JAPAN-U.S. Comparison of the Cost of Information in Economic Activities

在本研究项目中，首先从理论上提出了以下关于日本和美国经济组织绩效效率差异的假设：“一个经济体的不同部门对组织协调需求的范围和强度是不同的。对于范围广泛的经济活动，需要高水平的新闻活动以及适当的新闻媒介。”然后对日本和美国的商业组织进行了实证检验；这个假设大体上被肯定地接受了。

In this research project, the following hypothesis regarding the difference in the performance efficiency between Japanese and U.S. economic organizations was first formulated theoretically : "The scope and the strength of the need for organizational coordination differ for different sectors of an economy. For economic activities ranging over a wide scope, a high level of information activities together with appropriate information media is called for." An empirical test was then performed on Japanese and U.S. business organizations ; the hypothesis, by and large, was affirmatively accepted.