The exploration of the mechanism through which middle managers achieve divergent behavior.

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K13817
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 07080:Business administration-related
• Research Institution: Kwansei Gakuin University
• Principal Investigator: Moritani Shuichi 関西学院大学, 商学部, 准教授 (30802037)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: ミドルマネージャー / 逸脱的活動 / 戦略的役割 / 管理職

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The study made an attempt to specify the conditional factors which has an impact on the success or failure of middle managers' divergent behavior such as idea generation and proposal. In particular, the study paid particular attention to their effort to engage in divergent behavior in tackling with overcoming the heavy workload and multiple roles based on short-term orientation. The empirical findings suggest that the key to successfully engage in divergent behavior is middle managers' awareness of the relationship between operational and strategic roles.

Free Research Field

経営戦略論

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

既存の経営戦略論におけるミドルマネージャーの役割に関する研究は、逸脱的活動がどのように実践されるのかについて、他の役割との関係を軽視する中で検討が進められてきた。本研究では、ミドルマネージャーが多様な職務に従事することを前提として、より精緻なミドルマネージャーが逸脱的活動に従事するための理論構築およびその実証に成功した。