ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING AND HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ENABLING KNOWLEDGE CREATION-COMPARATIVE STUDY OF JAPAN-U.S COMPANIES-

本研究旨在厘清有效组织学习与人力资源开发的促成因素。在本研究中，学习会议每年举行6次。此外，3位海外研究合作者（美国大学的Mrozckowski教授和linowe教授，查普曼大学的Tuggle教授）参与了问卷和访谈项目的意见交流和母语英语检查，对研究假设和框架提出了宝贵的意见。访谈问卷是在2005- 2006年间对日本和美国的28家汽车和信息家电公司进行的。访谈对象为日美大型企业管理人员171人，纸质问卷和网络问卷有效回复率为1106人。此外，为了补充统计分析对假设模型的验证，有必要考虑定性分析。因此，首席研究员拜访了美国相关公司和美国合作者，以获得对研究结果的反馈和对本研究的讨论。此外，我们计划于2007年12月22日在东京经济大学举行公开论坛，向公众介绍我们的研究成果，并与100多名与会者通过问答环节交换意见。此外，受日本知识管理学会第12届年会（2008年3月29日）委托，首席研究员对该研究结果进行了专题讲座。本研究厘清了日美企业知识创造的促成因素，厘清了日美企业知识创造的实际使用与认知需求之间存在差距的背景和原因，对学术界和实践社会都有一定的贡献。

This study has been investigated to clarify the enabling factors in , effective organizational learning and HRD. In this research, study meetings have been hold six times every year. Besides, 3 overseas research collaborators (Prof. Mrozckowski and Linowes of American University, and Prof. Tuggle of Chapman University) has participated in the exchange of opinions and native English check for the questionnaire and interview items with precious comments for the research hypotheses and framework.The interview questionnaire was carried out for 28 automobile and information appliances companies in Japan and the US during 2005- 2006. The interviewed administrators became 171 persons in major Japan-US companies, and the effective response of paper and web type questionnaire was 1106.In addition, in order to complement verification of the hypothetical model by statistical analysis, it is necessary to consider qualitative analysis. That is why, head investigator visited relevant US companies and American collaborators to obtain the feedback on research results and discussion of this study.Besides, the open forum was planned and held at Tokyo Keizai University on December 22, 2007, in order to present our study results to the public and exchange the views with more than 100 participants through Q&A session.Moreover, the head investigator gave a special lecture on this result of research, entrusted by the 12th annual conference (held March 29, 2008) of the Japanese Knowledge Management Society.This study has contributed to academic and practical societies by clarifying the enabling factors for knowl edge creation and identifying the background and reasons for the gap between real use and recognized desires on knowledge creation in Japan-US companies.