1. Organizational practices of Japanese subsidiaries in the
EUROMEC
International Summer School 2017
10 – 16 July, Trinity College Dublin
Research Topic:
Embeddedness and
Organizational practices of Japanese subsidiaries in the
European Union
Louis-Caleb Remanda
2nd Year Ph.D Candidate
LAREQUOI Research Center of ISM Graduate School of Management
University of Versailles

2. Research context
Research question & objectives
Methods

3. Research question & objectives
Agreement on economic and trade cooperation for free trade, novelty in this relationship Japan – EU in response to:
European economic needs (GDP growth of 0.8%)
Human needs of Japanese companies affected by aging (60% of the population)
Free Trade Agreement
Japan & European Union
November 29th, 2012
JAPANESE BUSINESS MODEL
Research context
Research question & objectives
Methods
Is it possible for Japanese subsidiaries to transfer their deeply embedded practices at their strategic integration into the European organizational environment, without changing what makes their identities? +
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

4. Subsidiaries’ locations:
Case Study
(Yin, 1984)
Subsidiaries’ locations:
France *: 28 activities
Netherlands *: 35 activities
Germany *: 26 activities
Nature of group / subsidiary activity
Strategic business model of the group
Industrial
Manufacturing
Services
Nature of the subsidiary
Structural type
Organizational chart
Size
Model of internal integration of the subsidiary by the group
Integration Strategy
Merger
Acquisition
Joint venture
Etc..
Governance, Audit & Control Model
Organizational culture of the host country
Analysis of economic relations and cultural assimilations
Market
Institutions
Competition
Associations
Non-Participative Observations
Semi-structured interviews: Oriented towards managers and senior executives.
Surveys: For employees, distributed anonymously
Research context
Research question & objectives
Methods
Variables of selection
Tools
*Sources:
Invest Japan Report, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), 2015
European Comission Directorate General for Trade, 2016