Measuring Change in ‘Hybrid Factories’: Longitudinal Study of Japanese Manufacturing Subsidiaries in Poland
Measuring Change in ‘Hybrid Factories’: Longitudinal Study of Japanese Manufacturing Subsidiaries in Poland
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10.2478/joim-2018-0027
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2018-12
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T. Olejniczak;Masato Itohisa;Tetsuo Abo;H. Kumon
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作者：
T. Olejniczak;Masato Itohisa;Tetsuo Abo;H. Kumon
摘要目的：本文阐述了在子公司层面上，在波兰运营的日本制造子公司的混合管理实践如何随着时间的推移而变化。方法：研究代表了日本跨国企业研究小组使用原始方法进行杂交研究的第一个严格的纵向复制。研究人员访问了8个最初的研究地点，并在14年后测量了其中6个地点的变化。研究结果表明，在生产实践和管理本地化方面发生了重大变化。另一方面，在设备、组织文化和采购方法方面几乎没有变化。附加值：文章对现有文献的贡献有两个方面。首先，它通过对管理实践中发生的变化的纵向探索，证实了杂交的动态性质。其次，它将JMNESG方法与研究方法的最新发展相结合，增加了其清晰度和可复制性，从而为未来的杂交纵向研究铺平了道路。建议：基于这项研究，未来的研究可以在不同的地点和背景下复制JMNESG的研究，从而进一步深入了解世界各地混合工厂的变化性质和日本过去20年的管理性质。
Abstract Objective: This article illustrates how, on the subsidiary level, the mixture of management practices in Japanese manufacturing subsidiaries operating in Poland changes over time. Methodology: Study represents the first, rigorous, longitudinal replication of Japanese Multinational Enterprise Study Group hybridization studies conducted using the original methodology. Researchers visited eight original research sites and measured changes after fourteen years in six of them. Findings: The results indicate significant change in terms of manufacturing practices as well as in the localization of management. On the other hand, there has been practically no change in terms of equipment, organizational culture, and procurement methods. Value Added: Article contributes to the existing literature in two ways. First it confirms dynamic nature of hybridization trough a longitudinal exploration of changes that took place in management practices. Secondly, it combines JMNESG methodology with the most recent developments in research methods, increasing its clarity and replicability thus paving a way for future longitudinal studies of hybridization. Recommendations: Based on this research future studies could replicate JMNESG studies in various locations and contexts thus providing further insights into the nature of change in the hybrid factories operating around the world and the nature of Japanese management over the last 20 years.