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Cultural imprinting and sociopolitical engagement of small and medium-sized enterprises

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K13345
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 07080:Business administration-related
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

Wang Tao  京都大学, 経済学研究科, 准教授 (70899260)

Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Discontinued (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
KeywordsCorporate philanthropy / Place / Institution / Entrepreneurs / Networking / Crisis / Relisience / Emotion / Corporate social action / Corp. political activity / Imprinting / Community / SMEs
Outline of Research at the Start

Small and medium-sized enterprises navigate and operate in a web of different and sometimes contradictory governance modes across corporate, political and social domains. Drawing on organization theory, and non-market strategy literature, this project proposes the concept of cultural imprinting, including a socio-spatial view of community imprinting and a political-ideological view of norm imprinting. Adopting a mixed research design, this project empirically demonstrates how SMEs in China manage the interdependence between self-governance, market-based standards, and multi-stakeholder rules.

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

Centered around how institutional environments and firms interact and shape each other, this project has made substantial progress in the last year. 3 research papers are now in the process of revisions with three FT50 journals. 2 research papers have been submitted to a highly ranked journal in the area of business and society for consideration. The funding has supported the invitation of 5 high profile International researchers to give seminar talks. It also helped with academic visits to and collaboration with co-authors.

Current Status of Research Progress
Current Status of Research Progress

1: Research has progressed more than it was originally planned.

Reason

Given the publication records and the current pipeline, this project is progressing very well. The relaxation of the border control will further facilitate additional data collection, and academic collaboration.

Strategy for Future Research Activity

In this academic year, the focus is the revision of academic papers at highly ranked journals and further submissions (and attending academic conferences).
In addition, an international academic workshop on theory development in management studies will be organized in June.
To expand this research project, data collection of small and medium sizes companies in creative industries will be conducted in Japan.

Report

(2 results)
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2023 2022 2021

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

  • [Journal Article] Entrepreneurs’ Networking Styles and Normative Underpinnings during Institutional Transition2022

    • Author(s)
      Zhang Chenjian、Wang Tao、Ahlstrom David
    • Journal Title

      Entrepreneurship Research Journal

      Volume: 0 Issue: 2 Pages: 1-33

    • DOI

      10.1515/erj-2021-0200

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Dire Straits: How tourists on the Diamond Princess cruise endured the COVID-19 crisis2022

    • Author(s)
      Chen Yang、Zhang Zihao、Wang Tao
    • Journal Title

      Tourism Management

      Volume: 91 Pages: 104503-104503

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.tourman.2022.104503

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Place and corporate philanthropy: A systematic review2021

    • Author(s)
      Mei Maggie Qiuzhu、Wang Tao
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Management Reviews

      Volume: 23 Issue: 3 Pages: 376-393

    • DOI

      10.1111/ijmr.12260

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Dream Big: A New Actor's Organizational Identity Work in an Established Field2023

    • Author(s)
      Zhang Chenjian、Yin Juelin、Wang Tao
    • Organizer
      AOM Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Place and tradition: Custodianship of homemade sake in Akita prefecture, Japan2023

    • Author(s)
      Zhang Yimin、Wang Tao
    • Organizer
      18th New Institutionalism Workshop
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Entrepreneurs' Networking Styles and Normative Underpinnings2021

    • Author(s)
      Zhang Chenjian、Wang Tao、Ahlstrom David
    • Organizer
      81st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] All Aboard? Discretionary Work by Agents of Access2021

    • Author(s)
      Bote Rose、Wang Tao
    • Organizer
      81st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Funded Workshop] International Theory Development Workshop 2023 Kyoto2023

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report

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Published: 2021-04-28   Modified: 2024-12-25  

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