International Study of Labor in Business : a new perspective and theory building

研究内容研究结果本次研究历时三年以上。通过对国内劳动力研究的文献调查和分析，以及对该领域学者的访谈，进行了理论构建。该研究被扩展到国外，并试图探索该领域的新前沿，以产生一个新的理论框架。更具体地说，对日本国内制定的方法进行了审查，并收集了关于劳工的基本数据。还进行了访谈，以检查和审查方法。为了调查亚洲商业中的劳工问题，组织了一次国际研讨会，对亚洲进行了实地考察，收集了关于劳工和商业的数据。对亚洲的学者、管理人员和工会领导人进行了访谈。我撰写了三篇重要论文，并在学术会议上发表，有关主题的主要著作目前正在编写中。研究的意义和重要性本研究旨在从社会科学的角度为日本和亚洲的劳动研究构建一个新的视角和理论框架。在方法论上，资本与劳动的关系被理解为一体化、冲突和矛盾的过程。资本主义的发展过程也被看作是有机结合、冲突和矛盾的关系动力学。在这种方法中发现了方法的独特性。预期的学术成果将是一个框架，可以理解全球化下的日本和亚洲的劳动，并超越manegerialist的观点。因此，这一研究的意义在于恢复劳动研究，并赋予其新的生命和意义。

Contents of Research ResultsThe research proposed was over three years. The theory building was made via literature survey and analysis of domestic labour studies as well as interviews to scholars in this field. The research was extended to overseas and attempted to explore new frontiers of this filed in order to produce a new theoretical framework. More specifically review of methodologies developed within Japan and also collection of basic data on labour were made. Interviews were also made to examine and review methodologies. In order to investigate labour in business in Asia, an international seminar was organized , research field trip was made into Asia and collected data on labour and business. Interviews were made to scholars, managers and labour union leaders in Asia. I have produced three major papers which were presented in academic conferences and the major book on relevant theme is currently in progress.Significance and Importance of ResearchThe research aimed to construct a new perspective and theoretical framework for the study of labour in Japan and Asia from social science perspective. As its methodology, the relations between capital and labour was understood as process of integration, conflict and contradiction. Also the process of capitalist development was seen as relational dynamics of organic integration, conflict and contradiction. In this approach was found the uniqueness of methodology. Expected scholarly result will be a framework which may be able to understand labour under globalization in Japan and Asia, and go beyond that of manegerialist perspectives. The significance of this study is thus to revive and give fresh life and meaning to the study of labour.