Subsidiary development and sister subsidiaries of Japanese firms in emerging countries

• Project/Area Number: 25380522
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Management
• Research Institution: J. F. Oberlin University (2014-2016); Tokyo International University (2013)
• Principal Investigator: SAITO Yasuhiro 桜美林大学, 経済・経営学系, 准教授 (50296224)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 高橋 意智郎 実践女子大学, 人間社会学部, 准教授 (80407220) ; 竹之内 秀行 上智大学, 経済学部, 教授 (90297177)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
• Keywords: 多国籍企業 / 子会社進化 / 新興国 / 事業経験 / 立地選択 / 海外子会社 / 日本企業

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research project was to understand subsidiary development in relation to other sister subsidiaries located same country or other countries. Our empirical studies on the plant location choice of Japanese auto parts manufacturers in ASEAN revealed that time-weighted average distance had impact on the plant location choices. This results imply the experience accumulated by the firm affects subsequent foreign market entries. Thus the location strategy is influenced more by the characteristics of “home base” than those of home country (Zhou and Guillen, 2015). Moreover our case studies on Japanese electric manufacturers showed some subsidiaries developed their role by transferring their function to the sister subsidiaries located in other countries, by expanding their products and services, and by entering new markets.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 多国籍企業の立地選択に関する先行研究の検討：距離、経験、ダイナミックLOF (2017)
  • Author(s): 齋藤泰浩・竹之内秀行
  • Journal Title: ERSS(上智大学ディスカッションペーパー） Volume: No.68（J16-5） Pages: 1-20
  • Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] 立地選択における相互依存的行動～日系自動車部品メーカーの対中進出～ (2016)
  • Author(s): 竹之内秀行・齋藤泰浩
  • Journal Title: ERSS（上智大学ディスカッションペーパー） Volume: J15-01 Pages: 1-24
• [Journal Article] Characteristics and Performance of COEs in Japanese Market (2015)
  • Author(s): 高橋意智郎
  • Journal Title: Journal of International Business Volume: 7 Issue: 2 Pages: 89-103
  • DOI: 10.15050/jaibs.7.2_89
  • NAID: 130005125383
  • ISSN: 1883-5074, 2189-5694
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] 在日外資系企業の戦略～撤退のケース～ (2015)
  • Author(s): 竹之内秀行・齋藤泰浩
  • Journal Title: ERSS（上智大学ディスカッションペーパー） Volume: 61 Pages: 1-12
• [Journal Article] 新規事業創造は隠れた資産を生かせ (2014)
  • Author(s): 髙井透・齋藤泰浩
  • Journal Title: 化学経済 Volume: 61 Pages: 59-65
• [Journal Article] 日本企業の相互依存的投資行動と中国進出―自動車部品メーカーの対中投資― (2013)
  • Author(s): 竹之内秀行
  • Journal Title: 上智経済論集 Volume: 58巻 Pages: 253-263
• [Presentation] 自動車部品メーカーのASEANにおける立地選択：事業経験と産業集積 (2017)
  • Author(s): 竹之内秀行・齋藤泰浩・岸本寿生
  • Organizer: 国際ビジネス研究学会九州部会第16回研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 九州産業大学
  • Year and Date: 2017-03-04
• [Presentation] Firm Experience and Interdependent behavior in plant location choice: Entry of Japanese auto parts firms into China (2016)
  • Author(s): Takenouchi, H.（竹之内秀行）, Ando, K., and Takenouchi, R.
  • Organizer: Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics, 28th Annual Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: the University of California, Berkeley
  • Year and Date: 2016-06-24
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 事業経験と相互依存的行動：中国製造拠点の立地選択 (2016)
  • Author(s): 竹之内秀行
  • Organizer: 国際ビジネス研究学会中四国部会第11回研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 広島経済大学
  • Year and Date: 2016-05-14
• [Presentation] 日本企業の立地選択 (2016)
  • Author(s): 齋藤泰浩・竹之内秀行
  • Organizer: 国際ビジネス研究学会（第15回九州部会）
  • Place of Presentation: 九州産業大学（福岡県・博多市）
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-05
• [Presentation] Interdependent Behavior in Plant Location Choice: Japanese Auto-Parts Firms' Entry in China (2015)
  • Author(s): Takenouchi, H., Saito, Y. & Takahashi, I.
  • Organizer: SASE
  • Place of Presentation: London School of Economics (UK London)
  • Year and Date: 2015-07-03
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Interdependent Behavior in Plant Location Choice: Japanese Auto-Parts Firms' Entry in China (2015)
  • Author(s): Yasuhiro SAITO, Ichiro TAKAHASHI & Hideyuki TAKENOUCHI
  • Organizer: SASE (Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics）
  • Place of Presentation: LSE(The London School of Economics and Political Science）
  • Year and Date: 2015-07-02 – 2015-07-04
• [Presentation] 外資系企業の役割と能力 (2015)
  • Author(s): 齋藤泰浩・竹之内秀行
  • Organizer: 国際ビジネス研究学会（第14回九州部会）
  • Place of Presentation: 九州産業大学（福岡県福岡市）
  • Year and Date: 2015-03-07
• [Presentation] 多国籍企業の在日子会社の動向をめぐる実証研究：日本市場におけるCOEｓの特性 (2014)
  • Author(s): 高橋意智郎
  • Organizer: 国際ビジネス研究学会（第21回全国大会）
  • Place of Presentation: 北海学園大学（北海道札幌市）
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-03
• [Presentation] 多国籍企業の在日子会社の動向をめぐる実証研究：在日外資系企業の撤退 (2014)
  • Author(s): 竹之内秀行・齋藤泰浩
  • Organizer: 国際ビジネス研究学会（第21回全国大会）
  • Place of Presentation: 北海学園大学（北海道札幌市）
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-03
• [Presentation] 外資系企業の日本市場戦略 (2014)
  • Author(s): 竹之内秀行・齋藤泰浩
  • Organizer: 国際ビジネス研究学会（第13回九州部会）
  • Place of Presentation: 九州産業大学