Success of foreign firms and locational preferences of foreign managers in Japan.

• Project/Area Number: 19520688
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Human geography
• Research Institution: Ritsumeikan University
• Principal Investigator: SCHLUNZE R.d Ritsumeikan University, 経営学部, 教授 (70319599)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2009
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2007: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: 異文化経営 / グローバル都市 / 立地選好 / 外資系企業 / 異文化シナジー / ビジネス環境 / 派遣外国人 / ハイブリッドマネジャー / 文化変容 / 立地戦略 / 外国人出向者 / 外国人マネジャー

Research Abstract

It was discovered that the successful international manager has a hidden preference for local information networking with clients and the government. Networkability is most important to achieve corporate success in terms of local embeddedness. Cultural synergy in the intercultural workplace is created foremost by the hybrid managers who achieved the cultural competence through integration efforts in the host country culture. Because the increasing importance of global interconnectedness in the MNE network international managers developed a preference for working in the first tier global city Tokyo.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Value of Location for Japanese Managers'Intercultural Competence Overseas (2010)
  • Author(s): Rolf D. Schlunze, Courses for Horses
  • Journal Title: Ritsumeikan Business Journal Vol.4 Pages: 1-16
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 異文化の職場においてシナジーを創出するハイブリッドマネジャー (2009)
  • Author(s): Rolf D. Schlunze
  • Organizer: 異文化経営学会
  • Place of Presentation: 明治大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-07-25
• [Presentation] 国際経営のための立地の重要性―ドイツの事例― (2009)
  • Author(s): Rolf D. Schlunze
  • Organizer: 人文地理学会
  • Place of Presentation: 名古屋大学
• [Presentation] European managers succeeding in Japan: Feeling integrated creating intercultural synergy (2009)
  • Author(s): Rolf D. Schlunze
  • Organizer: EAMSA
  • Place of Presentation: ローザンヌ(スイス)
• [Presentation] Courses for Horses-Value of Location for Intercultural Competence and Synergy (2009)
  • Author(s): Rolf D. Schlunze
  • Organizer: IGU
  • Place of Presentation: ハイデラバード(インド)
• [Remarks]
  • URL: http://www.siemrg.org