| Budget Amount *help |
¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
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| Research Abstract |
(1) Construction of a database on reorganization strategies of Japanese companies
I collected and analyzed the following reorganization strategies in industries such as bank, insurance, steel, electronics and automobile through newspapers, journals, books and internet.
1) integration strategies : M&A, joint holding company, subsidiary company through stock exchange
2) sprit off strategies : sprit off, Management Buy-Out, outsourcing
(2) Case studies on unique organization design strategies of Japanese companies as follows
1) MAYEKAWA MFG, LTD : networking strategy using small-sized, independent corporations
2) TAIYO KOUGYO GROUP : cell division or amoeba proliferation strategy
3) MISUMI CORPORATION : outsourcing strategy
4) THE BODY SHOP : social reform strategy
5) BENESSE CORPORATION : visionary strategy
(3) Participation in international conferences
1) I participated in the international conference held at Hangzhou in August 27-28, 2001 and discussed some trends of corporate reformations and reorganizations with Chinese professors and managers.
2) I participated in the international conference held at Shanghai in August 28-29, 2002 and made a report of "Organization design and Chinese thought from a viewpoint of paradox approach".
(4) Published books
1) Yoshio Matsumoto "Essentials of current business administration" Doubunkan, 2002, 356 pages.
2) Yoshio Matsumoto ed., "Basic issues of business organization" Yachiyoshuppan, 2003 (in print).
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