Institutional herding, business groups, and economic regimes: Evidence from Japan

Journal of Business

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 213-242

  Kim, Kenneth A ^a   Nofsinger, John R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 17644417869     PISSN: 00219398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/426524     Document Type: Article

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