The research on new development methods of software to improve the competitiveness of Japanese firms

• Project/Area Number: 24653086
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Business administration
• Research Institution: Osaka City University
• Principal Investigator: KARIMATA Masao 大阪市立大学, 大学院経営学研究科, 教授 (70140986)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TAKAHASHI Nobuhiro 大阪市立大学, 大学院経営学研究科, 教授 (40305610)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
• Keywords: システム開発

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We investigated the problems related to the development of computer system for a company, especially problems of development methods and contract styles. Through the interviews to plenty of software firms, we obtained information about development methods, contract styles, and other things, and analyzed the data.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 中国ソフトウェア企業の技術力向上とオフショア開発の変化 (2013)
  • Author(s): 高橋信弘
  • Journal Title: 経営研究 Volume: 64 Pages: 1-23
  • NAID: 110009633796
• [Presentation] Technological Progress of the Chinese Software Industry Through Offshore Software Development for Japanese Clients (2014)
  • Author(s): Takahashi, Nobuhiro
  • Organizer: IT Sourcing and Development: New Drivers, Models and Impacts
  • Place of Presentation: Chancellors Hotel and Conference Centre, Manchester, Britain
  • Year and Date: 2014-10-21
• [Presentation] International Joint development and Technology Transfer: Cases of Offshore Software Development from Japan to China (2014)
  • Author(s): Takahashi, Nobuhiro
  • Organizer: International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management 2014 World Congress
  • Place of Presentation: Meiji University, Surugadai Campus, Tokyo, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-02
• [Book] 国際経済学入門 －グローバル化と日本経済－ 改訂第2版 (2015)
  • Author(s): 高橋信弘
  • Total Pages: 316
  • Publisher: ナカニシヤ出版
• [Book] 産業内貿易の理論 (2012)
  • Author(s): 高橋 信弘
  • Total Pages: 158
  • Publisher: 晃洋書房