Katsuhiko Hirasawa1, Jin Yu2

(1. College of Commerce, Graduate School of Business Administration, Nihon University, Japan;

2. School of Business, Hohai University, China)

 

 

Abstract: As Adam Smith pointed out, division of labour is an elementary factor for social development. Dividing work between workers improves their skills and saves time to convert job. As a result, division of labour promotes productivity. In general, the division of labour at a workplace is organized on the basis of the social division of labour, and the former changes the latter through competition. Hence, the development of the division of labour in a workplace, through competition, is a driving force for economic development. Nevertheless, in the Japanese film industry, with the developing division of labour and outsourcing of work it became difficult to accumulate the experience, furthermore the place where workers acquired skills has been disrupted. The purpose of this paper is to show the importance of the workplace as a location where skill and creativity can be fostered as a base of Japanese film industry. I hope that this analysis will contribute to the discussion on content business.

 

 

Key words: division of labor; creativity; film industry; cooperative of talent

 

JEL codes: M