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2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Research on lessons for social corporate responsibility from contributions made to social enterprises by industrialists in the Large Osaka period

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 24530753
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Social welfare and social work studies
Research InstitutionKobe Women's University (2014)
Kyoto Koka Women's University (2012-2013)

Principal Investigator

OGASAWARA Yoshiaki  神戸女子大学, 健康福祉学部, 教授 (00204058)

Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Keywords社会事業 / 在阪実業家 / 社会貢献
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Hikoichi Motoyama, who established the Osaka Mainichi Newspapers Jizendan, and Suketaro Hirose, founder of the Nippon Life Insurance Company Saiseikai are both well-known figures who contributed to social enterprises. However, there were many other industrialists who supported social entrepreneurs in Osaka. Examples include Taichi Nakayama of Nakayamataiyodo (currently CLUB cosmetics CO., LTD), Shinjiro Torii of Kotobukiya (currently Suntory Holdings LTD), Tokuji Hayakawa of Hayakawa Metal Industry (currently Sharp Corporation) and Etsuji Nakayama of Nakayama Steel Works LTD.
The findings of this study shed light on (1) the true state of the Osaka Blind and Dumb School established by Gohei Godai, (2) the relationship between industrialists in the Large Osaka period, particularly adherents of the Jodo sect of Buddhism, and the Osaka Shionhotokai and (3) the roles of Gonshiro Kubota and Chojiro Nitta, who were industrialists who supported the Tokufu and Yurin School (a night school).

Free Research Field

社会福祉史

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Published: 2016-06-03  

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