| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 土木工程學研究所 === 102 === The success of Toyota, the representative of Japanese manufacturing companies, has been the subject of academic research in the past few decades. Its success has been summarized in three points, one of which pointed out that Toyota and its satellite factories have good supply chain partnership. And the assignment of duties in construction industry is compared more complicated and delicate with automotive industry. This study suggest that the collaboration between the contractor and its subcontractors in construction industry is more worth discussing.
In this research, I choose Kumagai., Co, one of the well-known Japanese construction company, as the object of this study. First, I review the literature of Japanese culture and Social Capital Theory, and take the case study method of qualitative research as methodology. For the purpose of interpreting Kumagai’s practice of dealing with the collaboration with its subcontractors, I analyze the relationship between Kumagai and its subcontractors by explaining all the phenomenon via Japanese culture and Social Capital Theory.
This study found that “Collectivism” and “Partnership” are embodied in the Kukenkai which is a model of collaboration in Japanese construction industry and established by Kumagai. And the operation of this network can also be explained by Social Capital Theory in accordance with the structural dimension, relational dimension and cognitive dimension, a concept from Nahapiet and Ghoshal. With the viewpoint from the past scholars, enterprises can maintain or enhance their competiveness through social capital and increase corporate value of parties. Also, making good use of social capital has prevailed for many years in East Asian countries. So I suggest that the case of Kumagai and Kukenkai may be a feasible reference as one of the strategy for contractors in Taiwan in the near future.
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