Corporate Restructuring in Japan Part I: Can M‐Form Organization Manage Diverse Businesses?

Hideshi Itoh

The Japanese Economic Review, 2003, vol. 54, issue 1, 49-73

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to examine the recent organizational restructuring in Japan in the framework of organizational economics, assuming that the product/market portfolio of the firm is fixed. How does a firm set about organizing its internal divisions? I first summarize some stylized facts on corporate diversification strategy and multi‐divisional (M‐form) organization in large Japanese firms from different perspectives. I then analyse the problem of choosing an organizational form. In particular, I argue that, precisely because of its related diversification, the multi‐business Japanese firm adopting the M‐form finds it difficult to differentiate its diverse businesses internally.

Date: 2003
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