2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Heavy-industrialization of Japan and Strategy of Showa Denko Co.
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12630088
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Economic history
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| Research Institution | Meijigakuin University |
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Principal Investigator |
OSHIO Takeshi Faculty of Economics Meijigakuin University, Professor, 経済学部, 教授 (00103630)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2000 – 2001
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| Keywords | Strategy / Showa Denko Co. / Aluminum / Sky Alumi Co. / Petrochemical industry / Agano River pollution problem |
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| Research Abstract |
We proved that Showa Denko made 4 remarkable strategic decision after World War II. First of all, on aluminum. Showa Denko linked up with Kaiser and Yahata, and established Sky (S of Showa Denko, K of Kaiser and Y of Yahata)-Alumi Co. and realized a excellent strategy through the management of Sky-Alumi. Second, Showa Denko gave up aluminum industry, because it sensed a coming of managerial difficulties of aluminum industry before hand. Third, it started a construction of Oita petrochemical works in bad days of 1970'. It got a hope of petrochemical business for the future by no difficulties of rasing funds in depression. Finally, about Agano River pollution problem, it settled out of court and had a good reputation.
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