• Search Research Projects
  • Search Researchers
  • How to Use
  1. Back to previous page

Empirical Analysis on the Financial Characteristics of Japanese Firms: Governance Reforms versus Entrenched Interests

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21H04394
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Medium-sized Section 7:Economics, business administration, and related fields
Research InstitutionHitotsubashi University

Principal Investigator

YASUDA Yukihiro  一橋大学, 大学院経営管理研究科, 教授 (10349524)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 安武 妙子  創価大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (00737314)
小西 大  一橋大学, 大学院経営管理研究科, 教授 (20266555)
文 敏鳴  一橋大学, 大学院経営管理研究科, 教授 (30792931)
顔 菊馨  国士舘大学, 経営学部, 講師 (30869780)
金 鉉玉  東京経済大学, 経営学部, 教授 (40547270)
柳瀬 典由  慶應義塾大学, 商学部(三田), 教授 (50366168)
服部 正純  一橋大学, 大学院経営管理研究科, 教授 (60768349)
白須 洋子  青山学院大学, 経済学部, 教授 (80508218)
齋藤 巡友  桃山学院大学, 経営学部, 准教授 (80803585)
藤谷 涼佑  一橋大学, 大学院経営管理研究科, 講師 (90880849)
Project Period (FY) 2021-04-05 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help
¥36,660,000 (Direct Cost: ¥28,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥8,460,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥6,630,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,530,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥8,060,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,860,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥21,970,000 (Direct Cost: ¥16,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥5,070,000)
Keywords経済政策の不確実性(EPU) / 上場効果 / ゾンビ企業 / ペイアウト / 現金保有 / ESG / Quiet Life / 銀行・企業間関係 / 経済政策の不確実性 / ショートターミズム / M&A / ESG投資 / メインバンク関係 / 経済政策の不確実性(EPU) / リスクマネジメント / リスクテイク / 投資決定 / 資本構成 / ペイアウト政策
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究は、2000年代以降に積極的に行われてきた一連の「コーポレート・ガバナンス改革」を分析視角として、日本企業における財務特性に関する実証的知見の蓄積を行うことを目的とする。アフターコロナを見据えた成長戦略の重要性が増す中で、上場によるショートターミズム(短期志向)と長期的投資のトレードオフ問題、銀行・企業間関係の変容とその作用、経営者の保身行動(在任期間中は平穏に過ごしたいとするQuiet Life仮説)などの重要な学術的課題に対して、日本企業の検証による情報発信をすることが本研究の最終的な到達目標である。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project aimed to empirically investigate the evolving financial characteristics of Japanese firms in light of corporate governance reforms and institutional changes. We focused on how listing status, shareholder composition, economic policy uncertainty (EPU), ESG investment, and main bank relationships affect key financial decisions, including investment, cash holdings, capital structure, and payouts.
We found that rising EPU leads listed firms to reduce investment and hold more cash. ESG initiatives contributed positively to firm value, especially when backed by stable shareholders and bank ties. Listed firms showed greater sensitivity to short-term pressures, resulting in more earnings management. Governance and debt maturity also shaped payout behavior.The project produced peer-reviewed publications and international presentations, offering policy-relevant insights into corporate finance and governance in Japan.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、日本企業の財務行動と制度的環境(ガバナンス改革、EPU、ESG等)との関係を多面的に明らかにし、企業の「保守的経営」の要因を実証的に解明した点で学術的意義がある。上場制度や株主構成の違いが企業行動に与える影響を示したことにより、資本市場制度や開示制度の設計に対する具体的な示唆も得られた。また、ESGや金融仲介の役割に関する知見は、持続可能な企業経営や成長戦略の構築に資するものであり、社会的意義も大きい。さらに、ゾンビ企業の特定や地域差の分析は、企業の新陳代謝促進や地域経済政策の基礎資料としても貢献する。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2024 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2023 Annual Research Report
  • 2022 Annual Research Report
  • 2021 Comments on the Screening Results   Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (52 results)

All 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (33 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Peer Reviewed: 20 results,  Open Access: 6 results) Presentation (17 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results,  Invited: 5 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Brooklyn College/University of South Carolina/University Rhode Island(米国)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey(トルコ)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Do foreign bank investors promote acquirer bank value in Asia-Pacific countries?2025

    • Author(s)
      Shirasu Yoko、Yasuda Yukihiro
    • Journal Title

      The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance

      Volume: 100 Pages: 101963-101963

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.qref.2025.101963

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] How does stock liquidity affect corporate cash holdings in Japan?: A pre-registered report2024

    • Author(s)
      Fujitani Ryosuke、Iwata Kiyonori、Yasuda Yukihiro
    • Journal Title

      Pacific-Basin Finance Journal

      Volume: 83 Pages: 102205-102205

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.pacfin.2023.102205

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Economic policy uncertainty and banks’ portfolio adjustment: evidence from Japan2024

    • Author(s)
      Lai Karen Kailin、Yasuda Yukihiro
    • Journal Title

      Applied Economics Letters

      Volume: forthcoming Issue: 12 Pages: 1-7

    • DOI

      10.1080/13504851.2024.2321331

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Impact of environmental, social and governance initiatives on firm value: Analysis using AI-based ESG scores for Japanese listed firms2024

    • Author(s)
      Chen Zhixiong、Sugiyama Kohei、Tasaka Kazuyuki、Kito Tomomi、Yasuda Yukihiro
    • Journal Title

      Research in International Business and Finance

      Volume: 70 Pages: 102303-102303

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102303

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Determinants of Zombie Firms: The Impact of Corporate Insolvency Efficiency and Cultural Factors2024

    • Author(s)
      Zhaxi Yongcuo、Yasuda Yukihiro
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Risk and Financial Management

      Volume: 17 Issue: 8 Pages: 317-317

    • DOI

      10.3390/jrfm17080317

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Machine Learning and Zombie Firms Classification2024

    • Author(s)
      Minami Koutaroh、Yasuda Yukihiro
    • Journal Title

      Applied Sciences

      Volume: 14 Issue: 23 Pages: 11216-11216

    • DOI

      10.3390/app142311216

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 監査スタイルと利益の比較可能性2024

    • Author(s)
      金鉉玉・藤谷涼佑・金鐘勲
    • Journal Title

      現代ディスクロージャー研究

      Volume: 20 Pages: 27-56

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Corporate governance and shareholder-employee risk-shifting: Evidence from corporate pension plan sponsors2023

    • Author(s)
      Goto Shingo、Yanase Noriyoshi
    • Journal Title

      Finance Research Letters

      Volume: 58 Pages: 104279-104279

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.frl.2023.104279

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Disentangling prefectural similarities in the capital structure of Japanese SMEs through pairwise testing2023

    • Author(s)
      Ozturk Huseyin、Yasuda Yukihiro
    • Journal Title

      The European Journal of Finance

      Volume: 30 Issue: 2 Pages: 173-204

    • DOI

      10.1080/1351847x.2023.2201470

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Domestic and international effects of economic policy uncertainty on corporate investment and strategic cash holdings: Evidence from Japan2023

    • Author(s)
      Fujitani Ryosuke、Hattori Masazumi、Yasuda Yukihiro
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

      Volume: 69 Pages: 101272-101272

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jjie.2023.101272

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Do bank managers signal through cash flow statements?2023

    • Author(s)
      Saito Yoshie、Yasuda Yukihiro
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Financial Research

      Volume: 46 Issue: 3 Pages: 733-762

    • DOI

      10.1111/jfir.12330

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] IFRS任意適用企業の監査業務を担当するパートナーの特徴2023

    • Author(s)
      金鉉玉
    • Journal Title

      東京経大学会誌

      Volume: 320 Pages: 105-121

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] テキストマイニングからみる会計研究の動向2023

    • Author(s)
      金鉉玉
    • Journal Title

      會計

      Volume: 204(3) Pages: 284-295

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] ERMと企業保険-日本企業のリスクマネジメントに関する実態調査(2022年度版)より-2023

    • Author(s)
      柳瀬典由
    • Journal Title

      保険研究

      Volume: 75 Pages: 67-94

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 長期負債の返済と雇用水準の変化2022

    • Author(s)
      金鉉玉, 藤谷涼佑
    • Journal Title

      Gendai Finance

      Volume: 45 Issue: 0 Pages: 59-87

    • DOI

      10.24487/gendaifinance.450001

    • ISSN
      2433-4464
    • Year and Date
      2022-05-31
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Do investors value shareholder perks? Evidence from Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Wei Huang, S. Ghon Rhee, Katsushi Suzuki, Taeko Yasutake
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Banking & Finance

      Volume: 143 Pages: 106575-106575

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jbankfin.2022.106575

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Does rollover risk matter to payout policies? Evidence from Japanese listed firms2022

    • Author(s)
      Iwaki Hiromichi、Saito Junyu
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Economics and Business

      Volume: 120 Pages: 106055-106055

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jeconbus.2022.106055

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 経済政策の不確実性と企業行動 -先行研究のレビューと日本企業の投資行動の検証-2022

    • Author(s)
      藤谷 涼佑, 服部 正純, 安田 行宏
    • Journal Title

      経済研究

      Volume: 4 Pages: 289-305

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 日本における投資のダイナミクスと保守主義会計:構造推定からのアプローチ2022

    • Author(s)
      今仁裕輔, 藤谷涼佑, 安田行宏
    • Journal Title

      東京経済大誌(経営学)http://repository.tku.ac.jp/dspace/handle/11150/11805

      Volume: 316 Pages: 77-104

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 経済の不確実性と日本企業のデリバティブ利用 その12022

    • Author(s)
      顔 菊馨, 安田行宏
    • Journal Title

      先物・オプションレポート

      Volume: 34 Pages: 1-9

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 経済の不確実性と日本企業のデリバティブ利用 その22022

    • Author(s)
      顔 菊馨, 安田行宏
    • Journal Title

      先物・オプションレポート

      Volume: 34 Pages: 1-6

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] コーポレートガバナンスと退職給付信託2022

    • Author(s)
      柳瀬典由・後藤晋吾・上野雄史
    • Journal Title

      東京経済大誌(経営学)https://repository.tku.ac.jp/dspace/handle/11150/11806

      Volume: 316 Pages: 105-122

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] コーポレートガバナンス改革と企業年金2022

    • Author(s)
      柳瀬典由
    • Journal Title

      保険研究

      Volume: 74 Pages: 55-73

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Value Effect of Health and Productivity Management2022

    • Author(s)
      Wada Hiroo、Yasuda Yukihiro
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine

      Volume: 64 Issue: 6 Pages: 465-469

    • DOI

      10.1097/jom.0000000000002517

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 四半期開示見直しの議論をめぐって.2022

    • Author(s)
      藤谷涼佑
    • Journal Title

      証券アナリストジャーナル

      Volume: 60(3) Pages: 76-86

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Economic policy uncertainty and earnings management: Evidence from Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Kim Hyonok、Yasuda Yukihiro
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Financial Stability

      Volume: 56 Pages: 100925-100925

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jfs.2021.100925

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Economic policy uncertainty and allocative distortions2021

    • Author(s)
      Guedhami Omrane、Mansi Sattar、Reeb David、Yasuda Yukihiro
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Financial Stability

      Volume: 56 Pages: 100923-100923

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jfs.2021.100923

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Pension return assumptions and shareholder-employee risk-shifting2021

    • Author(s)
      Goto Shingo、Yanase Noriyoshi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Corporate Finance

      Volume: 70 Pages: 102047-102047

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2021.102047

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] ESG投資と企業成果・企業価値2021

    • Author(s)
      柳瀬典由
    • Journal Title

      保険研究

      Volume: 73 Pages: 35-56

    • NAID

      40022719464

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Long-term financial performance of corporate social responsibility2021

    • Author(s)
      Yoko Shirasu, Hidetaka Kawakita
    • Journal Title

      Global Finance Journal

      Volume: 50 Pages: 100532-100532

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.gfj.2020.100532

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 評価機関のESGスコアの特性は何か?2021

    • Author(s)
      白須洋子、湯山智教
    • Journal Title

      証券アナリストジャーナル

      Volume: 59(9) Pages: 68-80

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] ESG活動の動機と長期投資家2021

    • Author(s)
      白須洋子
    • Journal Title

      証券アナリストジャーナル

      Volume: 59(8) Pages: 26-69

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] グリーンウオッシング:原因と結果2021

    • Author(s)
      アリ・ファテミ、白須洋子
    • Journal Title

      証券アナリストジャーナル

      Volume: 59(9) Pages: 54-63

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 監査人と利益の比較可能性の関係の変化:中央青山監査法人の解体を用いた分析2023

    • Author(s)
      金鉉玉・藤谷涼佑.
    • Organizer
      日本会計研究学会 第82回大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Motivation to initiate, continue, and suspend shareholder perks: Field evidence and empirical analyses from Japan2023

    • Author(s)
      安武妙子
    • Organizer
      The International Conference in Finance, Banking, and Accounting
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] What drive disclosure costs?: Evidence from dynamic adjustments in reporting speed2023

    • Author(s)
      藤谷涼佑
    • Organizer
      日本会計研究学会 第82回大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Passive and Proactive Motivations of Cash Holdings2023

    • Author(s)
      藤谷涼佑
    • Organizer
      日本経済会計学会第4回秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 四半期開示を巡る議論とディスクロージャー研究の課題2023

    • Author(s)
      藤谷涼佑
    • Organizer
      日本会計研究学会 第82回大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Do Investors Value Shareholder Perks? Evidence from Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Taeko Yasutake
    • Organizer
      FMA Asia/Pacific Conference
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] CEO Optimism and the Use of Credit Default Swaps2022

    • Author(s)
      Min-Ming Wen
    • Organizer
      The 16th NYCU International Finance Conference
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ESGと企業価値、機関投資家の非同質的特性2022

    • Author(s)
      白須洋子
    • Organizer
      日本証券経済研究所
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Does the asset owner’s investment policies affect asset managers’ ESG activities?2022

    • Author(s)
      白須洋子
    • Organizer
      DBJ設備投資研究所
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 気候変動リスク:ESG投資の評価と課題2022

    • Author(s)
      白須洋子
    • Organizer
      日本保険・年金リスク学会(JARIP)
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Does the Sovereign asset owner improve CSR? Do the asset owner’s investment policies affect institutional investors2022

    • Author(s)
      Yoko Shirasu
    • Organizer
      JFA-PBFJ Conference2022
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Institutional investors' impacts on long-term corporate investments -From the ESG and governance perspectives2022

    • Author(s)
      Baosheng Yang, Yoko Shirasu
    • Organizer
      JFA-PBFJ Conference2022
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A good way to attract individual retail investors?: Field evidence on shareholder perks program in Japan”2022

    • Author(s)
      Taeko Yasutake
    • Organizer
      JFA-PBFJ Conference2022
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Impact of Environmental, Social and Governance on Firm Value: Analysis using AI-based ESG scores for Japanese Listed Firms2022

    • Author(s)
      Zhixiong Chen, Kohei Sugiyama, Kazuyuki Tasaka, Tomomi Kito, Yukihiro Yasuda
    • Organizer
      JFA-PBFJ Conference2022
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Long-Term Share holers and Corporate Social Responsibility: View from Exogenous Policy Change of Japanese Pension Fund2021

    • Author(s)
      Yoko Shurasu
    • Organizer
      Vietnam Symposium in Banking and Finace 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 長期投資としてのESG、ESG投資に関わる問題点2021

    • Author(s)
      白須洋子
    • Organizer
      応用経済学会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 長期投資としてのESG、ESG投資に関わる問題点2021

    • Author(s)
      白須洋子
    • Organizer
      ESG情報開示研究会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited

URL: 

Published: 2021-04-28   Modified: 2026-01-16  

Information User Guide FAQ News Terms of Use Attribution of KAKENHI

Powered by NII kakenhi