Research on corporate-level adaptability of firms

• Project/Area Number: 20530318
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Business administration
• Research Institution: Hitotsubashi University
• Principal Investigator: KARUBE Masaru Hitotsubashi University, イノベーション研究センター, 准教授 (90307372)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2010
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
• Keywords: 企業経営 / 適応力 / 戦略 / 組織 / 調整プロセス

Research Abstract

This research found the following facts : (1) many Japanese listed firms downsized the size of corporate headquarters rather than the size of business divisions through the period from 1990s to the mid 2000s ; (2)However, some of them centralized their organizational structures ; (3) The size of functional division in the HQs is determined by total firm size, degree of overseas operations, and R&D activities ; (4) market orientation is positively affected by hierarchical communication within an organization ; (5) Japanese managers are likely to pursue outdated strategic goals.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 株式会社アプライドリサーチ研究所 (2011)
  • Author(s): 軽部大
  • Journal Title: 経済産業省企業活動基本調査のパネルデータを活用した企業グループにおける事業再編の分析等に関する調査研究(報告書) Pages: 94-104
• [Journal Article] 事業再編期における本社機能組織の規模 (2011)
  • Author(s): 軽部大
  • Journal Title: 経済産業省企業活動基本調査のパネルデータを活用した企業グループにおける事業再編の分析等に関する調査研究(株式会社アプライドリサーチ研究所、報告書) Pages: 94-104
• [Journal Article] Organizational Deadweight : Learning From Japan (2010)
  • Author(s): Tsuyoshi Numagami、Masaru Karube、Toshihiko Kato
  • Journal Title: Academy of Management Perspectives Vol.24、No.4 Pages: 25-37
• [Journal Article] Organizational Deadweight : Learning From Japan (2010)
  • Author(s): Tsuyoshi Numagami, Masaru Karube, Toshiliiko Kato
  • Journal Title: Academy of Management Perspectives Volume: 24/4 Pages: 25-37
• [Journal Article] イノベーション研究の分析視角と課題 (2009)
  • Author(s): 軽部大
  • Journal Title: 経営学論集:日本企業のイノベーション(千倉書房、日本経営学会(編)) 第79巻 Pages: 17-29
• [Journal Article] Exploring Organisational Deterioration : 'Organisational Deadweight' as a Cause of Malfunction of Strategic Initiatives in Japanese Firms (2009)
  • Author(s): Masaru Karube、Tsuyoshi Numagami、Toshihiko Kato
  • Journal Title: Long Range Planning Vol.42、No.4 Pages: 518-544
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Blind Pursuit of Strategic Goals : An Examination of Middle Managers' Strategic Orientations in Japanese Firms (2009)
  • Author(s): Masaru Karube、Toshihiko Kato
  • Journal Title: Hitotsubashi Journal of Commerce and Management Vol.43、No.1 Pages: 27-45
  • NAID: 110007629082
  • URL: http://hermes-ir.lib.hit-u.ac.jp/ir/index.htm
• [Journal Article] イノベーション研究の分析視角と課題 (2009)
  • Author(s): 軽部大
  • Journal Title: 日本経営学会(編)『経営学論集第79集:日本企業のイノベーション』 79 Pages: 17-29
• [Journal Article] Exploring Organisational Deterioration : 'Organisational Deadweight' as a Cause of Malfunction of Strategic Initiatives in Japanese Firms (2009)
  • Author(s): Masaru Karube, Tsuyoshi Numagami, Toshihiko Kato
  • Journal Title: Long Range Planning 42巻4号 Pages: 518-544
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Blind Pursuit of Strategic Goals : An Examination of Middle Managers' Strategic Orientations in Japanese Firms (2009)
  • Author(s): Masaru Karube, Toshihiko Kato
  • Journal Title: Hitotsubashi Journal of Commerce and Management 43巻1号 Pages: 27-45
  • NAID: 110007629082
• [Presentation] 30th Strategic Management Society Conference (2010)
  • Author(s): Toshihiko Kato、Masaru Karube
  • Organizer: Intra-organizational Networks and Information Flows within an Organization
  • Place of Presentation: Rome Marriott Hotel、Rome、Italy
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-14
• [Presentation] Intra-organizational Networks and Information Flows within an Organization (2010)
  • Author(s): Masaru Karube, Toshihiko Kato
  • Organizer: 30th Strategic Management Society Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Rome Marriott Hotel, Rome, Italy
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-14
• [Presentation] 2010 European Group for Organizational Studies (2010)
  • Author(s): Hiroshi Watanabe、Masaru Karube
  • Organizer: Functions and Dysfunctions of Lateral and Diagonal Networks in Advancing Market Orientation : A Preliminary Step toward Bridging the Gap between Market Orientation Research and Intra-organizational Network Research
  • Place of Presentation: Faculdade de Economia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
  • Year and Date: 2010-07-02
• [Presentation] Functions and Dysfunctions of Lateral and Diagonal Networks in Advancing Market Orientation : APreliminary Step toward Bridging the Gap between Market Orientation Research and Intra-organizational Network Research (2010)
  • Author(s): Masaru Karube, Hiroshi Watanabe
  • Organizer: 2010 European Group for Organizational Studies
  • Place of Presentation: Faculdade de Economia, Universidade Nova deLisboa, Portugal
  • Year and Date: 2010-07-02
• [Presentation] Tsuyoshi Numagami、2009 Academy of Management Annual Meeting (2009)
  • Author(s): Masaru Karube、Toshihiko Kato
  • Organizer: How Does Openness of Vertical Communication Matter? The Effects of Formal/informal Characteristics
  • Place of Presentation: Chicago Hyatt Regency Hotel、Chicago、Illinois、USA
  • Year and Date: 2009-08-11
• [Presentation] How Does Openness of Vertical Communication Matter? The Effects of Formal/informal Characteristics (2009)
  • Author(s): Masaru Karube, Toshihiko Kato, Tsuyoshi Numagami
  • Organizer: 2009 Academy of Management Annual Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Chicago Hyatt Regency Hotel(米国・シカゴ)
  • Year and Date: 2009-08-11
• [Presentation] Tsuyoshi Numagami (2009)
  • Author(s): Masaru Karube、Toshihiko Kato
  • Organizer: 2009 European Group for Organizational Studies Colloquium
  • Place of Presentation: ESADE Business School、Barcelona,Spain
  • Year and Date: 2009-07-02
• [Presentation] A New Perspective on Organizational Deterioration within Japanese firms (2009)
  • Author(s): Masaru Karube, Toshihiko Kato, Tsuyoshi Numagami
  • Organizer: 2009 European Group for Organizational Studies Colloquium
  • Place of Presentation: ESADE Business School(スペイン・バルセロナ)
  • Year and Date: 2009-07-02
• [Presentation] 2008 Academy of Management Annual Meeting (2008)
  • Author(s): Masaru Karube、Tsuyoshi Numagami、Toshihiko Kato
  • Organizer: Organizational Deadweight' as a Source of Organizational Dysfunction
  • Place of Presentation: Hilton Anaheim, Anaheim, CA, USA
  • Year and Date: 2008-08-12
• [Presentation] 'Organizational Deadweight' as a Source of Organizational Dysfunction. (2008)
  • Author(s): Masaru Karube, Tsuyoshi Numagami, Toshihiko Kato
  • Organizer: 2008 Academy of Management Annual Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Anaheim, CA, U.S.A.
  • Year and Date: 2008-08-12
• [Book] はじめての経営学 (2010)
  • Author(s): 楠木建、軽部大、清水洋
  • Total Pages: 159
  • Publisher: 東洋経済新報社
• [Book] はじめての経営学、イノベーション (2010)
  • Author(s): 軽部大
  • Publisher: 東洋経済新報社
• [Book] はじめての経営学 (2010)
  • Author(s): 楠木建、軽部大、清水洋(編著)
  • Total Pages: 159
  • Publisher: 東洋経済新報社
• [Book] 現代の経営理論 (2008)
  • Author(s): 伊藤秀史、沼上幹、田中一弘、軽部大
  • Total Pages: 308
  • Publisher: 有斐閣
• [Book] 日本企業の環境適応力とオーバー・エクステンション戦略(現代の経営理論) (2008)
  • Author(s): 軽部大
  • Publisher: 有斐閣
• [Book] 現代の経営理論 (2008)
  • Author(s): 伊藤秀史, 沼上幹, 田中一弘, 軽部大(編)
  • Publisher: 有斐閣
• [Book] 「日本企業の環境適応力とオーバー・エクステンション戦略」伊藤秀史・沼上幹・田中一弘・軽部大(編) 『現代の経営理論』第3章 (2008)
  • Author(s): 軽部大
  • Total Pages: 39
  • Publisher: 有斐閣
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