Digital Cultural Capital and Corporate ICT Investment: A Mixed-Methods Study Using Large-Scale Surveys and Field Research

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K13599
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 07080:Business administration-related
• Research Institution: Keio University (2021-2023); Waseda University (2020)
• Principal Investigator: SHIMIZU Takumi 慶應義塾大学, 総合政策学部(藤沢), 准教授 (30843982)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: デジタル文化資本 / 企業パフォーマンス / ICT投資 / ハイブリッドワーク

Outline of Final Research Achievements

There is growing consensus on its positive impact at the macro level regarding ICT investment in the private sector. However, there is still no unified view on which organizations can translate ICT investments into successful outcomes at the micro level. This study focuses on the concept of "digital cultural capital" to explore organizational factors that influence the effectiveness of ICT investments. Using a large-scale survey conducted on companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Japan, the study confirms a positive relationship between a company's digital cultural capital and its financial performance. Additionally, it demonstrates that the implementation of hybrid work arrangements, a new way of working in the digital age, is also positively associated with firm performance.

Free Research Field

経営情報学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究はデジタル時代の組織に求められる組織特性や働き方の体制について、東証上場企業への大規模なサーベイを学術的な観点から実施し、各種財務指標などとも組み合わせた分析を実施した。経営情報学分野での学術的新規性・貢献として、デジタル文化資本の蓄積およびハイブリッドワークへの対応と企業パフォーマンスとの関係について明らかにした。また、日本の上場企業に関する組織のデジタル化を学術的観点から検証した稀有な研究であり、実務者がデジタル時代の組織戦略を構築する上で有用な知見の導出にも貢献した。