The politics of institutionalization: The impact of foreign ownership and control on Japanese organizations

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1569-1587

  Olcott, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross border M A; Employment practices; Institutional theory; Japan; Organizational change

Indexed keywords

EID: 53249101410     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190802294846     Document Type: Article

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