2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Quantitative model building and comparative research to evaluate the impact of different business and governance schemes on value creation by municipality enterprises in Japan and Germany
| Project/Area Number |
18K01777
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 07080:Business administration-related
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
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| Keywords | public enterprise / governance / Public Value / Stadtwerke |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Municipalities carry an important mandate to assure the availability of infrastructure-related services in such fields as energy, water, transport, sewage, waste, communication or recreation for its citizens to meet their basic necessities of living. It is a matter of debate whether these services should be provided by the municipality or private, profit-seeking enterprises. Arguments of public interest and social welfare contrast with arguments for commercial viability and economic welfare. The question is, how to integrate both views in a compatible, examinable manner to assess differing business schemes. This leads to the core of the proposed research project and the “key scientific question”: “How to evaluate and compare in a quantifiable and integrated manner the impact of differing business and governance schemes for municipality-centered enterprises in respect to the generation of comprehensive value for citizens and communities?”
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| Free Research Field |
business administration
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
The research contributes to "Public Value" theory and methodology by developing a integrated evaluation model to evaluate the contribution of public enterprises to the Common Good.
The research contributes to the public discussion about improvements of governance of public enterprises.
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