Theory and empirical study on innovation strategy of small and medium-sized enterprises in Japan

• Project/Area Number: 19530263
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Economic policy
• Research Institution: Kinki University
• Principal Investigator: TERUYUKI Bunno Kinki University, 経営学部, 教授 (30388491)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MASATSUGU Tsuji 兵庫県立大学, 大学院・応用情報科学研究科, 教授 (90029918) ; HIROKI Idota 追手門学院大学, 経営学部, 准教授 (10352957)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2009
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2007: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
• Keywords: イノベーション / イノベーション・システム / 経営革新 / ICTケイパビリティ / 産業集積 / 中小企業 / 組織適合性 / ICTケーパビリティ / クラスター

Research Abstract

The purpose of this research is to support innovation activities of SMEs effectively and to construct an innovation system. In so doing we investigated the situation of innovation activity and clarified the factors to promote innovation. We concluded that it is necessary to support variety type of SMEs on the basis of the statue of each firm and to encourage of top management and business leader, also improving ICT capability.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] An Empirical Analysis of Indices and Factors of ICT use by Small-and Medium-sized Enterprises in Japan (2010)
  • Author(s): M. Tsuji, T. Bunno, H. Idota, H. Miyoshi, M. Ogawa, Y. Ueki
  • Journal Title: Sustainable Economic Development and the Influence of Information Technologies: Dynamics of Knowledge Society Transformation Pages: 161-174
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] An Empirical Analysis of Indices and Factors of ICT use by Small- and-Medium-sized Enterprises in Japan (2010)
  • Author(s): M.Tsuji, T.Bunno, H.Idota, H.Miyoshi, M.Ogawa, Y.Ueki
  • Journal Title: Sustainable Economic Development and the Influence of Information Technologies : Dynamics of Knowledge Society Transformation Pages: 161-174
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] An Empirical Analysis of Organizational Innovation Generated by ICT in Japanese SMEs (2009)
  • Author(s): T. Bunno, H. Idota, M. Ogawa, M. Tsuji
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the 98th International Conference of the AEA Pages: 1-30
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] INDICES OF THE DIFFUSION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AMONG JAPANESE SMALL-AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES: AN AHP APPROACH (2009)
  • Author(s): M. Ogawa, H. Idota, T. Bunno, M. Tsuji
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the ISAHP2009 (CD-ROM) Pages: 1-15
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Empirical Analysis of Industrial Cluster and Innovation In Japanese SMEs (2009)
  • Author(s): H. Idota
  • Journal Title: Proceeding of Asia Pacific Conference On Information Management(APCIM2009) (CD-ROM) Pages: 1-16
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Organizational Innovation in Japanese SMEs Generated by ICT: Towards The Formation of ICT Capability (2009)
  • Author(s): H. Idota
  • Journal Title: Proceeding of European Conference of International Telecommunication Society (ITS2008) (USBメモリー) Pages: 1-26
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] INDICES OF THE DIFFUSION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AMONG JAPANESE SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES : AN AHP APPROACH (2009)
  • Author(s): M.Ogawa, H.Idota, T.Bunno, M.Tsuji
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the ISAHP2009 (CD-ROM) Pages: 1-15
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] An Empirical Analysis of Organizational Innovation Generated by ICT in Japanese SMEs (2009)
  • Author(s): T.Bunno, H.Idota, M.Ogawa, M.Tsuji
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the 98^<th> International Conference of the AEA Web Pages: 1-30
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Organizational Innovation in Japanese SMEs Generated by ICT : Towards The Formation of ICT Capability (2009)
  • Author(s): Hiroki Idota
  • Journal Title: Proceeding of European Conference of International Telecommunication Society (ITS2008) (USBメモリー) Pages: 1-26
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Empirical Analysis of Industrial Cluster and InnovationIn Japanese SMEs (2009)
  • Author(s): Hiroki Idota
  • Journal Title: Asia Pacific Conference on Information Management 2009 (APCIM2009) Proceedings (CD-ROM) Pages: 132-147
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 中小企業における人材・組織とイノベーション (2008)
  • Author(s): 文能照之
  • Journal Title: 商経学叢 55巻第1号 Pages: 357-362
• [Journal Article] 中小企業のイノベーション促進要因 (2008)
  • Author(s): 文能照之
  • Journal Title: 中小企業季報 第1号 Pages: 1-13
• [Journal Article] 中小企業におけるイノベーション促進要因 (2008)
  • Author(s): 文能照之
  • Journal Title: 中小企業季報 2008-No. 1 Pages: 1-13
  • NAID: 40016048178
• [Journal Article] 中小企業のイノベーション促進要因 (2008)
  • Author(s): 文能 照之
  • Journal Title: 中小企業季報 第1号 Pages: 1-13
• [Presentation] An Empirical Analysis of Organizational Innovation Generated by ICT in Japanese SMEs (2009)
  • Author(s): T. Bunno, H. Idota, M. Ogawa, M. Tsuji
  • Organizer: APPLIED ECONOMETRICS ASSOSIATION (USE & IMPACT of INTERNET)
  • Place of Presentation: Ecole de Journalisme et de Communication de Marseille
  • Year and Date: 2009-11-06
• [Presentation] An Empirical Analysis of Organizational Innovation Generated by ICT in Japanese SMEs (2009)
  • Author(s): T.Bunno, H.Idota, M.Ogawa, M.Tsuji
  • Organizer: APPLIED ECONOMETRICS ASSOSIATION(USE & IMPACT of INTERNET)
  • Place of Presentation: Ecole de Journalisme et de Communication de Marseille
  • Year and Date: 2009-11-06
• [Presentation] 中小企業のイノベーション戦略-効果的なイノベーション・システムの構築を目指して- (2009)
  • Author(s): 文能照之、井戸田博樹、辻正次
  • Organizer: 日本中小企業学会全国大会
  • Place of Presentation: 熊本学園大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-10-03
• [Presentation] イノベーションと企業戦略-中小企業者へのアンケート結果から- (2009)
  • Author(s): 文能照之
  • Organizer: 大阪産業史研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 以和貴荘
  • Year and Date: 2009-08-03
• [Presentation] イノベーション創出に向けた中小企業の戦略と行動 (2009)
  • Author(s): 文能照之、井戸田博樹、辻正次
  • Organizer: 日本中小企業学会西部部会
  • Place of Presentation: 兵庫県立大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-07-11
• [Presentation] Empirical Analysis of Industrial Cluster and Innovation in Japanese SMEs (2009)
  • Author(s): H. Idota, T. Bunno, M. Tsuji
  • Organizer: Asia Pacific Conference on Information Management (APCIM2009)
  • Place of Presentation: Beijing
  • Year and Date: 2009-03-29
• [Presentation] Empirical Analysis of Industrial Cluster and Innovation In Japanese SMEs (2009)
  • Author(s): Hiroki Idota (Teruyuki Bunno)
  • Organizer: Asia Pacific Conference on Information Management 2009 (APCIM2009)
  • Place of Presentation: Beijing (Peking University)
  • Year and Date: 2009-03-29
• [Presentation] Organizational Innovation in Japanese SMEs Generated by ICT: Towards The Formation of ICT Capability (2008)
  • Author(s): Teruyuki Bunno
  • Organizer: European Conference of International Telecommunication Society (ICT2008)
  • Place of Presentation: Rome
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-18
• [Presentation] Organizational Innovation in Japanese SMEs Generated by ICT : Towards The Formation of ICT Capability (2008)
  • Author(s): Teruyuki Bunno
  • Organizer: European Conference of International Telecommunication Society (ITS2008)
  • Place of Presentation: Rome (Luiss Guido Carli University)
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-18
• [Presentation] 中小企業における企業家精神と革新的事業変革行動に関する実証分析 (2007)
  • Author(s): 文能 照之
  • Organizer: 東大阪地域研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 近畿大学
  • Year and Date: 2007-11-12
• [Presentation] An Empirical Analysis of Factors Promoting IT Usage by SMEs: Case of Two Clusters in Japan (2007)
  • Author(s): Hiroki Idota
  • Organizer: I MA C (The International Institute of Industrial and Manufacturing Culture
  • Place of Presentation: Peru
  • Year and Date: 2007-10-23
• [Presentation] An Empirical Analysis of Factors Promoting IT Usage by SMEs:Case of Two Clusters in Japan (2007)
  • Author(s): 井戸田 博樹
  • Organizer: IMAC (The International Institute of Industrial and Manufacturing Culture)
  • Place of Presentation: ペルークスコ
  • Year and Date: 2007-10-23
• [Book] Upgrading Industrial Clusters in Emerging Economies (2009)
  • Author(s): A. Kuchiki, M. Tsuji
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• [Book] From Agglomeration to Innovation (2009)
  • Author(s): M. Tsuji, A. Kuchiki
  • Total Pages: 369
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• [Book] From Agglomeration to Innovation (2009)
  • Author(s): Tsuji, M., A.Kuchiki
  • Total Pages: 369
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• [Book] Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Upgrading and Innovation of Japanese SMEs and Industrial Clustering, ineds., From Agglomeration to Innovation : Upgrading Industrial Clusters in Emerging Economies (2009)
  • Author(s): Shoichi Miyahara (共著者に本研究の共同研究者のMasatsugu Tsuji)
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan