| Project/Area Number |
16K17231
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Sociology
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
Heim Stephane 京都大学, 文学研究科, 准教授 (30767900)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
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| Keywords | Japanese Auto Industry / Heterogeneity / Competitiveness / Asian auto industry / Innovation in Asia / Japanese auto industry / Automobile Industry / ILO / IJATM / Japanese car makers / Hetregeneity |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In the current era of productive and economic globalization, the international trajectories of the seven main Japanese carmakers (Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Suzuki, Mazda, Daihatsu, and Subaru), and their impacts on domestic labour relations, supply chains, and innovative trajectories are critical issues. The controversial issue addressed by this research is the reason why the Japanese car industry was able to maintain a high level of competitiveness while at the same time being affected by the internationalization of its main carmakers and big suppliers. How has the Japanese automotive industry kept a high level of competitiveness? What are the effects of this trend on the overall domestic industry? Three main findings explain the competitiveness of the Japanese automotive industry: first, the stability of the core market institutions; second, the reorganization processes engaged by the carmakers; third, the polarisation of the overall industry and employment relationships.
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
This research agenda focuses on the overall industrial organization (market architecture) of the Japanese automotive industry, rather than solely the manufacturing capabilities of the carmakers, to explain its competitiveness in a period of globalization.
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