International Comparative Study on Business Succession of Family Businesses in Japan, China and Taiwan

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K03907
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Management
• Research Institution: Ritsumeikan University
• Principal Investigator: DOU Shaojie 立命館大学, 経営学部, 講師 (30600556)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 家族企業 / 事業承継 / 持続可能な経営 / 企業経営 / 家族経営 / 国際比較 / 経営理念 / イノベーション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to explore the characteristics of Japanese long-established family businesses and family management through comparative research with those in mainland China and Taiwan, and to elucidate the reasons why so many long-established family businesses exist in Japan.
During the research period, I was able to conduct interviews with many family businesses in Japan, mainland China, and Taiwan. As a result, I gave a total of 27 lectures and presentations at forums and academic conferences, and published 4 books (co-authored) in Japanese, 6 papers in Japanese, 1 book (co-authored) in English, and 42 papers in Chinese. In particular, the publication of "Family Businesses and Business Succession in East Asia" was a good summary of this research.

Free Research Field

経営学、社会学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では上記した多くの研究成果を生み出すことができた。今はまさにブーカ（VUCA）の時代であり、外部環境の激変は企業経営にとって非常に厳しいものであり、場合によって危機的な局面に陥ってしまうことも多く増えてくるだろう。
日本に数多く存続している長寿企業（とくに家族企業）、その持続可能な経営の実現方法や事業承継のあり方などは、ますます厳しくなっていく時代の企業経営にとって、重要な参考になるに違いない。したがって本研究の研究成果は学術研究のみならず、実務の世界でも大きな社会的意義を有していると考える。