Weber, William L.; Devaney, Michael - In: Managerial Finance 28 (2002) 10, pp. 33-46
Outlines the characteristics of Japanese keiretsu (vertically integrated firms interlinked through industrial groups) and reviews the history of financial keiretsu and associated research. Compares the performance of Japanese and US banks 1989‐2000; and examines Japanese bank profit inefficiency...