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Comparative study on a growth factors of the hidden champion enterprise in Japan and Germany

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19H01516
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 07080:Business administration-related
Research InstitutionRitsumeikan University

Principal Investigator

NAGAHIRA Akio  立命館大学, テクノロジー・マネジメント研究科, 教授 (10323122)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 石田 修一  東北大学, 工学研究科, 教授 (00326539)
名取 隆  立命館大学, テクノロジー・マネジメント研究科, 教授 (00551566)
Montshiwa Abednico・Lopang  東北大学, 工学研究科, 助教 (70828657)
Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥16,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Keywords隠れたチャンピオン企業 / ファジイ・フロント・エンド(FFE) / 新製品開発プロセス / 日本の中堅・中小企業 / ドイツの中堅・中小企業 / KIBS / エフェクチュエーション / 構造方程式モデリング(SEM)
Outline of Research at the Start

ドイツのHCs企業は製造業が45%に留まり、業務用B2B企業が38%ある。また、消費者を顧客とするB2C 型HCs企業も17%存在する。一方、日本の220社のHCs企業の主要顧客の78%は製造業である。そこで、日本及びドイツのHCs企業の顧客、製品・サービス、業種業態と同族経営、多角化、地方拠点やKIBSとの間の関係性を統計解析及び事例分析により明らかにする。また、統計解析は、日本のHCs企業220社及びドイツの全16連邦州所在のHCs企業1,307社に対して質問票を送付し、SmartPLS3.0を使用して実施する。事例分析対象のHCs企業は、質問票回答企業から選定する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to identify how Japanese and German hidden champion companies (HCs) have increased their competitive advantage and achieved a high market share in the top three positions domestically and/or globally, by comparing HCs companies in both countries, focusing on activities in the new product development (NPD) process. The results showed that Japanese HCs companies achieved success with their new products by flexibly changing the initial plan formulated at the Fuzzy Front End (FFE) stages, which were pre-development phases, of the NPD process to the subsequent full-scale development stages. On the other hand, German HCs companies were successful by faithfully implementing their initial plans without any changes in the subsequent full-scale development stages. In addition, many Japanese and German HCs companies actively utilised KIBS (Knowledge Intensive Business Service) firms when expanding overseas.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的意義としては、次の3点が挙げられる。その第1は、日本の隠れたチャンピオン(HCs)企業は、新製品開発プロセスのFFEでの初期計画を後の段階において柔軟に変更し成功に導いていた。先行研究及びドイツのHCs企業は、初期計画を変更しなかった場合に成功を収めるとしており、これを覆す発見である。第2点は、先行研究はFFE段階でまず初期計画の策定を行い、これに基づき技術及び市場の不確実性低減を行うとしている。しかし、日本のHCs企業ではこの逆が支持された。第3点は日本もドイツも市場の不確実性の低減を行った結果を基に技術の不確実性の低減を行っていた。この点は今まで先行研究では無視されていた。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Annual Research Report
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (15 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 5 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] ハンブルク工科大学(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 日本の隠れたチャンピオン企業の新製品開発における成功要因に関する研究2024

    • Author(s)
      長平彰夫
    • Journal Title

      高崎経済大学論集

      Volume: 66 Pages: 201-229

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Empirical Research on Early Internationalization of Firms in Sufficiently-Sized Domestic Market Country2023

    • Author(s)
      Otomo Saki、Ishida Shuichi、Yang-Yoshihara Mariko
    • Journal Title

      Administrative Sciences

      Volume: 13 Issue: 4 Pages: 107-107

    • DOI

      10.3390/admsci13040107

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Human Resources Strategies in High-tech Startups during the Seed Phase: The Relationship between Recruitment, Career, and Tolerance of Uncertainty2022

    • Author(s)
      Nakaya Yushi、Ishida Shuichi
    • Journal Title

      2022 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM)

      Volume: 2022 Pages: 0057-0061

    • DOI

      10.1109/ieem55944.2022.9989563

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Visualization Method of Product Design Intent and Examples of Application in Product Development: Concept and Application of Design Map2022

    • Author(s)
      Yasuhira Nobuo、Ishida Shuichi
    • Journal Title

      IEEE Engineering Management Review

      Volume: 50 Issue: 4 Pages: 170-185

    • DOI

      10.1109/emr.2022.3210894

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Classification of Born-Global Firms: The Case of Japanese High-tech Startups2022

    • Author(s)
      Saki Otomo, Shuichi Ishida, Mariko Yang-Yoshihara
    • Journal Title

      ISPIM Conference Proceedings

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 日本の隠れたチャンピオン企業の成功要因2022

    • Author(s)
      城前信太朗, 石田修一, 長平彰夫
    • Journal Title

      日本経営システム学会誌

      Volume: 38 Pages: 171-176

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Personality Analysis of Entrepreneurial Text for Entrepreneurship Education2023

    • Author(s)
      Akinori Ito, Kotaro Takeda, Shuichi Ishida
    • Organizer
      5th International Conference on Natural Language Processing
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 日本の隠れたチャンピオン企業の新製品開発の成功に与えるFFEの影響2022

    • Author(s)
      長平彰夫、石田修一、名取 隆
    • Organizer
      日本経営システム学会第69回全国研究発表大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Practical Research of Early Internationalization Decisions in High-tech Startups2022

    • Author(s)
      Saki Otomo, Shuichi Ishida, Mariko Yang-Yoshihara
    • Organizer
      IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM 2022)
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Human Resources Strategies in High-tech Startups during the Seed Phase: The Relationship between Recruitment, Career, and Tolerance of Uncertainty2022

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Nakaya, Shuichi Ishida
    • Organizer
      IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM 2022)
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Classification of Born - Global Firms: The Case of Japanese High - tech Startups2022

    • Author(s)
      Saki Otomo, Shuichi Ishida, Mariko Yang Yoshihara
    • Organizer
      XXXIII ISPIM INNOVATION CONFERENCE
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 輸入制限措置の発動が企業行動に及ぼす影響について2022

    • Author(s)
      岩瀬恵一、 石田修一
    • Organizer
      日本経営システム学会第69回全国研究発表大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] エフェクチュエーション的特徴を有する人材の特徴2022

    • Author(s)
      伊藤耕介, 石田修一
    • Organizer
      日本経営システム学会第69回全国研究発表大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 日本の隠れたチャンピオン企業の成功要因に関する研究2021

    • Author(s)
      城前信太朗, 石田修一, 長平彰夫
    • Organizer
      日本経営システム学会第67回全国研究発表大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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