Special Feature Two decades of Research on Nonprofit Organizations in Japan
A literature survey of the progress of management studies concerning nonprofit organizations in Japan
2019 Volume 19 Issue 1+2 Pages 23-32
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2019 Volume 19 Issue 1+2 Pages 23-32
Management studies on NPOs in Japan began by introducing Western research. Today, it is evolving into research that meets the situation in Japan. However, while the object of Western NPO research that Japanese researchers have been referred to up to now was literally the entire private non-profit organization, in Japan, citizens' free and voluntary organizations are classified as "NPOs" in a different category from traditional non-profit organizations. It still has a major impact on the operation of the system for corporations. On the other hand, management studies on NPOs are also diversified due to the influence of the specialization of management studies. Research is influenced by the conceptual diversification of the organization itself and the diversification of behavior. This paper introduces management studies for the past 20 years in Japan, focusing on major research in the fields of human resources, accounting and finance, management strategy, and social enterprise.
