2003 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Managerial Analysis of Japanese Banks -Their Management Failure after Bubble Burst and Conditions of Rebirth-

Research Project

Project/Area Number	14530163
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Business administration
Research Institution	Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Principal Investigator	KUHARA Masaharu Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Graduate School of Management and College of Asia Pacific Management, Professor, アジア太平洋マネジメント学部, 教授 (00319485)
Project Period (FY)	2002 – 2003
Keywords	Bank Management / Management Strategy of Banks / Organization Structure of Banks / Bank Failure / Responsibility of Bank Management / Management Rebirth of Banks / Bubble
Research Abstract	This research is the empirical research on the managerial issues of Japanese banks during bubble and after its burst. Focus is on why Japanese banks failed to manage their strategy and organization effectively and lost their international competitiveness. Research was made on the basis of interview with former management of large Japanese banks and looking into the banks internal documents. Theory of incentive and information economics were applied to analyze these data and findings. This research was the first kind of research on Japanese banks management failure analyzed from managerial aspects and would contribute to the rebirth of bank management not only in Japan but also other Asian countries.