Adoption and policy implications of Japan's new corporate governance practices after the reform

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 187-213

  Nakamura, Masao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corporate governance reform; Efficiency; Japan; Keiretsu; Selective adaptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751584829     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-010-9230-8     Document Type: Article

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