Disaggregating the group effect: Vertical and horizontal keiretsu in changing economic times

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 299-323

  Dow, Sandra ^a   McGuire, Jean ^b   Yoshikawa, Toru ^c  

^a MONTEREY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economic change; Horizontal keiretsu; Regulatory change; Vertical keiretsu

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955011138     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-009-9160-5     Document Type: Article

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