Keiretsu, Governance, and Learning: Case Studies in Change from the Japanese Automotive Industry

Organization Science

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 683-701

  Ahmadjian, Christina L ^a   Lincoln, James R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Innovation; Keiretsu; Networks; Supplier relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035624475     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.12.6.683.10086     Document Type: Article

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