Examination on philosophy-based management of contemporary Japanese corporations: Philosophy, value orientation and performance

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-12

  Wang, Yingyan ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corporate management philosophy; Corporate performance; Corporate value orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 60649101246     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9727-y     Document Type: Article

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