Organizational Structure and Performance: Evidence from the Nonlife Insurance Industry in Japan

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 735-757

  Lai, Gene C ^a   Limpaphayom, Piman ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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EID: 0346896609     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-4367.2003.00073.x     Document Type: Review

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