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Organisational Mode of Firms and Economic Institutions (猿田正機先生退職記念号)
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Kawabata, Yuki |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | This study shows how the strength of firms is dictated by the organisational mode and economic institutions they adopt. The key issue is the organisational mode which the mode of coordination for the division of labour entails, and the subsequent cost of this coordination. Also, we will see two pairs of modes of coordination for the division of labour and organisational modes of firms, namely: 1. the detailed division of labour that corresponds to the A-firm, and 2. the social division of labour that corresponds to the J-firm. The term "A-firm" describes the stylised U.S. mode of firms, and "J-firm" to the Japanese. The A-firm is characterised by specialisation of labour with clear boundary of work task, and takes its strength in technological product breakthroughs, or "product innovation", hierarchically generated from the top downwards. In contrast, the J-firm features horizontal coordination between labour at the work front, and its strength lies in the incremental innovation of existing products, or "process innovation", generated from bottom upwards. Moreover, we will examine economic institutions, or employment and financial systems, suitedto supporting the organisational modes. |
| Starting Page | 153 |
| Ending Page | 181 |
| Page Count | 29 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 23 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://chukyo-u.repo.nii.ac.jp/index.php?action=pages_view_main&active_action=repository_action_common_download&attribute_id=54&block_id=21&file_no=1&item_id=17331&item_no=1&page_id=13 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
