Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Date (from‐to) : 2015/04 -2020/03
Author : FUJIMOTO TAKAHIRO
How have Japanese firms attempted to build their strengths while overcoming their weaknesses in order to survive in a global competitive landscape? To answer this question, we employed the “factory history framework” to conduct a historical and empirical analysis of field (genba) realities on the industry-level. Notably, in order to establish factory history research as an indispensable research field, we archived our research documents, including field notes and data and resources of actual factories. We hope that this may serve as the foundation on which future researchers may build upon.