Transfer of Japanese production management systems to Indian firms: development process of collaborative improvement community

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26780209
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Management
• Research Institution: Yokohama National University (2016-2017); University of Hyogo (2014-2015)
• Principal Investigator: Yokozawa Kodo 横浜国立大学, 大学院国際社会科学研究院, 准教授 (20636394)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 知識移転 / 企業コミュニティ / ケーススタディ / インド / 自動車部品サプライヤー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Previous studies on knowledge transfer mainly discuss the transfer between the single organisations. Some other literature infer that under certain circumstances, knowledge transfer to community may work better than to single organisation. This paper aimed at shedding a light on knowledge transfer to organisation community. It concerns the flow oriented management system as a transfer content. Inductive case study approach (Eisenhardt, 1989) was applied to develop propositions to be tested. The data collected from the Indian car component suppliers’ community indicate that involvement of top managers, power gap, technology diversification, visualisation, and resource exchange have an influence on the transfer outcome.

Free Research Field

国際経営