連載：グローバル時代のMOT（技術経営）教育　第5 回：知と組織、そして社会の共進化経営

─アダム・スミス「分業論」の現代的意義─

抄録

The significance of the concept of “division of labor” was demonstrated by Adam Smith in 1776. The idea was based on the balancing of vertical integration of operations and horizontal collaboration among specialized operations, related to market size on product. It is still suggestive in the reality of current global industrial paradigm shift happened in semiconductor and electronics-related industries. Because of tight linkage between knowledge /technology and enterprise organization, their properties on balancing integration and collaboration are also mutually affected to each other. On the other hand, the properties of society, as product market and labor market, are also affected to that of knowledge/technology and enterprise organization. The paper introduces some concrete examples of business strategies of enterprises related to the mutual affection among knowledge, organization and society. Relevant management methodology based on co-evolving these three elements should be created for the future prosperity of enterprises.