2020 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Knowledge Management 30 Years On: Theory, Practice, and Country Differences
| Project/Area Number |
18K01787
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
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Principal Investigator |
マニエー渡邊 レミー 筑波大学, ビジネスサイエンス系, 准教授 (00527848)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
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| Keywords | Knowledge management / FDI / Location choice / Japan / USA |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
I examined the relationship between home-country firm concentration and investment location decision, using data from a sample of Japanese subsidiaries established in the US between 2003 and 2017. Results show that when Japanese firms consider locating operations in the US, they give priority to states where other Japanese firms are already established, over any other firm- or location-specific determinants. Furthermore, industry concentration exerts a moderating effect on the co-national bandwagon effect under study, suggesting that the social network of established Japanese firms becomes a deciding factor in the absence of other attractive economic attributes.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
4: Progress in research has been delayed.
Reason
Because of COVID-19, field work was cancelled and further data could not be collected.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
I plan to gather data about the understanding and practice of knowledge management in its use for FDI decisions in Japan, France, and the USA. This stage of the research aims at making concrete policy recommendations to speed up FDI in Japan and Japanese FDI in the US and France.
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| Causes of Carryover |
Last year's research plan will be carried out this academic year because of COVID-19.
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Research Products
(2 results)
