The persistence and implications of Japanese keiretsu organization

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 374-388

  McGuire, J ^a   Dow, S ^b  

^a John Molson School of Business   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Industrial groupings; Keiretsu

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043208937     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400038     Document Type: Article

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