U.S. Distribution Entry Strategy of Japanese Manufacturing Firms: The Role of Keiretsu

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-72

  Sakakibara, Mariko ^a   Serwin, Kenneth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AT Kearney Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign direct investment; Japanese firms; Joint ventures; Keiretsu; Vertical integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042783148     PISSN: 08891583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jjie.2000.0443     Document Type: Article

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