Managing diversity in the context of digitalization and novel technologies: integrating profitability and well-being in Japanese firms

• Project/Area Number: 24K05065
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 07080:Business administration-related
• Research Institution: Rikkyo University
• Principal Investigator: レヘトネン ミーッカ 立教大学, 経営学部, 特任准教授 (90972498)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): Rovanto Savu・Sasha 一橋大学, 社会科学高等研究院, 講師 (20990451)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-01 – 2027-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: Diversity / Well-being / Digitalization / Japan / Organization theory

Outline of Research at the Start

Japan's high dependency ratio pressures firms to innovate, highlighting diversity and digitalization as keys to economic rejuvenation. Research suggests diversity boosts business and moral standing, yet more studies on its strategic application are needed. This project aims to explore how and why individuals and firms in Japan promote diversity within the context of new technologies and digitalization that have the potential for strong global growth.