Ownership structure and firm profitability in the Japanese keiretsu

Journal of Asian Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 533-554

  Bernotas, David ^a  

^a BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Firm ownership; Japanese firms; Keiretsu; Vertical integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 20944449805     PISSN: 10490078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2005.04.010     Document Type: Article

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