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A Field Experiments on the Diffusion of Kaizen Management in Emerging Southeast Asian Countries

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18H00850
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 07040:Economic policy-related
Research InstitutionNagoya City University (2018, 2021)
Sophia University (2019-2020)

Principal Investigator

Higuchi Yuki  名古屋市立大学, 大学院経済学研究科, 准教授 (60757269)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 田中 万理  一橋大学, 大学院経済学研究科, 講師 (70792688)
Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥16,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Keywords開発経済学 / 産業発展 / カイゼン / 中所得国の罠 / ベトナム / フィールド実験 / 新興国 / RCT
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In emerging countries, the lack of management skills of local firms prevents them from adding high value to their products and may lead them to fall into the middle-income trap. On the other hand, recent research found that management knowledge used in developed countries can be transferred through training. In this study, we conducted a field experiment to provide training of kaizen, a Japan-pioneered method of production management, to local firms in Vietnam, one of the emerging economies in Southeast Asia. Statistical analysis of primary data collected before and after the training revealed that the training had a significant impact on firm management, survival, and business performance, and that the effects persisted for several years.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

国際協力機構(JICA)は政府開発援助(ODA)の事業の一環として、新興国におけるカイゼン普及に向けた支援を行ってきた。本研究ではカイゼンの研修に持続的な効果があることが立証され、こうした研究内容をJICA研究所におけるセミナーで報告したり、関係者とのインフォーマルな議論の中で説明してきた。このような援助実施者とのコミュニケーションは、国際開発の分野におけるエビデンスに基づく政策形成(EBPM)の機運を高めることに貢献したと考えられる。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2021 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • 2018 Annual Research Report

Research Products

(14 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (4 results) Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 5 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] 貿易大学(ベトナム)

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] 貿易大学(ベトナム)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] ハノイ貿易大学(ベトナム)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] アルゼンチン国立工業技術院(アルゼンチン)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Who participates in free business training? The case of Vietnamese SMEs2020

    • Author(s)
      Yuki Higuchi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of International Economics and Management

      Volume: 20(2) Pages: 49-59

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Medium-Run Impacts of Management Training in Garment Clusters2019

    • Author(s)
      Higuchi Yuki、Mhede Edwin Paul、Nam Vu Hoang、Sonobe Tetsushi
    • Journal Title

      The World Bank Economic Review

      Volume: 34

    • DOI

      10.1093/wber/lhz033

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Disaster Aid Targeting and Self-Reporting Bias: Natural Experimental Evidence from the Philippines2019

    • Author(s)
      Yuki Higuchi, Nobuhiko Fuwa, Kei Kajisa, Takahiro Sato, and Yasuyuki Sawada
    • Journal Title

      Sustainability

      Volume: 11(3) Pages: 1-13

    • DOI

      10.3390/su11030771

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Short- and medium-run impacts of management training: An experiment in Tanzania2019

    • Author(s)
      Higuchi Yuki、Mhede Edwin P.、Sonobe Tetsushi
    • Journal Title

      World Development

      Volume: 114 Pages: 220-236

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.10.002

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Informal Recycling and Social Preferences: Evidence from Household Survey Data in Vietnam2018

    • Author(s)
      Hide-Fumi Yokoo, Kosuke Kawai, Yuki Higuchi
    • Journal Title

      Resource and Energy Economics

      Volume: 54 Pages: 109-124

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.reseneeco.2018.08.001

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Management and innovation: Evidence from randomized experiments and repeated surveys in Vietnam2019

    • Author(s)
      樋口裕城
    • Organizer
      日本経済学会春季大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Management and innovation: evidence from randomized experiments and repeated surveys in Vietnam2019

    • Author(s)
      樋口裕城
    • Organizer
      UNU-WIDER Development Conference(バンコク)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Management and Innovation: Evidence from Randomized Experiments and Repeated Surveys in Vietnam2019

    • Author(s)
      樋口裕城
    • Organizer
      Institute for Operations Research and the Management Science (INFORMS) Annual Meeting(シアトル)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Management, communication, and within-firm coordination: An experiment in Vietnam2019

    • Author(s)
      樋口裕城
    • Organizer
      開発経済学会・若手会議(Young JADE meeting)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Incentive, Self-selection, and Social Norm in Labor Contract: A Two-stage Field Experiment in the Philippines2018

    • Author(s)
      Yuki Higuchi
    • Organizer
      2018 IAAE Annual Conference: International Association for Applied Econometrics
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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