The Declining Research Domain of Mid-sized Firms : The Japanese Context

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  • 自然解体へと向かう中堅企業研究 : 経営学の観点からの再検討
  • シゼン カイタイ エ ト ムカウ チュウケン キギョウ ケンキュウ : ケイエイガク ノ カンテン カラ ノ サイケントウ

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Following the publication of Hideichiro Nakamura’s pioneering work, Medium-sized Vital Enterprises, in 1964, some small-business researchers in Japan became interested in medium-sized enterprises. By the early 1980s, management scholars were following the trend. Despite the high level of interest from practitioners and policy makers, this research domain has inexplicably been witnessing a recent decline. This article presents a narrative review of the existing literature on medium-sized enterprises from the viewpoint of management studies. The findings show that the focus of each researcher in this domain is disparate and that a new theoretical foundation must be sought to satisfy practical needs.

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  • 経済理論

    経済理論 401 19-36, 2020-06-01

    和歌山大学経済学会

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