栄二: "国際化と情報化に対応する地域ネットワークの再構築"長野大学『長野大学紀要』. 第24. 231-234 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Eiji Kyotani: "Global Managerial Strategy and Its Effects on Regional Economy, in Rikio Shimada, The Endogenous Development and Regional Enterprises"Research Project Report for the Ministry of Education and Science. 3860 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Eiji Kyotani: "Region and Corporation in the Global Age : the Case of Sakaki in Nagano Prefecture, Society for the Study of Social Policy"The Change of Social Structure and Labor Problems, Toshindo. 65-75 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Eiji Kyotani: "Sakaki, the Changing Venture BusinessTown, Sapporo Gakuin University"Social Research and Social Analysis. No. 4. 421-443 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Eiji Kyotani: "For the Resurgence of Small Firms in Sakaki, a Venture Business Town in a Rural Area of Japan"presented at the 19th International Labour Process Coference, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham Surrey, U.K., March 26-28. 30 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Eiji Kyotani: "The Reconstruction of the Regional Network in the Globalization and Information Age, Nagano University"Bulletin of Nagano University. Volume 24, Number 2. 115-118 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 京谷栄二: "転換期の地域と企業!ヴエンチカ・ビジネス・タウン長野県坂城町"社会政策学会編『社会構造の変動と労働問題』. ミネルヴァ書房. 37-51 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Eiji Kyotani: "For the Resurgence of Small Firms in Sakaki"the 19th International Labour Process Conference, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, UK, March26-28. 30 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 京谷栄二: "企業の国際化と地域社会の変容" 内発的発展と地域中小企業の比較研究(国際学術研究大学間協力研究報告書、代表者・島田力夫). 22 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report

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