INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS OF THE JAPANESE AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY

本研究的主要目的是通过与其他行业(包括汽车行业)的比较，对日本飞机工业的现状和未来潜力进行实证调查。在此理论基础上，以及随后研究计划的发展，进行了广泛的实地访问和访谈，并收集了原始数据。受访者包括政府官员、行业协会官员、航空公司、飞机制造商和主要飞机零部件供应商的经理和工程师。从实地收集的原始数据被重新洗牌和汇编，并制作了数千张索引卡。从这些活动中，我们捕捉到了日本飞机工业的过去、现在和未来以及与国际竞争力有关的问题。研究的主要发现是，市场的日益复杂使得每个公司都有必要致力于新兴的公司间合作形式，如基于特别工作组的外包和战略联盟。此外，本着共生共创的精神，越来越多的行业合作伙伴被要求制定并遵守明确的风险分担和利润分享规则。如《研究报告》所详述，研究结果已广泛发表，并在多个国际场合发表，引发发人深省的讨论。此外，这项本质上是实证的研究结果出人意料地将研究者引导到了组织间关系的理论领域，为本研究的进一步发展和方向指明了方向。

The primary objective of this research was to empirically investigate the present status and future potential of the Japanese aircraft industry in comparison with other industries, including the automotive industry.On this academic basis and the subsequent development of the research plan, extensive field visits and interviews were conducted, and primary data were gathered. Among the interviewees were government officials, officers of industry associations, managers and engineers from airline companies, aircraft manufacturers, and major aircraft component suppliers. Raw data collected from the field were reshuffled and compiled, and thousands of index cards were produced. From these activities, the past, present and future of the Japanese aircraft industry as well as its problems concerning international competitiveness were captured.The principal finding of the research is that the increasing complexity of the market makes it necessary for each firm to be committed to the emergent forms of interfirm collaboration such as task-force-based outsourcing and strategic alliances. In the spirit of symbiosis and co-creation, moreover, industrial partners are increasingly required to make and abide by clear risk-sharing and profit-sharing rules. As detailed in the Research Report, the results of the study have been extensively published and presented on many international occasions, stimulating thought-provoking discussions. Furthermore, the outcome of this essentially empirical research has more than unexpectedly guided the researcher toward the theoretical field of interorganizational relations, indicating further development and direction of the present study.