Successful international expansion strategies for small and medium-sized manufacturers

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380559
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Management
• Research Institution: Japan University of Economics
• Principal Investigator: TAKAHASHI FUMIYUKI 日本経済大学, 経営学部(渋谷キャンパス), 教授 (10647689)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 国際戦略 / 海外進出 / 中小企業 / 東アジア / 製造業 / 経営戦略 / 産業集積 / 経営管理

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to explore the overseas strategy for the development of small and medium-sized manufacturers through empirical research on the motivations, objectives and long-term changes in the management of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises in Asia. Over the past three years, the direction of overseas development of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises has been showed on the basis of the International Management theory and the results of investigation and interviews with more than 100 Japanese subsidiaries and local manufacturing enterprises in 10 Asian countries.

Free Research Field

経営学、国際戦略、経営情報