Research on the Role of Change Agents in Regional Revitalization and the creation and development of spaces

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K13777
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 07080:Business administration-related
• Research Institution: University of Miyazaki
• Principal Investigator: NEGISHI Hirotaka 宮崎大学, 地域資源創成学部, 教授 (60336287)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 地域経営 / 自治体経営

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to deepen and develop the study of regional management by clarifying the creation and development of "places" that encourage collaboration among diverse actors to achieve regional revitalization, and the role of the specialized personnel (change agents) who are responsible for this management. Negishi (2019) examined the concept of regional management from the perspective of management and considered the nature of management related to the utilization of abandoned schools, while Negishi, Saeki, and Mera (2021) clarified the significance of viewing management by the head of a local government from the perspective of management. In addition, Negishi (2023) used the case of Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture, to clarify the results of public-private collaboration by an external change agent, the process of organizational transformation, and the functions of the place.

Free Research Field

地域経営

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、地域振興や自治体の改革の推進において経営学におけるマネジメント的視点の意義とそのための人材の登用をどのように図るべきかを具体的な事例に基づいて研究している。特に、近年、行政の領域に民間から外部人材を登用して組織変革を促し新たな行政サービスの向上を図ろうとする事例も見られているが、その人材登用と成果について宮崎県日南市における具体的な検証を行ったものが本研究である。