2016 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
Knowledge Management for Foreign Direct Investments: Comparative Analysis of Japanese and Foreign Inbound and Outbound Investments
| Project/Area Number |
26380497
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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) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | management innovation / tacit knowledge / explicit knowledge / firm performance / Japan |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
In the last year of this research grant, I focused on the relationship between management innovation and firm performance. I examined the role of tacit and explicit knowledge in translating management innovation into firm performance in Japanese companies.
While past research has been inconsistent on the role of management innovation on firm performance, this research considers how management innovation in organizations can promote tacit and/or explicit knowledge creation, and whether this leads to higher firm performance.
This research used a questionnaire survey of employees of Japanese firms, and applied conditional process analysis. There was no direct effect of management innovation onto firm performance, and instead, both tacit and explicit knowledge fully mediated the relationship between management innovation and firm performance.
While management innovation programs by themselves did not directly increase firm performance, the alignment of these programs with knowledge management initiatives enhanced performance. This highlights the need for management innovation that first considers the type of knowledge needed for enhanced performance. Previous research did not consider the role of knowledge as a means to translate management innovation into firm performance. This paper uncovers the mediating role of knowledge, potentially elucidating past inconclusive results.
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