Top team characteristics and the business strategies of japanese firms

Corporate Governance: The international journal of business in society

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 4-12

  Simeon, Roblyn ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business strategy; Corporate governance; Japan; Teams; Top management

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650327529     PISSN: 14720701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14720700110394344     Document Type: Article

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