The Turnaround of 1997: Changes in Japanese Corporate Law and Governance

Corporate Governance in Japan: Institutional Change and Organizational Diversity

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Shishido, Zenichi ^a  

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Author keywords

Board of directors; Corporate law; Independence; Investor protection; Japanese economy; Non executive directors; Shareholder rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920065504     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199284511.003.0011     Document Type: Chapter

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