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Managerial Ability in Japanese Firms

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K13848
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 07100:Accounting-related
Research InstitutionHitotsubashi University

Principal Investigator

KOCHIYAMA Takuma  一橋大学, 大学院経営管理研究科, 准教授 (70733301)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Keywords経営者能力 / 経営者予想 / コーポレートガバナンス / 財務政策 / 取締役会 / 経営者交代 / 取締役会構成 / 会計政策
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究の目的は、日本企業における経営者の能力を定量的に測定すると同時に、その決定要因および経営者能力の高低がもたらす経済的帰結について多角的に検討することにある。とりわけ、本研究では、日本企業における経営者能力について、①その測定手法と尺度妥当性、②その決定要因、および、③その高低がもたらす帰結、の3つの観点から多角的にアプローチする。本研究の成果は学術的貢献を持つだけでなく、日本企業経営者の受託責任や業務遂行能力に関する有益な政策的・実務的示唆を提示する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to quantitatively measure managerial ability in Japanese firms and to examine its determinants and economic consequences. I found that managerial ability in Japanese firms, at least in terms of efficiency, can be measured by managerial ability scores obtained from data envelopment analysis and regression analysis, and that measured managerial ability is related to managers’ forecasting ability, such as the accuracy of earnings forecasts and the predictive ability of dividend policy for future earnings. Moreover, I focus on Japanese corporate governance reforms that aim to improve the efficiency of corporate management and decision making, and show that such institutional reforms can produce unintended consequences that are incompatible with the original objectives.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

経営者能力に関する研究は主として米国を中心に蓄積されてきたため,日本企業における測定方法や経営者能力がもたらす影響については未解明な側面が多く残されていた。こうしたなか,本研究は,業績予想や配当政策など日本企業に特徴的な実務に注目し,経営者能力の影響や役割について他国では検証し難い実証的証拠を提示している。また,本研究の成果は制度改革に対する企業経営者の反応を解明したという点で政策的示唆を持つほか,援用した経営者能力スコアが株主をはじめとする利害関係者にとって企業経営者を評価するうえでの有用なツールのひとつとなり得ることを提示している。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2019 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Drexel University(米国)

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Institutional shareholder services' proxy voting guidelines and ROE management2023

    • Author(s)
      Ishida Souhei、Kochiyama Takuma
    • Journal Title

      European Financial Management

      Volume: - Issue: 1 Pages: 375-402

    • DOI

      10.1111/eufm.12418

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Unnatural selection of outside directors: Consequences of Japanese corporate governance reforms2022

    • Author(s)
      Ishida Souhei、Kochiyama Takuma
    • Journal Title

      European Financial Management

      Volume: - Issue: 2 Pages: 487-516

    • DOI

      10.1111/eufm.12361

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Management Forecasting Ability and Predictive Ability of Dividend Changes for Future Earnings2021

    • Author(s)
      Chang Hsihui、Ishida Souhei、Kochiyama Takuma
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance

      Volume: - Issue: 1 Pages: 304-331

    • DOI

      10.1177/0148558x211063247

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] 取締役選任に関する株主行動の実態と影響2021

    • Author(s)
      河内山拓磨、岩田聖徳
    • Journal Title

      會計

      Volume: 199(6) Pages: 71-85

    • NAID

      40022572084

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Are more able managers good future tellers? Learning from Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Ishida Souhei, Kochiyama Takuma, Shuto Akinobu
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

      Volume: - Issue: 4 Pages: 106815-106815

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2020.106815

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] ISS's proxy voting guidelines and ROE management2022

    • Author(s)
      Souhei Ishida、Takuma Kochiyama
    • Organizer
      JFA-PBFJ Special Issue Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Managerial Ability and Information Content of Dividend Policy2019

    • Author(s)
      Takuma Kochiyama, and Souhei Ishida
    • Organizer
      The 17th International Conference on DEA
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Managerial Ability and Information Content of Dividend Policy2019

    • Author(s)
      Hsihui Chang, Souhei Ishida, and Takuma Kochiyama
    • Organizer
      The 42nd European Accounting Association Annual Congress
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] コーポレートガバナンス改革に伴う社外取締役の登用と帰結2019

    • Author(s)
      河内山拓磨・石田惣平・甚内俊人
    • Organizer
      日本経営財務研究学会第43回全国大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 議決権行使助言基準とROEマネジメント2019

    • Author(s)
      甚内俊人・石田惣平・河内山拓磨
    • Organizer
      日本会計研究学会第78回全国大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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