Strategic transformation of global sourcing locations undertaken by Japanese firms after the Great East Japan Earthquake

• Project/Area Number: 24530427
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Business administration
• Research Institution: Rikkyo University
• Principal Investigator: Sasaki Hiroshi 立教大学, 経営学部, 教授 (80268482)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
• Keywords: ダイナミック・ケイパビリティ / 製造業 / ソーシング / 拠点配置戦略 / 内製化 / ソーシング戦略 / 中小企業 / 共分散構造分析 / 海外拠点戦略 / 空洞化 / イノベーション / 効率性 / ビッグデータ / Productivity / Management / IT services industry

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Japanese firms were hurt by the high-yen situation after the 2008 financial crisis and by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. They implemented strategic transformation of global sourcing locations to keep cost advantage and to build new organizational capabilities. This study investigates how Japanese firms tried to cope with the challenging situation, and summarizes the effectiveness of strategic transformation of sourcing locations undertaken by the firms.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 中小企業製造業のソーシング戦略と組織成果、事業成果および財務成果の関係 (2016)
  • Author(s): 佐々木 宏
  • Journal Title: 立命館経営学(立命館大学経営学会) Volume: 54-5 Pages: 19-36
  • Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Sourcing Strategy and Dynamic Capabilities (2015)
  • Author(s): 佐々木 宏
  • Journal Title: Transactions of the Academic Association for Organizational Science Volume: 4 Issue: 1 Pages: 114-119
  • DOI: 10.11207/taaos.4.1_114
  • NAID: 130005091451
  • ISSN: 2186-8530
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] ダイナミック・ケイパビリティの実証研究と操作化の実際 (2015)
  • Author(s): 佐々木宏
  • Journal Title: 日本情報経営学会誌 Volume: 35
  • Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] ダイナミック・ケイパビリティの実証研究とビブリオメトリックス分析 (2014)
  • Author(s): 佐々木宏
  • Journal Title: 日本情報経営学会第69回全国大会予稿集 Volume: Nov.2014 Pages: 67-70
  • Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] 情報経営研究とリファレンス・ディシプリン問題 (2014)
  • Author(s): 佐々木宏
  • Journal Title: 日本情報経営学会誌 Volume: 34 Pages: 18-27
• [Journal Article] Information Productivity of All Listed Companies in Japan (2012)
  • Author(s): Hiroshi Sasaki
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Japan Association for Management Systems Volume: 4(1) Pages: 37-42
  • NAID: 40019495167
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Differences in efficiency between B2Bs and B2Cs in the Japanese IT services industry (2012)
  • Author(s): Hiroshi Sasaki
  • Journal Title: Proceedings: 14th IEEE International Conference on Commerce and Enterprise Computing Volume: Proceeding(CD-ROM) Pages: 26-32
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Global small and medium-sized manufacturers and their sourcing strategies (2016)
  • Author(s): Hiroshi Sasaki
  • Organizer: Asia Pacific Conference on Information Management
  • Place of Presentation: ハノイ、ベトナム
  • Year and Date: 2016-10-20
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 東日本大震災後における日本の中小製造業のソーシング戦略と競争力の変化－ダイナミック・ケイパビリティ論からのアプローチと定量分析－ (2015)
  • Author(s): 佐々木 宏
  • Organizer: 組織学会
  • Place of Presentation: 一橋大学（東京都国立市）
  • Year and Date: 2015-06-20
• [Presentation] ビッグデータ時代のデータアナリティクス (2013)
  • Author(s): 佐々木宏
  • Organizer: 日本管理関係学会（関西・中部部会）
  • Place of Presentation: 甲南大学岡本キャンパス
• [Presentation] Big data trend and industry-specific solutions in Japan (2013)
  • Author(s): Hiroshi Sasaki
  • Organizer: 7th International Academic Conference, The International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences
  • Place of Presentation: Prague, Czech Republic
• [Presentation] RL-chart and comparison of all industries in Japan in view of business efficiency (2012)
  • Author(s): Hiroshi Sasaki
  • Organizer: Asia Pacific Conference on Information Management
  • Place of Presentation: Seattle University, U.S.A.