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OZAWA Tomoyuki
Department Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of International Management Position Associate Professor |
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| Language | Japanese |
| Publication Date | 2022/09/15 |
| Type | Research paper (Academic/Professional Journal) |
| Peer Review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | Significance and challenges of B Corp certification in Japan: A hypothetical model of the B Corp certification process by qualitative research |
| Contribution Type | Joint Work |
| Journal | Venture Review(J-Stage) |
| Journal Type | Japan |
| Publisher | The Japan Academic Society for Ventures and Entrepreneurs (J-Stage) |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 40,pp.97-111 |
| Total page number | 15 |
| Author and coauthor | Kanichiro Suzuki, Tomoyuki Ozawa, Seiichiro Owada |
| Details | We interviewed six Japanese companies that have acquired B Corp, an international ESG certification for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and asked them to describe their experiences with B Corp certification. We then conducted a qualitative study of the results of these interviews to develop a model of corporate management activities toward certification. Specifically, we used a grounded theory approach to analyze the motivations and results of B Corp acquisition, as well as the evaluation of its effects and burdens on management, etc. We believe that this study provides a rare and original insight into the B Corp certification process in Japan by presenting an exploratory hypothetical model from a corporate management perspective.
Keywords: ESG, B Corp, Social Benefit, Qualitative Study, Grounded Theory Approach (GTA) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.24717/jasve.40.0_97 |
| ISSN | 18834949 |