A comparison of ownership structures and innovations of US and japanese firms

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-50

  Lee, Peggy M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 13244275081     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1188     Document Type: Article

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