The erosion of stable shareholder practice in Japan ("Anteikabunushi Kosaku")

International Business Review

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 618-640

  Pease, Stephanie ^a   Paliwoda, Stanley ^b   Slater, Jim ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deregulation; FDI; Internationalisation; Japan; Keiretsu; Mergers and acquisitions (M A); Shareholder

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751030084     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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