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1997 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

A Study of Regional Headquarters in Japanese Production Multinational Enterprises : How do Regional Headquarters perceive their role?

Research Project

Project/Area Number 08630107
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Business administration
Research InstitutionHirosaki University

Principal Investigator

MORI Tatsuo  Hirosaki University, Faculty of Humanities, Associate Professor, 人文学部, 助教授 (80250588)

Project Period (FY) 1996 – 1997
KeywordsRegional Management / Regional Headquarters / Multinational Enterprise / Global Strategy / World 3 pole system
Research Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate how Regional Headquarters (RHQ) in Japanese MNEs perceive their role. Most studies have considered RHQ's roles from a Headquarters (HQ) standpoint. So, we sent a questionnaire RHQ of Japanese MNEs, We analyzed returned data to discover their perception gap between HQ and RHQ.Our findings were as follows ;
1.We found how RHQ perceive their role. To give examples, we discovered that RHQ saw their main role as supporting subsidiaries in North American, providing a management center in Europe, and as regional coordinators in Asia.
2.We interviewed Asian RHQ of Japanese MNEs in Singapore, finding that they held an important role Knowledge Center, i.e. they store a lot of regional information about regional business. However, we are not convinced that the Asian RHQ of Japanese MNEs are independent enough to warrant the 'Headquarters' title. Because most Japanese MNEs has controlled Asian business from Japan.
The aim of this study is to make a model of Regional strategy in Japanese MNEs.

  • Research Products

    (4 results)

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All Publications (4 results)

  • [Publications] 森 樹男: "日本の海外進出企業における地域統括本社制の現状と問題点" 経営学論集第67集. 228-235 (1997)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] 森 樹男: "地域統括会社の視点から見た日本企業の地域統括" 国際ビジネス研究学会年報.1998年. (発表予定). (1998)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] Tatsuo Mori: "Matters of Regional Headquarters in Japanese MNEs" Keieigaku-ronshu. 67. 228-235 (1997)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Tatsuo Mori: "A Study of Regional Headquarters in Japanese MNEs : How do Regional Headquarters perceive their role?" The Annual Bulletin : Japan Academy of International Business Studies. (Forthcoming). (1998)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 1999-03-16  

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