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The Role of Top Management in Multinational Companies' Foreign Affiliates

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20530341
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Business administration
Research InstitutionOsaka University

Principal Investigator

SEKIGUCHI Tomoki  Osaka University, 大学院・経済学研究科, 准教授 (20373110)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) LI Konghao  和歌山大学, 経済学部, 教授 (40403224)
RALF Bebenroth  神戸大学, 経済経営研究所, 准教授 (80403228)
Project Period (FY) 2008 – 2010
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords経営学 / 国際経営 / グローバル企業 / 海外拠点 / トップマネジメント
Research Abstract

Based on the extensive literature reviews and field survey, we developed a theoretical framework on the characteristics of top management teams (TMTs) in multinational companies (MNCs)' foreign affiliates, and their effect on affiliate performance. The theoretical framework was then empirically tested through quantitative data and statistical analysis of MNCs' foreign affiliates operating in Japan. Our findings were presented at international academic conferences and the papers on this topic were published in major English journals.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2010 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2009 Annual Research Report
  • 2008 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (63 results)

All 2011 2010 2009 2008

All Journal Article (30 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 17 results) Presentation (27 results) Book (6 results)

  • [Journal Article] Factors affecting the change of top executive nationality in MNCs' foreign affiliates in Japan. Zeitschrift fuer Betriebswirtschaft (Journal of Business Economics)2011

    • Author(s)
      Sekiguchi, T., Yamao, S.
    • Journal Title

      forthcoming.

    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Agency concerns and resource endowment issues of strategic management staffing decisions among German subsidiaries in Japan. Zeitschrift fuer Betriebswirtschaft (Journal of Business Economics)2011

    • Author(s)
      Bebenroth, R., Pascha, W.
    • Journal Title

      forthcoming.

    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Nationality background of MNC affiliates' top management and affiliate performance in Japan : Knowledge-based and upper echelons perspectives.2011

    • Author(s)
      Sekiguchi, T., Bebenroth, R., Li, D.
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Human Resource Management 22

      Pages: 999-1016

    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Valuing expatriate and local manager's functions : An examination of German subsidiaries in Japan.2011

    • Author(s)
      Nealia S. Bruning, N.S., Bebenroth, R., Pascha, W.
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Human Resource Management 22

      Pages: 778-806

    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Factors affecting the change of top executive nationality in MNCs' foreign affiliates in Japan.2011

    • Author(s)
      Tomoki Sekiguchi, Sachiko Yamao
    • Journal Title

      Zeitschrift fuer Betriebswirtschaft

      Volume: (印刷中)

    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Agency concerns and resource endowment issues of strategic management staffing decisions among German subsidiaries in Japan.2011

    • Author(s)
      Ralf Bebenroth, Werner Pascha
    • Journal Title

      Zeitschrift fuer Betriebswirtschaft

      Volume: (印刷中)

    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Top Management Characteristics of Foreign MNC Affiliates and Affiliate Performance in Japan : Knowledge-Based and Upper Echelon Perspectives2011

    • Author(s)
      Tomoki Sekiguchi, Ralf Bebenroth, Donghao Li
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Human Resources Management

      Volume: 22 Pages: 999-1016

    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Valuing expatriate and local manager's functions : An examination of German subsidiaries in Japan.2011

    • Author(s)
      Nealia S.Bruning, Ralf Bebenroth, Werner Pascha
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Human Resource Management

      Volume: 21 Pages: 778-806

    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 若年者向けキャリア・カウンセリングの特徴と課題-若年向け就職支援施設Aにおける事例分析2010

    • Author(s)
      大里大助・関口倫紀
    • Journal Title

      経営行動科学

      Volume: 23 Pages: 123-141

    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 大学生のアルバイト経験とキャリア形成2010

    • Author(s)
      関口倫紀
    • Journal Title

      日本労働研究雑誌

      Volume: 602 Pages: 67-85

    • NAID

      40017276860

    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 日中経営者の報酬システム改革2010

    • Author(s)
      李東浩
    • Journal Title

      経営学論集

      Volume: 80 Pages: 220-221

    • NAID

      130007712301

    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 中国上場企業の株主牽制状態分析-その1 株式所有構造編-2010

    • Author(s)
      李東浩
    • Journal Title

      Wakayama University Working Paper Series

    • NAID

      40017094339

    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Top Management Characteristics of Foreign MNC Affiliates and Affiliate Performance in Japan : Knowledge-Based and Upper Echelon Perspectives2010

    • Author(s)
      Tomoki Sekiguchi, Ralf Bebenroth, Donghao Li
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Human Resources Management (印刷中)

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Valuing expatriate and local manager's functions : An examination of German subsidiaries in Japan2010

    • Author(s)
      Sue Bruning, Ralf Bebenroth, Werner Pascha
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Human Resources Management (印刷中)

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Expatriation and Performance2010

    • Author(s)
      Ralf Bebenroth
    • Journal Title

      Challenges of Human Resource Management in Japan (印刷中)

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Strategic human resource management research in the Japanese context : Unique opportunities for theory advancement2010

    • Author(s)
      Tomoki Sekiguchi, Norihiko Takeuchi, Tomokzazu Takeuchi
    • Journal Title

      Challenges of Human Resource Management in Japan (印刷中)

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Inbound M&A to Japan : Cherry Picking versus Rescue Mission?2010

    • Author(s)
      Ralf Bebenroth
    • Journal Title

      Kobe Economic & Business Review No. 54

      Pages: 1-16

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 中国企業の海外M&A行動-TCLの欧州進出から見る国際化の穴2010

    • Author(s)
      李東浩
    • Journal Title

      経済理論 353号

      Pages: 1-18

    • NAID

      110007975332

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Top Management Characteristics of Foreign MNC Affiliates and Affiliate Performance in Japan2009

    • Author(s)
      Tomoki Sekiguchi, Ralf Bebenroth, Donghao Li
    • Journal Title

      Best Paper Proceedings of the Academy of Management 2009

      Pages: 1-6

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Bank regulation and supervision in bank-dominated financial systems : a comparison between Japan and Germany2009

    • Author(s)
      Ralf Bebenroth
    • Journal Title

      European Journal of Law and Economics Vol. 27, No. 2

      Pages: 177-209

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 日本におけるM&Aと被買収企業の業績2009

    • Author(s)
      Ralf Bebenroth
    • Journal Title

      年報財務管理研究 第20号

      Pages: 110-118

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Is the Japanese Distribution System Becoming More Accessible to Foreign Firms?2009

    • Author(s)
      Ralf Bebenroth
    • Journal Title

      Discussion Paper Series, RIEB-Institute, Kobe University No. 242

      Pages: 1-32

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Executive staffing practice patterns in foreign MNC affiliates based in Japan.2008

    • Author(s)
      Bebenroth, R, Li, D., Sekiguchi, T.
    • Journal Title

      Asian Business & Management 7

      Pages: 381-402

    • NAID

      120002219546

    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Executive Staffing Practice Patterns in Foreign MNC Affiliates Based in Japan2008

    • Author(s)
      Ralf Bebenroth, Li Donghao, Tomoki Sekiguchi
    • Journal Title

      Asian Business and Management 7

      Pages: 381-402

    • NAID

      120002219546

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The role of job embeddedness on employee performance : The interactive effects with leader-member exchange and organization-based self-esteem2008

    • Author(s)
      Tomoki Sekiguchi, James Burton & Chris Sablynski
    • Journal Title

      Personnel Psychology 61

      Pages: 761-792

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Stellenwert des Controlling bei der Besetzung leitender Positionen in japanischen Niederlassungen2008

    • Author(s)
      Bebenroth, R. &d Pascha. W
    • Journal Title

      Controlling Magazin 7

      Pages: 10-13

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Der Expat, eine aussterbende Spezies?2008

    • Author(s)
      Bebenroth, R. & Pascha. W
    • Journal Title

      Personalwirtschaft-Luchterhand 2

      Pages: 37-39

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Outsourcing Strategies in Europe, USA and Japan : A Case of Space Organizations2008

    • Author(s)
      Goehlich, R. & Bebenroth, R
    • Journal Title

      国民経済雑誌 197

      Pages: 75-89

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] イトーヨーカ堂の中国進出-自社流への執念に基づく現地化2008

    • Author(s)
      李 東浩
    • Journal Title

      経済理論 345

      Pages: 29-58

    • NAID

      110007172056

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 日本企業の企業統治改革 : 近年の多様化改革に関する分析2008

    • Author(s)
      李 東浩
    • Journal Title

      産業経済評論 7

      Pages: 149-162

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Multiple organizational identities and identifications in cross-border M&A.2011

    • Author(s)
      Tomoki Sekiguchi
    • Organizer
      RIEB Workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      神戸大学(兵庫県)
    • Year and Date
      2011-02-26
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Performance implications of the characteristics of top management in MNCs' foreign affiliates in Japan.2010

    • Author(s)
      Tomoki Sekiguchi
    • Organizer
      Workshop at the University of Economics of Ho Chi Minh City
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Economics of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam(招待講演)
    • Year and Date
      2010-12-04
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Strategic and financial investors. Are the better targets taken over by foreign investors?2010

    • Author(s)
      Ralf Bebenroth
    • Organizer
      Workshop at the University of Economics of Ho Chi Minh City
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Economics of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam(招待講演)
    • Year and Date
      2010-12-04
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Employee effects of organizational identification on training and communication strategies at cross-border M&A.2010

    • Author(s)
      Ralf Bebenroth, Tomoki Sekiguchi
    • Organizer
      Academy of International Business Southeast Asia Regional Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Renaissance Riverside Hotel Saigon, Vietnam
    • Year and Date
      2010-12-02
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 中国進出日系企業における人的資源管理上の諸問題2010

    • Author(s)
      関口倫紀
    • Organizer
      日中企業のグローバル化に関する比較研究ユニット2010年講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      和歌山大学(和歌山県)(招待講演)
    • Year and Date
      2010-11-25
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 日本における合併と買収と中国の重要性2010

    • Author(s)
      Ralf Bebenroth
    • Organizer
      日中企業のグローバル化に関する比較研究ユニット2010年講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      和歌山大学(和歌山県)(招待講演)
    • Year and Date
      2010-11-25
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 学生による企業魅力形成プロセスの非線型・非捕償型メカニズムの検証:散布(scatter model)モデルの適用2010

    • Author(s)
      関口倫紀・大里大助
    • Organizer
      経営行動科学学会第12回年次大会
    • Place of Presentation
      兵庫県立大学(兵庫県)
    • Year and Date
      2010-11-14
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 地方自治体におけるワーク・ライフ・バランス制度の効果と促進要因2010

    • Author(s)
      細見正樹・関口倫紀
    • Organizer
      経営行動科学学会第12回年次大会
    • Place of Presentation
      兵庫県立大学(兵庫県)
    • Year and Date
      2010-11-14
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 接客・感情労働次元と外向性・情緒安定性次元の関係性:多項回帰モデルと応答曲面法による検討2010

    • Author(s)
      関口倫紀
    • Organizer
      経営行動科学学会第12回年次大会
    • Place of Presentation
      兵庫県立大学(兵庫県)
    • Year and Date
      2010-11-13
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Effects of training and communication on cross border integration performance at Japanese target firms.2010

    • Author(s)
      Ralf Bebenroth, Tomoki Sekiguchi
    • Organizer
      International Human Resource Development Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance(TABF), Taipei, Taiwan
    • Year and Date
      2010-10-29
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] (2010). CEO fairness orientation and organizational competitiveness : An integrative framework.2010

    • Author(s)
      Sekiguchi, T.
    • Organizer
      Paper presented at the Annual Conference of Academy of Management
    • Place of Presentation
      Montreal, Canada
    • Year and Date
      2010-08-09
    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] CEO fairness orientation and organizational competitiveness : An integrative framework.2010

    • Author(s)
      Tomoki Sekiguchi
    • Organizer
      The Annual Conference of Academy of Management
    • Place of Presentation
      Hyatt Regency Montreal, Canada
    • Year and Date
      2010-08-09
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] (2010). The change of nationality in top executives of foreign affiliates : A study of North American, European and Asian MNCs in Japan.2010

    • Author(s)
      Sekiguchi, T., Yamao, S.
    • Organizer
      Paper presented at the Association of Japanese Business Studies (AJBS) 23nd Annual Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • Year and Date
      2010-06-26
    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] The change of nationality in top executives of foreign affiliates : A study of North American, European and Asian MNCs in Japan.2010

    • Author(s)
      Tomoki Sekiguchi, Sachiko Yamao
    • Organizer
      Association of Japanese Business Studies, 23nd Annual Conference 2009
    • Place of Presentation
      Windsor Barra Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • Year and Date
      2010-06-26
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] The change of nationality in top executives of foreign affiliates : A study of North American, European and Asian MNCs in Japan2010

    • Author(s)
      Tomoki Sekiguchi
    • Organizer
      Joint Workshop on on Human Resource Management Issues of Foreign Firms in Japan
    • Place of Presentation
      神戸大学
    • Year and Date
      2010-02-25
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] (2009). Nationality background of MNC affiliates' top management and affiliate performance in Japan.2009

    • Author(s)
      Sekiguchi, T., Bebenroth, R., Li, D.
    • Organizer
      Paper presented at the Annual Conference of Academy of Management(Selected for the Best Paper Proceedings of the 2009 Academy of Management Meeting)
    • Place of Presentation
      Chicago
    • Year and Date
      2009-08-11
    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Top Management Characteristics of Foreign MNC Affiliates and Affiliate Performance in Japan2009

    • Author(s)
      Tomoki Sekiguchi, Ralf Bebenroth, Donghao Li
    • Organizer
      The Annual Conference of Academy of Management
    • Place of Presentation
      神戸大学
    • Year and Date
      2009-08-11
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] (2009). Beyond the CEO : Complementarities in foreign based subsidiaries executive staffing decisions.2009

    • Author(s)
      Nealia S. Bruning, N. S., Bebenroth, R., Pascha, W.
    • Organizer
      Paper presented at the Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      San Diego
    • Year and Date
      2009-06-30
    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] (2009). Expatriation and performance.2009

    • Author(s)
      Bebenroth, R., Li, D.
    • Organizer
      Paper presented at the Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      San Diego
    • Year and Date
      2009-06-30
    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Beyond the CEO : Complementarities in Foreign Based Subsidiaries Executive Staffing Decisions2009

    • Author(s)
      Ralf Bebenroth
    • Organizer
      Academy of International Business Annual Conference 2009
    • Place of Presentation
      San Diego State University (USA)
    • Year and Date
      2009-06-30
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Expatriation and Performance2009

    • Author(s)
      Ralf Bebenroth
    • Organizer
      Academy of International Business Annual Conference 2009
    • Place of Presentation
      San Diego State University (USA)
    • Year and Date
      2009-06-30
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Beyond the CEO : Complementarities in Foreign Based Subsidiaries Executive Staffing Decisions2009

    • Author(s)
      Ralf Bebenroth
    • Organizer
      Association of Japanese Business Studies, 22nd Annual Conference 2009
    • Place of Presentation
      San Diego State University (USA)
    • Year and Date
      2009-06-26
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Theoretical implications from the case of performance-based human resource management practice in Japan : Management fashion, institutionalization and strategic human resource management perspectives2008

    • Author(s)
      Tomoki Sekiguchi
    • Organizer
      Euro-Asia Management Studies Association
    • Place of Presentation
      Doshisha University
    • Year and Date
      2008-12-04
    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Japanese Board of Director : An in-depth study2008

    • Author(s)
      李 東浩
    • Organizer
      Euro-Asia Management Studies Association
    • Place of Presentation
      Doshisha University
    • Year and Date
      2008-12-04
    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Zainichi gaikoku kigyou ni okeru jinji kanri"(Executive Staffing Practice Patterns in Foreign MNC Affiliates Based in Japan (delivered in Japanese).2008

    • Author(s)
      Ralf Bebenroth
    • Organizer
      RIEB-Seminar, Kobe University
    • Place of Presentation
      Kobe University
    • Year and Date
      2008-11-05
    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Top management characteristics of foreign MNC affiliates and affiliate performance in Japan : Knowledge-based and upper echelon perspectives2008

    • Author(s)
      Tomoki Sekiguchi, Ralf Bebenroth & Donghao Li
    • Organizer
      Annual Conference of Academy of International Business
    • Place of Presentation
      Milan
    • Year and Date
      2008-07-01
    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] (2008). Top management characteristics of foreign MNC affiliates and affiliate performance in Japan : Knowledge-based and upper echelon perspectives.2008

    • Author(s)
      Sekiguchi, T., Bebenroth, R., Li, D.
    • Organizer
      Paper presented at the Annual Conference of Academy of International Business
    • Place of Presentation
      Milan
    • Year and Date
      2008-06-01
    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Book] Challenges of human resource management in Japan.2010

    • Author(s)
      Bebenroth, R., Kanai, T.
    • Publisher
      Routledge
    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Book] Challenges of Human Resource Management in Japan2010

    • Author(s)
      Ralf Bebenroth, Toshihiro Kanai(eds.)
    • Publisher
      Routledge publishing house
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Challenges of Human Resource Management in Japan2010

    • Author(s)
      Ralf Bebenroth
    • Publisher
      Routledge publishing house(近刊)
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Doitsu no korporeto gabanansu (Germany Corporate Governance)2010

    • Author(s)
      Ralf Bebenroth
    • Publisher
      Minerva publishing house(近刊)
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Die Emissionshandelssysteme in Japan und Deutschland. Chancen der Verzahnung aus rechtlicher Sicht2008

    • Author(s)
      Rossnagel, A., Hentschel, A., Bebenroth, R.
    • Total Pages
      138
    • Publisher
      Kassel University Press
    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Book] Die Emissionshandelssysteme in Japan und Deutschland. Chancender Verzahnung aus rechtlicher Sicht2008

    • Author(s)
      RoBnagel, A., Hentschel, A., Bebenroth, R.
    • Total Pages
      138
    • Publisher
      Kassel University Press
    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report

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