Duality and paradox: Trust and duplicity in Japanese business practice

Organization Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 183-205

  Johnston, Stewart ^a   Selsky, John W ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b FLORIDA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Duality; Duplicity; Japanese business; Keiretsu; Kigyoshudan; Paradox; Tokkin funds; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 32944474899     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840605057666     Document Type: Article

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