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Keiretsu A Japanese term describing a loose conglomeration of firms sharing one or more common denominators. The companies don't necessarily need to own equity in each other. Notes: This term has been in the news every now and then, especially when they talk about Silicon Valley. One example would be the close relationship between AOL and Sun Micro. The two firms don't have ownership in each other, but they work closely on various projects.Keiretsu A network of Japanese companies organized around a major bank. The term is also used outside of Japan to describe how a large corporation with many subsidiaries and associated firms can manipulate revenues. For example, firm A and B are controlled by firm C. Firm A is forced to buy its input from firm B at a high price. As a result, A is unprofitable and B is very profitable. |
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employees, their corporate shareholders, keiretsu suppliers). Dilts started Maverick in March after having spent five years with the Keiretsu Forum, which distributed $53 million to more than 75 firms, mainly from the high-tech sector. Many people concluded that the keiretsu structure of the Japanese supply model was one of their primary competitive advantages vs. |
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