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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Further, given that the keiretsu system is a key distinguishing feature of the Japanese industrial system, we also investigate the differences between keiretsu and non-keiretsu firms in how they responded to these two forces. While the pyramidal tier structure has long dominated the relationship between carmakers and parts suppliers throughout the world, the keiretsu system kept Japanese suppliers especially bound to OEMs because of cross shareholdings. Nissan and other Japanese companies used the keiretsu system of supplier management, but with the Nissan Revival Plan, our |
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