Should business groups be blamed for the Asian financial crisis? Evidence from South Korea

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1-20

  Kim, Song W ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; CORPORATE STRATEGY; FINANCIAL CRISIS; REGULATORY APPROACH;

SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 0141959773     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602380312331288600     Document Type: Article

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