Empirical research on multiple routes connecting industrialization investment behavior by local wealthy people and building competitiveness of investee companies

2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K03847
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Economic history
• Research Institution: Kagoshima University
• Principal Investigator: MIURA SOU 鹿児島大学, 法文教育学域法文学系, 准教授 (60432952)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: 筑豊 / 炭鉱経営者 / 華族 / 地方企業 / 中央企業 / 社会的ネットワーク

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study expanded the research target of local wealthy people to the coal mine capitalists and Chinese wealthy people in Chikuho. In the research, we attempted to (1) investigate investment behavior from economic and social aspects, (2) analyze investment activities and corporate management as a whole, (3) explore the driving force of central equity investment, and provide empirical grounds for investment plans.
We analyzed the data contained in the books of the Aso, Kikkawa, and Mori families. As a result, it was found that the return on investment was increased by acquiring shares, and it contributed to building the competitiveness of the company.

Free Research Field

日本経済史・経営史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究ではそれぞれの資産家が株式投資や企業へ資金供給した際の個別のエピソードに着目しつつ、経済主体間の取引分析に取得経路、収益率、企業の競争力構築・再編という共通の枠組みを適用することで、日本資本主義の特質を明らかにすることを目指した．またこれらの指標は現代経済においても用いられる手法であり、時代を超えた対話の可能性を担保するものである．