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Sustainable Development and Lifecycle Costing - A Comparison of Japan, Germany, and U.S.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 23530616
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Accounting
Research InstitutionBeppu University

Principal Investigator

YAZAWA Nobuo  別府大学, 国際経営学部, 教授 (00439043)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) NISHIMURA Akira  別府大学, 国際経営学部, 客員教授 (70037117)
Project Period (FY) 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywordsライフサイクル・コスティング / 持続可能性 / 会計学 / ライフサイクルコスティング
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to analyze the mode of acceptance of life-cycle costing, which originated in U.S., in Japan and Germany. Research method includes reviewing articles, interviewing both researchers conducting environmental research and business managers working for environmental protection. Major academic findings include the following: (1) In Japan, Germany and the U.S. the perception on life-cycle costing is different. (2) Theory of life-cycle costing offers important insight to build a sustainable society when it is applied to the issues related to CSR, material flow cost accounting, equity between both present generation and future generation.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • 2011 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2014 2013 2012 2011 Other

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Invited: 1 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Transforming cost design into environmentally conscious cost design in Japan: likelihood and problems for further development2014

    • Author(s)
      Akira Nishimura
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Management Control

      Volume: 25 Issue: 1 Pages: 55-75

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00187-014-0190-x

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] 不確実性のスパイラルと管理会計2013

    • Author(s)
      西村明
    • Journal Title

      經濟學研究

      Volume: 80 Pages: 1-23

    • NAID

      120005306732

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Profit Opportunity, Strategic Innovation, and Management Accounting2012

    • Author(s)
      西村明
    • Journal Title

      Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Journal

      Volume: Vol. 7

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Uncertainty and Management Accounting: Opportunity, Profit Opportunity and Profit2011

    • Author(s)
      西村明
    • Journal Title

      Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Journal

      Volume: Vol. 6 Pages: 81-101

    • Related Report
      2011 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 企業会計と国民会計-ライフサイクル・コスティングの視点を中心として-2012

    • Author(s)
      矢澤信雄
    • Organizer
      日本会計研究学会九州部会
    • Place of Presentation
      西南学院大学
    • Related Report
      2011 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Uncertainty and Management Accounting2011

    • Author(s)
      西村明
    • Organizer
      日本管理会計学会
    • Place of Presentation
      関西大学
    • Related Report
      2011 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] これからの管理会計を考えるー現代という時代と管理会計2011

    • Author(s)
      西村明
    • Organizer
      日本管理会計学会 九州部会
    • Place of Presentation
      九州大学
    • Related Report
      2011 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 社会の持続的成長とライフサイクル・コスティング2011

    • Author(s)
      矢澤信雄
    • Organizer
      日本原価計算研究学会
    • Place of Presentation
      関西学院大学
    • Related Report
      2011 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] CSR報告書の評価基準とその課題-日本における状況を中心に-

    • Author(s)
      矢澤信雄
    • Organizer
      日本管理会計学会九州部会
    • Place of Presentation
      福岡大学
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 管理会計の現代的課題‐回顧と展望

    • Author(s)
      西村明
    • Organizer
      日本管理会計学会
    • Place of Presentation
      中村学園大学
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 管理会計の現状と研究方法

    • Author(s)
      西村明
    • Organizer
      愛知大学会計大学院FD講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      愛知大学
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] 企業会計と国民会計2012

    • Author(s)
      矢澤信雄
    • Total Pages
      166
    • Publisher
      創成社
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report

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Published: 2011-08-05   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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