Fast track: Is it in the genes? The promotion policy of a large Japanese firm

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 385-402

  Ariga, Kenn ^a   Ohkusa, Yasushi ^b   Brunello, Giorgio ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Internal labor markets; Japanese firms; Late selection; Promotion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346968530     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2681(99)00017-7     Document Type: Article

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