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Reexamining interfirm relationships in distribution channels: Digitalization, multichannel deployment, changes in channel relationships

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K01974
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 07090:Commerce-related
Research InstitutionMeiji University

Principal Investigator

Hara Yoritoshi  明治大学, 商学部, 専任教授 (30366900)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywordsマルチチャネル・システム / デジタル化 / 企業間ガバナンス / 企業間学習 / 企業間関係 / マルチチャネル / マルチ・チャネル / デュアル・チャネル / B2Bマーケティング / 資源コンフィギュレーション / 企業間コーディネーション
Outline of Research at the Start

企業間取引におけるeコマース化、マルチ・チャネル化が進展する中で、流通チャネルや生産財市場における企業間関係性は質的に変化し、その研究も変容してきた。近年、企業間関係性研究において、信頼やコミットメントに焦点を当てた従来の研究に代わって、企業間関係において各企業の持つ異質的な資源をどのように結合するのか、企業間のコーディネーションを如何に行うか、それらを環境の変化に合わせてどのように変えてゆくのかという問題が、より重要な研究課題となっている。本研究課題の目的は、企業間における資源コンフィギュレーションとコーディネーション統合のパフォーマンス効果に関する実証研究を行うことである。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study addressed the issues of interfirm governance and interfirm learning in multichannel systems. Research models were developed and tested for these two issues. The results of the empirical study on interfirm governance show that vertical and horizontal governance are positively related to channel performance, and that the performance effect of vertical governance is weakened with higher channel variety and strengthened with higher channel duality. The empirical study on interfirm learning indicate that while relational variety promotes the acquisition of external knowledge, relationship quality promotes a deeper understanding of this knowledge, which in turn facilitates the exploitation of the knowledge.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

マルチチャネル・システムを捉えるために、本研究はChannel variety (チャネルの多様性) とChannel duality (直接・間接チャネルが併存している程度) という2つの尺度を開発した。この2つの次元は本研究のオリジナルである。チャネル関係には垂直と水平の2つの関係がある。本研究は、マルチチャネルの構造的特性と垂直的と水平的ガバナンスに興味深い関係があることを明らかにした。また、企業間学習が展開するプロセスの分析モデルに企業間関係の構造的特性と質の影響を加えた。いずれも、既存研究ではほとんど取り組まれておらず、マルチチャネル研究や企業間学習の研究に大きく寄与するものである。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results)

  • [Journal Article] Legitimacy versus efficiency: implementation of in-person work in Japanese companies during the COVID-19 pandemic2023

    • Author(s)
      Hara Yoritoshi, Iwashita Hitoshi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Asia Business Studies

      Volume: ー Issue: 5 Pages: 1245-1258

    • DOI

      10.1108/jabs-03-2022-0095

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Vertical and Horizontal Governance in Multiple-Channel Systems2023

    • Author(s)
      Hara, Yoritoshi and Choi Yonghoon
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Business Research

      Volume: 156 Pages: 113529-113529

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.113529

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Changes in industrial network logics: the case of the Japanese retail industry2020

    • Author(s)
      Hara Yoritoshi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing

      Volume: ahead-of-print Issue: 1 Pages: 1-13

    • DOI

      10.1108/jbim-05-2019-0213

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] The hidden role of property rights in cultural production projects2023

    • Author(s)
      Yoritoshi Hara, Takahiro Endo
    • Organizer
      EMAC Regional Conference 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A triad perspective of cross-functional integration (CFI) across new product development (NPD): case study of a multinational Japanese manufacturing company in China2023

    • Author(s)
      Masayasu Nagashima, Junjiro Shintaku, Takahiro Tomino, Tetsuo Yoshimoto, Yoritoshi Hara
    • Organizer
      30th EurOMA Conference
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Shared ownership and coordination problems in temporary organizations: Filmmaking joint ventures in Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Yoritoshi Hara and Takahiro Endo
    • Organizer
      38th European Group for Organizational Studies Colloquium
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] How do relationship structures affect knowledge adaptation for value enhancement?2022

    • Author(s)
      Yoritoshi Hara and Yonghoon Choi
    • Organizer
      38th Industrial Marketing and Purchasing Conference
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Diversity or Embeddedness: What Activates Absorptive Capacities?2021

    • Author(s)
      Yoritoshi Hara and Yonghoon Choi
    • Organizer
      ANZMAC (Australia and New Zealand Marketing Academy) Conference 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Performance Impacts of Inappropriate Channel Selection: The Trade-offs between Cost Reductions and Differentiated Channel Services2021

    • Author(s)
      Yonghoon Choi and Yoritoshi Hara
    • Organizer
      37th Industrial Marketing and Purchasing Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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