Global performance strategies in leading Japanese automotive organisations

Bibliographic Data

ID13023367
AuthorsMichaela Blahová (Tomas Bata University in Zlin, corresponding author), Parissa Haghirian (Sophia University), Přemysl Pálka (Tomas Bata University in Zlin), Tomáš Urbánek (0000-0002-6307-2824, Tomas Bata University in Zlin)
Year2022
Volume15
Issue4
Pages93-111
Publication date2022-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2071-8330 • E-ISSN: 2306-3483
PublisherCentre of Sociological Research, NGO (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.14254/2071-8330.2022/15-4/6
OpenAlexW4317756842
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited43

The purpose of this paper is to examine the correlation between the evaluation of performance strategies in leading automotive organisations located in Japan during four economically significant periods. Furthermore, the article aims to determine key performance factors that have had an influence on automotive organisations in the most recent and current period. The sample group includes 14 large and very large corporations. This paper draws on both theoretical and empirical research. A questionnaire was created as part of the research and was pre-tested in order to increase its internal validity. The actual survey was conducted through semi-structured interviews with managers at the top management level. To address the aim, non-parametric statistical methods have been used (Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman correlation), mainly due to the relatively small testing sample of companies and the Shapiro-Wilk test failing at the five percent level of significance. Additionally, exploratory data analysis methods have been applied. Despite the noticeable deviation in the period of economic recession, the results indicate an increase in the significance of the individual factors in the periods in question. Another interesting finding is the growing power of factors oriented at innovation and the future environment. This means that, for the companies, measuring these factors will be crucial henceforth

Automotive industry · Business · Economics · Empirical research · Exploratory research · Kruskal–Wallis one-way analysis of variance · Operations management · Order (exchange · Recession · Sample (material · Sample size determination · Social science · Sociology · Statistical hypothesis testing · Statistics · Test (biology · Engineering · Environmental Sustainability in Business · Innovation and Knowledge Management · Mathematics · Sustainable Supply Chain Management · Marketing

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