Internal Control and Staffing Expansion Risks Associated with Small Organizations
First written in FY2017. 2 of 5 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2023. Latest entry: FY2024.
Asulina moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2023, 2 years before the typical company in this theme (2025).
12 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「The Group is a small organization with 11 employees, and its directors and employees each possess specialized knowledge and skills relating to the Group's operations, including management strategy, product development strategy, sales strategy, and administration, and play important roles.」
The number of employees in the small organization declined to 11, with the disclosure indicating a further reduction from the previous 13 employees. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「The Group is a small organization with 13 employees, and its directors and employees each possess specialized knowledge and skills relating to the Group's operations, including management strategy, product development strategy, sales strategy, and administration, and play important roles.」
The number of employees in the small organization was stated to be 13, indicating a further reduction from the previously disclosed level of approximately 20 employees. Measures involving information sharing, delegation of authority, and securing personnel remain ongoing. - FY2022MitigatedAnnual report
「While thoroughly sharing information with officers and employees and promoting the delegation of authority, we are working to strengthen our human resources by securing highly capable employees and to build a network that enables us to make agile use of technologies and know-how both inside and outside the Company, while also strengthening our organizational structure to increase its flexibility.」
In response to dependence on a small number of personnel driving the business in an organization of approximately 20 employees, information sharing, delegation of authority, securing personnel, and building internal and external networks were presented as countermeasures. - FY2021ReframedAnnual report
「The Group is a small organization with 20 employees, and its directors and employees each possess specialized knowledge and skills relating to the Group's operations, including management strategy, product development strategy, sales strategy, and administration, and play important roles.」
The explanation has become more specific, describing dependence on a small number of personnel driving the business and the risk of securing successors in an organization of approximately 20 employees, rather than the general risk of expanding personnel in a small organization. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「As of the end of August 2017, the Group was a small organization with 30 employees, and its internal control systems were structured in line with its size.」
The Group discloses the operational risk that, as its organization of 30 employees expands and its operations become more diverse, personnel expansion and enhancement of its internal control systems may not proceed as planned.