The Current situation and Issues in globalization of Knowledge Intensive Firms: Consistency between Strategy and Global Human Resource Management

• Project/Area Number: 15K03666
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Management
• Research Institution: University of Hyogo
• Principal Investigator: Nishii Shingo 兵庫県立大学, 経営研究科, 教授 (60382256)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 笠原 民子 静岡県立大学, 経営情報学部, 講師 (40523189)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
• Keywords: 知識集約型企業 / プロフェッショナル・サービス / グローバル化 / グローバル戦略 / 国際人的資源管理 / タレントマネジメント / ナレッジフロー / 知識集約型 / 経営コンサルティング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research is to study the current situation and issues in globalization of Knowledge Intensive Firms in the context of consistency between strategy and Global Human Resource Management. We have two conclusions. First, the global strategy of Knowledge Intensive Firms is to build business models with global competitiveness, ensuring local competitiveness. Second, the execution of business models with local and global competitiveness need of mechanisms which support "knowledge (as a source of competitiveness)" transfer, sharing and creation, and that those of mechanisms consist of Global Human Resource Management.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

学術的意義は、知識集約型企業のグローバル戦略、ビジネスモデル、国際人的資源管理に関する考察を進めたことにある。とりわけ、グローバル戦略、ビジネスモデルを支える上で国際人的資源管理が重要な役割を果たしていることを例示することができた点である。社会的意義は、知識集約型企業、特に、クライアントへの個別対応を伴うプロフェッショナル・サービスを提供する企業についての理解が進んだことにあり、実務へと還元できる。また、発見事実として、近年、急速に進みつつあるデジタル化の影響によりビジネスモデル、グローバル戦略のあり方も大きな影響を受けていることが示唆された。

Research Products

• [Presentation] Global talent management in meganational MNCs: The role of RHQs in talent identification (2017)
  • Author(s): Tamiko Kasahara
  • Organizer: European Group for Organizational Studies
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] How do Japanese MNCs identify their talent?: The neglected role of RHQs in GTM, (2016)
  • Author(s): Tamiko Kasahara
  • Organizer: EIASM (European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management) 5th workshop on Talent Management
  • Place of Presentation: Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Year and Date: 2016-10-03
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Omission from talent pool?: Challenges in Japanese companies' global talent management (2016)
  • Author(s): Tamiko Kasahara
  • Organizer: Academy of International Business
  • Place of Presentation: Louisiana, USA
  • Year and Date: 2016-06-29
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Omission from talent pool?: Challenges in Japanese companies' global talent management (2016)
  • Author(s): Tamiko Kasahara
  • Organizer: The Association of Japanese Business Studies
  • Place of Presentation: Louisiana, USA
  • Year and Date: 2016-06-25
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Omission of Talent Pools? Challenges in Japanese Companies' Global Talent Management (2016)
  • Author(s): Tamiko KASAHARA
  • Organizer: Academy of Japanese Business Studies (competitive session)
  • Place of Presentation: Sheraton New Orleans hotel, New Orleans, USA
  • Year and Date: 2016-06-25
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 新興国における日系企業のグローバルタレントマネジメント (2015)
  • Author(s): 笠原民子
  • Organizer: 多国籍企業学会第50回東部部会
  • Place of Presentation: 立教大学池袋キャンパス（東京都）
  • Year and Date: 2015-10-10
• [Book] 安室憲一の国際ビジネス入門 (2019)
  • Author(s): 西井進剛
  • Total Pages: 265
  • Publisher: 白桃書房
  • ISBN: 9784561257288
• [Book] Paradigm shift in technologies and innovation systems (2019)
  • Author(s): Kasahara Tamiko
  • Publisher: Springer
• [Book] 国際人的資源管理 (2016)
  • Author(s): 笠原民子（関口倫紀・竹内規彦・井口知栄編著）
  • Total Pages: 258
  • Publisher: 中央経済社
• [Book] グッドワークとフロー体験 (2016)
  • Author(s): ガードナー、H.＝M.チクセントミハイ＝W.デイモン（翻訳：大森弘・安室憲一・梅野巨利・山口隆英・西井進剛）
  • Total Pages: 328
  • Publisher: 世界思想社