Survival strategies of a local industry and the characteristics of its oversea operations : A case study of the glove-related industry in Eastern Kagawa,Japan

• Project/Area Number: 19520679
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Human geography
• Research Institution: Kagawa University
• Principal Investigator: TAIRA Atsushi Kagawa University, 教育学部, 教授 (10253246)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2008
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2008)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2007: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
• Keywords: 産業配置 / 地方地場産業 / 生存戦略 / 海外展開 / 地理学的研究

Research Abstract

本研究は, 東かがわ市を中心に展開する手袋産業を事例とし, 地方地場産業の生存戦略と海外展開の特徴を地理学的観点から解明することを目的とした. その結果, 事例企業群は, 長年地場で培ってきた商品生産の知識と技術を生かして地域ブランドを形成する一方, 早くから海外に展開し, 現在中国に主たる生産拠点を, 欧米に仕入販売拠点を設置して, 日本(地場)との間にグローバルなネットワークを構築していること, 地場では専門的知識技術伝承プログラムを立ち上げ, 頭脳としての地場の維持に努めていることが明らかになった

Research Products

• [Presentation] Survival strategies of a local industry and the characteristics of its oversea operations : A case study of the glove-related industry in Eastern Kagawa, Japan (2008)
  • Author(s): Taira Atsushi
  • Organizer: 3rd Korea-China-Japan Joint Conference on Geography
  • Place of Presentation: 清州大学(韓国)
  • Year and Date: 2008-10-10
• [Presentation] Survival strategies of a local industry and the charac-teristics of its oversea operations : A case study of the glove -related industry in Eastern Kagawa, Japan (2008)
  • Author(s): Taira, Atsushi
  • Organizer: 3rd Korea-China-Japan Joint Conferenceon Geography
  • Place of Presentation: 清州大学(韓国)
  • Year and Date: 2008-10-10
• [Presentation] Survival strategies of a local industry and the characteristics of its oversea operations : A case study of the glove-related industry in Eastern Kagawa (2008)
  • Author(s): Taira Atsushi
  • Organizer: 31st International Geographical Congress
  • Place of Presentation: Tunis, Tunisia
  • Year and Date: 2008-08-13
• [Presentation] Survival strategies of a local industry and the charac-teristics of its oversea operations : A case study of the glove-related industry in Eastern Kagawa (2008)
  • Author(s): Taira, Atsushi
  • Organizer: 31st International Geographical Congress
  • Place of Presentation: Tunis, Tunisia
  • Year and Date: 2008-08-13
• [Presentation] 国際経済・経営地理学の課題と展望 (2008)
  • Author(s): 平篤志
  • Organizer: 経済地理学会西南支部例会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪市立大学
  • Year and Date: 2008-04-19
• [Presentation] 国際経済・経営地理学の課題と展望 (2007)
  • Author(s): 平 篤志
  • Organizer: 日本地理学会・秋季学術大会
  • Place of Presentation: 熊本大学
  • Year and Date: 2007-10-07