Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
3-2008
Abstract
Previous studies on Japanese corporate governance were largely based on the agency theory framework, and can be seen as attempts to understand the unique monitoring mechanisms in the Japanese context. This paper briefly reviews prior research and then discusses the recent changes in the environment that have been affecting Japanese corporate governance. Our central argument is that there is both change and continuity in Japanese Corporate Governance. We also present emerging research from an institutional theory perspective. In this line of research, corporate governance is treated as part of a nation’s institutional framework and hence, researchers need to understand unique institutional arrangements that affect corporate governance practices and their change or continuity.
Keywords
Japan, Corporate governance, Institutional theory perspective
Discipline
Asian Studies | Business Law, Public Responsibility, and Ethics | Strategic Management Policy
Research Areas
Strategy and Organisation
Publication
Asia Pacific Journal of Management
Volume
25
Issue
1
First Page
5
Last Page
24
ISSN
0217-4561
Identifier
10.1007/s10490-007-9064-1
Publisher
Springer Verlag
Citation
YOSHIKAWA, Toru and McGuire, Jean.
Change and continuity in Japanese corporate governance. (2008). Asia Pacific Journal of Management. 25, (1), 5-24.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/2911
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-007-9064-1
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