| 研究実績の概要 |
The primary purpose of the research was to investigate further the financial, physical, and human capital management strategies of family firms during 1997, 2008, and Covid-19 pandemic economic recessions to obtain a clear picture. Our key research question is: Are family firms in Japan resilient to economic shocks compared to nonfamily firms? If so, does it vary by family types, such as founder-run, heir-run, and salaryman? In doing so, we have updated our database and published we have updated our database and published three academic papers (one SSRN working paper, and one in refereed academic journal and one in nonrefereed academic journal). We compiled a case study of family firms in Japan and published it as one separate papers.
Titles of papers we publish include:
“Equity Overvaluation, Financing, and M&A Payment Method: Evidence from Japan,” by Hu, Yunxiao and Kutsuna Kenji, and “Do Family Firms Outperform Non-Family Firms in Japan? Further Evidence Using Foreign Ownership as a Moderator,” by Adhikary, Bishnu Kumar, Kojima, Koji, Mitra, Ranjan Kumar, and “Moderation role of external accountant’s advice on the relationship between small business owner-manager’s digital self-efficacy and firm’s financial performance,” by Sugahara, Satoshi and Kano, Keita.
We also published a case-oriented paper based on interviews and field studies of Japanese family firms that include:
児島幸治（2025）「小規模地方自治体におけるDX推進事例―高知県日高村と一般社団法人まるごとデジタルの挑戦―」『産研論集』52号, pp.51-59.
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| 今後の研究の推進方策 |
We plan to present our research results at international conferences. We also plan to publish two academic papers in internationally reputed journals. Also, we plan to publish a book “Secrets of Success of family firms in Japan: Cases and Lessons.” In addition, we plan to conduct some interviews with the family firms in Japan to enrich the case study of family firms in Japan and abroad.
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| 次年度使用額が生じた理由 |
A scheduled conference presentation and a field visit to Bangladesh were conducted at the end of March; however, the corresponding documentation was not submitted by the end of the month. The remaining funds will be appropriately utilized in 2025 for planned field visits and conference presentations in Bangladesh, India, and Thailand.
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