The impact of nationalist sentiments on MNE strategies

• Project/Area Number: 25K05296
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 07080:Business administration-related
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: EDMAN Jesper 早稲田大学, 商学学術院, 教授 (20615976)
• Project Period (FY): 2025-04-01 – 2028-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2025)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
• Keywords: Nationalism / International business / Global Value Chains

Outline of Research at the Start

This research project examines how how Japanese companies are shifting their HR strategies, value chains, international collaborations and overseas investments in response to uncertainty caused by the recent rise in nationalism and geopolitical tensions. Using interviews, surveys and other larger data sets, the research aims to infor not only what the impact of nationalism and geopolitical tensions are on the performance of Japanese companies, but also to highlight strategies by which Japanese firms are avoiding, mitigating and even leveraging nationalistic sentiments in the global economy.