Subcontracting and the Performance of Small and Medium Firms in Japan

被引：3

作者：

Fukunari Kimura

机构：

[1] Keio University,Faculty of Economics

来源：

Small Business Economics | 2002年 / 18卷

关键词：

Japan; Empirical Analysis; Small Firm; Industrial Organization; Technological Capability;

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摘要：

This paper provides an empirical analysis of the choices made by Japanese firms with respect to subcontracting status, that is, whether to take in work as subcontractor, to outsource work to subcontractors, to do both or to do neither. It shows that the probability of working as a subcontractor, a choice made by many small firms in Japan, is negatively related to size, foreign sales and technological capability. Furthermore, profits do not appear to be higher for subcontracting firms; indeed, they are highest for the group that does not get involved in any type of subcontracting, whether as a supplier or as an outsourcer.

引用

页码：163 / 175

页数：12

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