Global Management Combining Headquarters Control with Regional Autonomy
First written in FY2016. 4 of 8 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: FY2019.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 1 of 9 companies on the "Worse" side.
9 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The company established the Global Legal Business Division to win large projects and advanced management, operation, and evaluation on a global basis rather than by individual location.」
The company continued overall management, operation, and evaluation through the Global Legal Business Division. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「To accommodate the increasing size of projects won, the company established the Global Legal Business Division and manages, operates, and evaluates the business globally rather than by individual location. This has gradually deepened its network with major U.S. law firms and produced some results, including more opportunities to reach potential projects.」
The company disclosed some results from overall management through the Global Legal Business Division, including deeper networks with major U.S. law firms and more opportunities to reach potential projects. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「To accommodate the increasing size of projects won, the company established the Global Legal Business Division and manages, operates, and evaluates the business globally rather than by individual location.」
To accommodate the increasing size of projects won, the company has continued overall management, operation, and evaluation through the Global Legal Business Division. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「The company will centralize sales decision-making by appointing a global legal business head overseeing the sales organizations at all locations. It will also manage operational progress across all locations as an integrated whole for operations using its proprietary “Lit i View” tool, not just for sales, and allocate resources to optimize the group as a whole.」
In February 2018, the company established the position of global legal business head and moved toward a structure that centrally manages sales decisions, operational progress, and resource allocation across all locations. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The company is making the establishment of a cross-border sales structure its top priority in winning projects from Asian companies, fully leveraging its proprietary e-discovery support system, “Lit i View,” its Asian-language analytics capabilities, the efficiency provided by artificial intelligence technology, and its ability to provide one-stop support throughout the entire process. In the third quarter, the results of these sales enhancement efforts began to emerge, and revenue at the South Korean and Taiwanese locations performed strongly.」
The company made establishing a cross-border sales structure linking head office with its overseas locations a top priority, and results began to emerge in the form of strong revenue at its South Korean and Taiwanese locations. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year, we have focused on winning major engagements from Asian companies by accelerating cross-border sales between our Asian bases, including Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, and the US.」
The company continued its operating policy of accelerating cross-border sales through cooperation between its Asian locations and the United States. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「Cross-border sales conducted through collaboration between the U.S. subsidiary and head office have already achieved localized success in winning large projects in Asia. To expand these activities broadly, the company will build a structure capable of accurately identifying conditions in each country and customer needs and making rapid decisions.」
The company demonstrated localized success in cross-border sales through collaboration between head office and the U.S. subsidiary, and expanded this initiative toward building a rapid decision-making structure based on conditions in each country and customer needs. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The group will strongly control business activities in each region through head office functions while strengthening the authority of country managers at each location, thereby also seeking to strengthen regional distinctiveness.」
An operating model combining centralized management by head office with the delegation of authority to country managers in each region.